How can transportation professionals protect pedestrians crossing the roadway at night when drivers often cannot see them? The answer: apply the latest technology improvements where they are needed most. The…
Building the Future – Federal Agencies Team up to Draw Women to Construction Jobs
Source: USDOT/Getty Images Thanks to recent legislation, like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, more transportation construction projects are slated for roads, bridges, mass transit, water infrastructure, resilience, and broadband. Despite progress…
Ohio Twin Bridge Demonstration Shows Benefits of Internally Cured Concrete
Enhancing Performance with Internally Cured Concrete (EPIC²) promotes using internal curing to reduce shrinkage cracking in concrete. As discussed in our last issue, this form of early-age cracking in…
Enhancing Performance with Internally Cured Concrete (EPIC²)
Minimizing cracking on concrete bridge decks is key to a long service life. Cracks provide a direct path for water and other ions to the interior of the concrete and…
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $17.7 Million for Transportation Improvements at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia
Thursday, July 6, 2023 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to receive grant under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as part of $130.5 million investment package for seven projects of national significance…
FHWA reports on Crowdsourced Data for Improved Operations and Safety, June 2023
Motor vehicle crashes in the United States resulted in 42,915 deaths in 2021, and traffic congestion is costing the U.S. economy billions of dollars each year in wasted fuel and…
Local Aid Support Announcement! DOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard
The DOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard provides communities with an overview of discretionary grant opportunities that can help meet their transportation infrastructure needs. Designed with all communities in mind, the Dashboard…
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $72 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Rehabilitate the Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge in Metro Washington, DC
Investment in the Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge will relieve congestion and improve safety and is part of nearly $300 million in Fiscal Year 2022 Bridge Investment Program Grants…
Biden-Harris Administration Launches First-Ever Program to Improve Safety on America’s Roadways by Preventing Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced details for the first-of-its-kind pilot program to make roads safer, prevent wildlife-vehicle collisions, and improve habitat connectivity. The program, which was created…
U.S. Department of Transportation Providing California $4.6 Million in ‘Quick Release’ Emergency Relief Funding to Repair Statewide Storm Damage
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced the immediate availability of $4.6 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds for use as a down payment by…