Transportation Issues Daily House Transportation Chair John Mica opened a hearing on an infrastructure bank by stating “I’m afraid that the national infrastructure bank is dead on arrival in the House.” The lone witness in favor of creating a federal infrastructure bank, Marcia Hale, president of Building America’s Future, observed a federal infrastructure bank is […]
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Infrastructure Bank is DOA in House, Mica Declares
Thursday, October 13th, 2011Reinventing the Urban Interstate: A New Paradigm for Multimodal Corridors
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011![Reinventing the Urban Interstate: A New Paradigm for Multimodal Corridors Reinventing the Urban Interstate: A New Paradigm for Multimodal Corridors](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/screen-shot-2011-10-12-at-111403-am.jpg)
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The objectives of this research were to (1) evaluate the potential for rehabilitating and reconstructing portions of interstate freeways and similar freeways in the urbanized areas in the United States as new paradigm multimodal transportation facilities and (2) develop strategies to plan and implement these facilities. These facilities might be better used by people, if the facilities offer passenger mobility by multiple modes and are better integrated into
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Richmond, Virginia: I-95 Bridge Restoration Project
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011Learn more about the project to replace 11 bridges on a seven-mile stretch of Interstate 95 near Richmond. Visit http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/richmond/i-95_bridges.asp – vdotweb on YouTube
View this complete post...Interactive Map: New York State Sewers in Disrepair
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011![NYS Sewes in Disrepair NYS Sewes in Disrepair](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/screen-shot-2011-10-11-at-114808-am.jpg)
Costly repair bills for state sewers To see the highest EPA-estimated repair costs in your area use the form to search. View full map (LoHud.com): NYS Sewers in Disrepair
View this complete post...New York: Road Construction After Hurricane Irene
Monday, October 10th, 2011this is just some of the roads throughout Ulster and Sullivan Counties, that were damaged from floods. I claim no ownership to any of the music. Aaron Tippin, Brook and Dunn, Rhett Akins, and Saliva all own their music. “Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” […]
View this complete post...A Strong EPA Protects Our Health and Promotes Economic Growth
Monday, October 10th, 2011US COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS
Since implementation of the Clean Air Act in the 1970s, followed by the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, Superfund, and other important environmental laws, America’s gross domestic product (GDP) has risen by 207 percent, and it remains the largest in the world. Complying with the nation’s public health and environmental protection laws has bolstered a $300 billion a year clean technology sector that employs an estimated 1.7 million people.
Who Will Design and Build Future Transportation Network?
Friday, October 7th, 2011Transportation Issues Daily The transportation industry is facing serious workforce issues: 50% of the current workforce is or will become eligible for retirement over the next 10 years Increased competition from other fields for a smaller pool of skilled workers Substantially different skill sets and abilities to respond to rapidly changing demands and a transforming […]
View this complete post...Roseville, CA: Time lapse construction of Total Precast Parking Structure
Friday, October 7th, 2011Westfield required an extremely quick schedule in order to open the parking structure in time to support an annual tennis tournament that takes place at the mall on the 4th of July weekend. The total precast Design-Manufacture-Construction approach provided a very lean and efficient delivery of the parking structure. The duration from ground breaking to […]
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Peter Rogoff, Administrator, Federal Transit Administration
Thursday, October 6th, 2011![rogoff rogoff](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rogoff.jpg)
Peter M. Rogoff was confirmed by the United States Senate as FTA Administrator on May 21, 2009. He served for 22 years on the staff of the Senate Appropriations Committee, including 14 years as the Democratic Staff Director of its Transportation Subcommittee. He is an acknowledged expert in the area of federal infrastructure budgeting and […]
View this complete post...Portland, OR: Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Bridge
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011DeeAnn Sandberg interviews Zach Reilly, superintendent at Kiewit Infrastructure West, which is constructing the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Bridge. – portlandmilwaukie on YouTube
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