This is the fourth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
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Great American Infrastructure: The Interstate Highway System
Thursday, July 7th, 2011TRAFFIC VOLUME TRENDS
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Based on preliminary reports from the State Highway Agencies, travel during December 2010 on all roads and streets in the nation changed by +0.6 percent (1.4 billion vehicle miles) resulting in estimated travel for the month at 243.4** billion vehicle-miles.
View this complete post...Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project
Monday, November 29th, 2010From Fast Lane, the Official Blog of the U.S. Department of Transportation: The currently standing Gerald Desmond Bridge links Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, a bridge so active that Port of Long Beach Executive Director Richard Steinke called it “…the workhorse of the goods movement system.” Unfortunately, at 42 years old, the […]
View this complete post...Hold the Wheel Steady: America’s Roughest Rides and Strategies to Make Our Roads Smoother
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
THE ROAD INFORMATION PROGRAM (TRIP)
Nearly a quarter of the nation’s major urban roads are rated in substandard or poor condition, providing motorists with a rough ride and increasing the cost of operating a vehicle. While the share of the nation’s major urban roads in poor condition decreased from 2007 to 2008, potential deficits in state budgets, the completion of federal transportation stimulus projects and the failure of Congress to approve a long-term federal surface transportation program, may lead to worsening urban pavement conditions.
Bridges getting better, but still a LONG way to go
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010The House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit met on Wednesday to discuss bridge inspection in the U.S. (a responsibility of the Federal Highway Administration). According to James Oberstar, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman , “With over one-half of our bridges built before 1964, it is increasingly important that we have […]
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