2016 ACEC National Recognition Award Winner Firm Name: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Project Name: Tallahassee Regional Transportation Management Center Project Location: Tallahassee, Florida Client Name: City of Tallahassee Operated by the City of Tallahassee and Leon County, the Regional Transportation Management Center is a model of local government operations mutually benefiting from the integration of […]
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Outstanding Engineering: Tallahassee Regional Transportation Management Center
Monday, April 4th, 2016Lake Quinsigamond, MA: Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge Construction Time-Lapse
Thursday, March 31st, 2016Watch progress for the Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge Replacement Project with EarthCam’s time-lapse movie. See construction for the new 870-foot-long bridge from August 2012 to November 2015 with stunning HD imagery.
View this complete post...Richmond, VA: Bicycle Infrastructure Report
Friday, March 25th, 2016BIKE WALK RVA
THE FUTURE OF BICYCLING IN THE RICHMOND REGION LOOKS BRIGHT. New plans for building a network of bikeways in the region provide a strong foundation for connecting people of all ages and abilities who want or need to ride a bike.
Outstanding Engineering: Virginia’s I-95 Express Lanes
Monday, March 21st, 2016The 14-mile I-95 Express Lanes project is the nation’s first retrofit of an existing reversible two-lane HOV system into a high-occupancy toll (HOT) roadway. The project team designed operational improvements to the existing six-mile HOV segment from Dumfries to the Prince William Parkway, along with an additional eight-mile extension into Stafford County.
View this complete post...Oregon DOT: Blasting the Slopes for Safety
Friday, March 18th, 2016K&E Excavating wrapped up blasting the rock slopes along U.S. 26 east of the runaway truck ramp. This work is part of a project to improve safety along U.S. 26 on Mt. Hood. Blasting resumed in Sept. 2015.
View this complete post...Utah DOT: Avalanche Control
Tuesday, March 15th, 2016Jason Davis, UDOT’s Director of Operations, gives us a tour of how UDOT’s avalanche control works around the state, and how it works in concert with the snow removal process to help keep Utah (and its’ economy) moving.
View this complete post...Outstanding Engineering: Capacity Improvements on Alaska’s Glenn Highway
Monday, March 14th, 2016With increased traffic expected to exceed the highway’s design capacity in the coming years, the project team was tasked with designing new lanes that will be used for both regular and high-occupancy vehicle traffic, reducing the grade on a steep approach to the northbound Eagle River Bridge, designing new bridges over the Eagle River, and creating new frontage roads.
View this complete post...Alabama: Top 50 Projects to Support Economic Growth and Quality of Life
Wednesday, March 9th, 2016TRIP
While the modest funding increase and certainty provided by the FAST Act are a step in the right direction, the funding falls far short of the level of needed to improve conditions and meet the nation’s mobility needs and fails to deliver a sustainable, long-term source of revenue for the federal Highway Trust Fund.
Arizona DOT: Replacing the Hell Canyon Bridge
Tuesday, March 1st, 2016Hell Canyon Bridge on State Route 89 is located 18 miles north of Chino Valley and serves as a key connection linking Prescott and northern Arizona…ADOT is constructing a new four-span steel-plate girder bridge to the east of the existing bridge and removing the existing three-span steel deck truss bridge, which has been classified as structurally deficient by bridge inspectors.
View this complete post...Minnesota DOT: Why Does I-69 Need Flood-Mitigation Work?
Monday, February 22nd, 2016Animation from Minnesota Department of Transportation explains why it’s time to upgrade the stretch of I-69 between Mankato and St. Peter, MN. In April, MnDOT will begin replacing old pavement, raising the road, and installing new median barriers.
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