This video chronicles the remarkable history of the Hoover Dam Bypass through a timeline and interviews with the talented professionals who made it a reality.
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History of the Hoover Dam Bypass
Friday, April 22nd, 2011TRIP’s Top 40 Surface Transportation Projects to Support Economic Growth in Nevada
Friday, April 1st, 2011
THE ROAD INFORMATION PROGRAM
TRIP has identified and ranked the 40 surface transportation projects that are most needed to support Nevada’s economic growth.
US 93 North (NV & AZ), Hoover Dam Bypass
Monday, November 22nd, 2010This video covers the new 4 lane alignment of the Hoover Dam Bypass, and includes footage of the Mike O’Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, located 1,600 feet downstream from the Hoover Dam. At 900 feet in height, it is the 2nd tallest bridge in the country.
FreewayBrent on YouTube
Video: Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010900ft above the mighty Colorado River there is a spectacular new bridge that will carry a new section of US Route 93 past the bottleneck of the old road which can be seen twisting and winding around and across the dam itself. Opening October 2010, it will provide a new link between the states of Nevada and Arizona. In an incredible feat of engineering, the road will be supported on the two massive concrete arches which jut out of the rock face.
View this complete post...Winners of AASHTO’s “Faces of Transportation 2010” Photo Contest
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Nearly 100 photos were submitted from state DOTs across the country for this competition. The photos represent the positive effects of transportation on individuals and/or communities. The environmentally-friendly project that is enriching a neighborhood, the new bridge that is making commuting times shorter; the widening project that revitalized a neighborhood; the resurfacing of a rural road that employed members of the community. Also, view the separate album with this year’s winning photos.
-American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) on Facebook
Photo Group: Great American Dams
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Hoover Dam, NV; Roosevelt Dam, AZ; Keystone Dam, OK; New Croton Dam, NY; Blue Ridge Dam, GA
View this complete post...WESTERN WIND AND SOLAR INTEGRATION STUDY
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
WestConnect is a group of transmission providers that are working collaboratively on initiatives to improve wholesale electricity markets in the West…This study has established both the potential and the challenges of large scale integration of wind and solar generation in WestConnect and, more broadly, in WECC. However, changes of this magnitude warrant further investigation.
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