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Watch for overnight lane restrictions on I-15 in Utah County as part of the Technology Corridor project and on Southbound I-15 from Midvale to Draper. Get details on major construction updates in this UDOT Construction Update.
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Already a marvel of 20th century engineering, the new Bayonne Bridge is now also a 21st century sensation. Since 1931, the iconic superstructure, formerly the world’s largest steel arched bridge, has spanned the Kill Van Kull, one of the most heavily traveled cargo-carrying waterways, accessing the port of New York and New Jersey. Engineering firms HDR and WSP USA joined forces to modernize the bridge and allow larger ships to cross under it. At the Engineering Excellence Awards Gala, hosted by ACEC on April 17th, Milestone 1 of the “Raising the Bayonne Bridge” project was awarded the highest honor of “Grand Conceptor.”
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The L train shutdown — which will compel tens of thousands of New Yorkers to find an alternate route between Brooklyn and Manhattan — is a year away. But it’s not too soon to prepare. This morning Transportation Alternatives organized the first L Train Bike Train to get Brooklynites in the swing of riding across the Williamsburg Bridge into Manhattan.
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The following projects are finalists to receive the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Outstanding Civil Engineering Awards.
The winner, one of the among five finalists, will be revealed at ASCE’s OPAL Gala, March 15, in Arlington, VA.
To see videos of all the finalists, check out ASCE’s YouTube playlist
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David is a Portland resident and an avid walker. He’s also visually impaired, so his daily pedestrian routine can pose additional challenges, and expose weaknesses in the city’s pedestrian infrastructure. Here, PedPDX follows David as he navigates the streets of his Portland and discusses where the infrastructure is working, and where it isn’t.
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Luís M. A. Bettencourt is the Pritzker Director of the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation at the University of Chicago. He is also a Professor of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago and External Professor of Complex Systems at the Santa Fe Institute.
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Tampa International Airport underwent a major transformation and recently unveiled it nearly one billion dollar expansion, Master Plan Phase 1. From November 2014 to February 2018, a combination of EarthCam cameras documented construction of the new SkyConnect trains and a new consolidated rental car facility. See the entire construction process from start to finish with this time-lapse movie.
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A driving tour of some of my favorite streets from my trip to downtown Cleveland
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The Portland-Metro area has a congestion problem and it’s getting worse. The Oregon Department of Transportation is conducting an analysis to study options, including value pricing also know as congestion pricing, for managing congestion. Learn what this is and how you can participate in the discussion with this video intro.
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