In this Transportation TV News Update we take you to Detroit, where AASHTO President and Michigan DOT Director Kirk Steudle lead a ceremony to mark the completion of the critically important — Gateway Project—designed to relieve major traffic congestion at the nation’s most heavily traveled border crossing. Also this week, passenger rail news was made […]
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AASHTO Video: MDOT Finishes Vital Project Linking US and Canada
Monday, October 8th, 2012HIGH SPEED RAIL CONFERENCE – LOS ANGELES 2012
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012Don’t miss the most exciting high speed rail event of the year – High Speed Rail 2012 – Los Angeles is the place to be December 3-5.
View this complete post...Yerba Buena Island, CA: Bay Bridge Foundation Blasting
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012The New Bay Bridge W2 East and W2 West Foundation Blasting from Holdrege & Kull on Vimeo. During the summer of 2003 H&K provided shoring design for two deep foundations for the new Bay Bridge on Yerba Buena Island (YBI). Each foundation was approximately 70 x 70 x 90 feet deep and extended up to […]
View this complete post...Newport Beach, CA: Orange County Bike Paths – Back Bay Drive
Monday, August 20th, 2012This video is part of a series recording the many off-street bike paths in Orange County, California. The goal of the video is to bring public awareness of these very open and safe paths while also giving some way-finding direction in spite of the lack of connecting signage. This particular video is of Back Bay […]
View this complete post...Infographic: 7 Things You Didn’t Know About the Golden Gate Bridge
Friday, July 6th, 2012GOOD.is View full infographic (GOOD.is): 7 Things You Didn’t Know About the Golden Gate Bridge About GOOD.iswww.good.is“We are people, businesses, moms, kids, artists, organizations, policymakers, students, teachers, and engineers. All united in one simple idea, each elevated by being connected. Let’s do what works and never default to what doesn’t. Join us, and together we’ll […]
View this complete post...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...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...Guest on The Infra Blog: Patrick L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Land Institute
Monday, June 11th, 2012Patrick L. Phillips is the Chief Executive Officer of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Established in 1936, ULI is a global non-profit research and education organization with nearly 35,000 members representing all aspects of land use and development disciplines. Its mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and […]
View this complete post...Great American Infrastructure: The Golden Gate Bridge
Friday, June 1st, 2012This is the nineteenth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States. What: The Golden Gate Bridge just turned 75 (Happy Birthday!) and is one of the most recognizable bridges in the world. When: Construction began on January 5, 1933 and was completed on April 19, 1937. The bridge officially opened on […]
View this complete post...May 22-24, San Francisco, CA: High Speed Rail Conference
Thursday, April 19th, 2012From US High Speed Rail Association: Business and political leaders will come together with the world’s top experts to bring high speed rail to America, starting in California. Construction is about to get underway on the first phase of the proposed state-wide, 800-mile state-of-the-art transportation project that will revolutionize mobility in the state. This new rail […]
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