Watch as a 250-ton steel girder is lifted and installed as part of the Virginia Express Lanes Project at Interstate 495 and Route 7 near Tysons Corner. Visit vamegaprojects.com – vdotweb on YouTube
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Tysons Corner, VA: 250-ton Steel Girder Installed
Monday, February 27th, 2012An “Unserious” White House Proposal
Friday, February 24th, 2012By: Ken Orski
Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 23, No. 8
The Administration’s $476 billion six-year transportation reauthorization proposal —included as part of its FY 2013 budget submission —has met with indifference if not outright skepticism in the Washington transportation community. For one thing, the proposal comes at a time when both houses of Congress have already developed and are actively pursuing their own versions of reauthorization legislation.
New Contest for Students – Infrastructure in Your Community
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012![InfrastructureUSA-Logo](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/InfrastructureUSA-Logo-500x82.png)
Here at infrastructureusa.org, national figures have participated in exclusive online conversations on The Infra Blog. Infra Views showcases content from leading think tanks and policy organizations. Users have documented their local infrastructure at Show Us Your Infra! and participated in Infra Polls. Now, we are initiating a new feature that is designed to encourage students […]
View this complete post...Portsmoutth, RI: The Sakonnet River Bridge Project
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012– RIDOTwebmaster on YouTube About the Sakonnet River Bridge Project “Construction is well underway on a $163.7 million project to replace the aging Sakonnet River Bridge, which carries Route 24 between Tiverton and Portsmouth. The bridge currently has a posted weight of limit of 18 tons, requiring trucks, buses, and other large vehicles to use […]
View this complete post...A Lost Opportunity to Influence the Debate
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012Innovation NewsBriefsVol. 23, No. 7 The President’s FY 2013 budget submission offered the Administration a rare opportunity to rise above partisanship and influence the ongoing transportation reauthorization debate in a positive way. It provided a chance for the White House and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to assume a constructive role in mediating what could turn […]
View this complete post...Oregon DOT: Readying the EV (Electric Vehicle) Trail
Monday, February 20th, 2012Oregon DOT installing EV charging stations along Interstate 5 and into Central Oregon – OregonDOT on YouTube
View this complete post...Member of SAFETEA-LU Blue Ribbon Commission Weighs in on Senate, House Bills
Thursday, February 16th, 2012Transportation Issues Daily Four years ago a Congressionally-appointed bipartisan Commission offered recommendations for post-SAFETEA-LU federal transportation policy and funding. We asked a member of that Commission, Frank Busalacchi, to comment on the current Senate and House legislative proposals. Busalacchi, former Secretary of the Wisconsin DOT, served on the bi-partisan National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study […]
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2012US DOT: Budget Highlights Fiscal Year 2013
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012![US DOT: Budget Highlights FY 2013](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Screen-shot-2012-02-15-at-11.51.05-AM.jpg)
US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Investment in transportation is critical to the success of our Nation’s economy. The FY 2013 President’s Budget request will enable us to build America’s infrastructure for the future— while putting people back to work today.
Road Connection Video – For Better Roads and Bridges in the U.S.
Monday, February 13th, 2012The first of the series. These videos are designed to give you some serious knowledge about the strain being put on our national highway system. To help make positive change, visit www.theroadconnection.org and contact your congress member. – BulkInside on YouTube
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