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Science of Virginia DOT: Highway Safety
Tuesday, November 27th, 2018Guest on The Infra Blog: Howard Jennings, Managing Director, Mobility Lab
Thursday, May 26th, 2016
Howard Jennings is Managing Director of Mobility Lab, a source of research and best practices for advocates to increase awareness and education about more and advanced transportation options for people.
“The basic infrastructure is something that people find pretty easy to take for granted, and it creeps up on them and they don’t realize that it’s getting worse and worse and worse. And so we at Mobility Lab are trying to put the emphasis back on helping people recognize that their quality of life is eroding and their ability to spend time with their family, the stress of their day-to-day lives and all these things are a result of our collective failure to invest in infrastructure…”
Outstanding Engineering: Virginia’s I-95 Express Lanes
Monday, March 21st, 2016
The 14-mile I-95 Express Lanes project is the nation’s first retrofit of an existing reversible two-lane HOV system into a high-occupancy toll (HOT) roadway. The project team designed operational improvements to the existing six-mile HOV segment from Dumfries to the Prince William Parkway, along with an additional eight-mile extension into Stafford County.
View this complete post...Virginia DOT: Rope Access Bridge Inspection
Thursday, December 17th, 2015
Derrick Keltner, a structural engineer in VDOT’s Hampton Roads District, inspects the High Rise Bridge in Chesapeake.
View this complete post...Virginia DOT: Tales of a Master Machinist
Monday, July 20th, 2015
VDOT Machinist Tim Miller has worked for decades mastering his trade, and he’s chosen a path where he can weave together his love for artistry and history.
View this complete post...Virginia: Local Government Funding and Financing of Roads
Monday, November 17th, 2014
VIRGINIA CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION & RESEARCH
…the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has historically funded, constructed, and maintained all public roads. With the exceptions of Alaska, Delaware, North Carolina, and West Virginia, this is in contrast to other states, which have state oversight of primary roads but local control of and funding responsibility for secondary (or county) roads…This has spurred some localities to seek ways to obtain local funding to continue their priority projects.
Arlington, VA: Then and Now
Thursday, October 16th, 2014
In 1949, the Virginia Department of Highways, now VDOT, did a traffic study along Route 29 in Arlington. A few years ago, VDOT discovered an old reel of 16mm film taken during the study. We shot a drive-along of the Lee Highway in 2014 to show how this busy corridor has grown in the past 65 years.
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Virginia DOT: Introducing the Flashing Yellow Arrow
Monday, September 29th, 2014
Virginia DOT describes the purpose and operation of the flashing yellow arrow, now being installed in various locations in Virginia.
View this complete post...Virginia DOT: Profile of a Pothole Hunter
Tuesday, April 8th, 2014
VDOT’s resident pothole hunter Phil Itkwik looks to the past – “Leave no hole unfilled” is his motto as another pothole season is upon the Commonwealth of Virginia.
View this complete post...Alleghany County, VA: Restoring the Historic Humpback Bridge
Thursday, December 5th, 2013
VDOT recently used funds from the National Historic Covered Bridge Program to restore the Humpback Bridge in Alleghany County. Built in 1857, Humpback is Virginia’s oldest covered bridge. It is a National Historic Landmark and the only bridge of its kind remaining in America.
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