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Geaux Wider: New Orleans Construction Program
Thursday, July 5th, 2012The Surface Transportation Extension Act 2012
Wednesday, July 4th, 2012![The Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Screen-shot-2012-07-03-at-12.42.28-PM.jpg)
An Act To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs, and for other purposes. Subtitle A—Federal-Aid HighwaysSEC. 111. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAMS.(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 111 of the Surface Trans10portation Extension […]
View this complete post...Oakridge, OR: ODOT Rebuilds Salt Creek Tunnel
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012In a major construction project, Oregon DOT is rebuilding a tunnel on Highway 58 outside of Oakridge to repair damage and increase capacity. – OregonDOT on YouTube
View this complete post...Lighting the Green Revolution: The Rise of LEDs and What it Means for Cities
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012![Lighting the Green Revolution: The Rise of LEDs and What it Means for Cities](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Screen-shot-2012-07-03-at-10.34.43-AM.jpg)
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Efficient lighting in our homes, offices and city streets is a key part of the Clean Revolution – a swift and massive scaling up of clean technologies to create a safe climate, boost economic growth, and secure a prosperous future for all.
Riverside County, CA: River Road Bridge Project
Thursday, June 28th, 2012The County of Riverside Transportation Department completed the construction of the $36 million River Road bridge replacement project with a ribbon cutting ceremony on August 17, 2011. The River Road Bridge crosses the Santa Ana River linking the cities of Norco and Eastvale. This bridge replaces the old functionally obsolete and structurally deficient bridge that […]
View this complete post...Arizona DOT: Building a Freeway – Drainage
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012Guest on The Infra Blog: David Owen, Author, “The Green Metropolis” and “The Conundrum”
Monday, June 25th, 2012![David Owen](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/David-Owen.jpg)
David Owen has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1991. Before joining The New Yorker, he was a contributing editor at The Atlantic Monthly and, prior to that, a senior writer at Harper’s. He is also a contributing editor at Golf Digest and one of The Fifty Funniest American Writers. He is […]
View this complete post...California’s Infrastructure Crisis
Friday, June 22nd, 2012Presentation by Bert Sandman at the 2012 CSG National Leadership Conference in La Quinta, California. Finance at the state and federal levels and alternatives to the gas tax are two major topics in the transportation discussion. In addition, as high-speed rail is put on the backburner elsewhere, the dream is still alive in California. This […]
View this complete post...Jefferson Parish, LA: Huey B. Long Bridge Phase II Completion
Friday, June 15th, 2012The Huey P. Long Bridge in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, is a cantilevered steel through truss bridge that carries a two-track railroad line over the Mississippi River at mile 106.1 with two lanes of US 90 on each side of the central tracks. Opened in December 1935 to replace the Walnut Street Ferry, the bridge was […]
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