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Reinventing the Urban Interstate: A New Paradigm for Multimodal Corridors

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Reinventing the Urban Interstate: A New Paradigm for Multimodal Corridors

TRANSIT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM
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
communities.

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Richmond, Virginia: I-95 Bridge Restoration Project

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Learn 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

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Who Will Design and Build Future Transportation Network?

Friday, October 7th, 2011

Transportation 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 […]

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Roseville, CA: Time lapse construction of Total Precast Parking Structure

Friday, October 7th, 2011

Westfield 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 […]

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Peter Rogoff, Administrator, Federal Transit Administration

Thursday, October 6th, 2011
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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 […]

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Washington Airports Task Force

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

The Washington Airports Task Force works to ensure that the aviation services, related infrastructure, policies and knowledge, are in place to position our region for prosperity by sustaining Washington Reagan National Airport and optimizing expansion of Washington Dulles International Airport. – WashingtonAirports on YouTube

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Portland, OR: Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Bridge

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

DeeAnn 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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Bellevue, Washington: I-405 Roadwork

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

I-405 Roadwork Construction on the new ramps to get to I-405 and State Route 520 in Bellevue, Washington. This video was taken on Saturday, October 1, 2011 from the N.E. 10th Street Bridge. – bigcheaptrickfan on YouTube

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Lynnwood, Washington: I-5 Construction Time Lapse

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

The weekend of Sept. 23 — 26 was a busy one on I-5 in Lynnwood. Construction crews, who work mostly at night and behind barrier to stay out of your daytime commute, had to pull the last year’s work together and connect the new ramps to I-5. The time lapse is 21 hours of work […]

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For High-Speed Rail It Looks Like the End of the Line

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Innovation NewsBriefs Vol. 22 No. 27 With its vote on September 21, the Senate Appropriations Committee ended the rail boosters’ hopes of getting a meaningful appropriation for high-speed rail in the new (FY 2012) fiscal year. It probably also dealt a decisive death blow to President Obama’s loopy goal of “giving 80 percent of Americans […]

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