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The Road to Good Jobs: Making Training Work

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
The Road To Good Jobs: Making Training Work

TRANSPORTATION EQUITY NETWORK
As joblessness continues to afflict millions of Americans, the national conversation has turned to investments in transportation infrastructure as a path to job creation. Calls to invest in our crumbling highways and bridges and cash-strapped transit systems have come from the AFLCIO and U.S. Chamber of Commerce alike. President Obamaʼs American Jobs Act proposes $50 billion in immediate spending on transportation infrastructure, while Congressional Republicans are reportedly seeking ways to boost revenue levels in their proposed federal transportation authorization act.

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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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Oregon: Take a tour of the Willamette River Bridge

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

The new Willamette River Bridge is going up fast along I-5 near Eugene and Springfield. Join us for a quick tour and info on how you can see it in person yourself.
-OregonDOT on YouTube

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Missouri DOT: I-44 Gasconade River Bridge Time-Lapse

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

The westbound lanes of I-44 at the Gasconade River east of Lebanon were opened to traffic after being closed for only 20 days instead of 60 days because of a new-to-Missouri “bridge jacking” construction technique.

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A Bumpy Road Ahead? A Close Look at NJDOT’s 2012 Capital Program

Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Proposed Bike/ Ped Spending

TRI-STATE TRANSPORTATION CAMPAIGN
New Jersey’s draft fiscal year 2012 capital program provides almost $3.5 billion in funding for the state’s road and transit systems, with approximately $2.3 billion (66%) going to New Jersey Department of Transportation and $1.164 billion (33%) set aside for New Jersey Transit investments…The Tri-State Transportation Campaign has closely analyzed the NJDOT portion of the capital program, comparing funding levels across project types, and examining trends in past spending priorities.

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OR Hwy 82 Minam Guardrail Repair

Monday, May 16th, 2011

Three minute Oregon Dept. of Transportation video of Elgin and Enterprise maintenance crews repairing slide damaged guardrail at Minam Grade along OR Hwy. 82 in Eastern Oregon.

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$2 Billion High-Speed Rail Investment

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

The Department’s Federal Railroad Administration selected 15 states and Amtrak to receive $2.02 billion for 22 high-speed intercity passenger rail projects as part of a nationwide network that will connect 80 percent of Americans to high-speed rail in 25 years.

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Skepticism Greets US DOT’s Draft Transportation Bill

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

An undated 498-page draft of US DOT’s legislative proposal for surface transportation reauthorization, the “Transportation Opportunities Act,” has been making the rounds in Washington for the past week. Its publication, however, has been largely ignored by the transportation community. What would ordinarily be an eagerly awaited event and the source of much comment, has passed virtually unnoticed…Partly, it is because the DOT draft contains no surprises: it merely restates the proposals already revealed in the President’s FY 2012 Budget request. But more importantly, the draft has been ignored by Washington stakeholders and political observers because it has been judged to lack political savvy and realism.

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America’s Marine Highway Report to Congress

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
America’s Marine Highway offers a cost-effective means to improve the economic efficiency, environmental sustainability, public safety and security, and resiliency of our transportation system. It also employs ships and mariners, providing jobs in peacetime and human and capital resources to deploy in time of war or natural disaster. Demand for ships to operate on Marine Highway corridors will also provide new business at the nation’s commercial shipyards.

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Rural Roads: Techniques for High-to-Low Speed Transitions

Friday, April 22nd, 2011
Reduced speed ahead signs

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
North America’s rural landscape is dotted with isolated settlements, villages, and small towns that are typically located on rural roads where the general speed limit is 55 to 60 mph (90 to 100 km/h). Motorists are expected to slow down as they pass through these settlement areas, reducing their operating speed to 30 or 40 mph (50 or 65 km/h) in sections of road known as transition zones…There is clearly a need for better and more information concerning rural high-to-low speed transitions. This synthesis report is a preliminary step in that direction.

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