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Kenneth Wert of Haskell Lemon Construction named TRIP chairman
Kenneth K. Wert, chairman of Oklahoma-based Haskell Lemon Construction Company, has been elected to lead TRIP, a nonprofit national transportation research firm. Wert will serve as chairman of the TRIP board. He joined the board in 2012 and was appointed to its executive committee in 2016. His father, Peter K. Wert, has served on the [âŚ]
January 27, 2020
Roadbuilding
Michigan DOT uses local data in making better safety investment decisions
Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) staff are aiming to use data-driven processes and practices from the AASHTO Highway Safety Manual (HSM) to estimate the safety impacts of various crash reduction strategies and highway design alternatives, such as adding a median or varying the widths of lanes or shoulders. While these models, also known as safety [âŚ]
May 9, 2017
Roadbuilding
USDOT offers up to $377.5 million for the University Transportation Centers Program
The United States Department of Transportation is offering up to $377.5 million over the next five years for the University Transportation Centers Program. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a release that the department is offering up to $72.5 million for 2016. This year marks the first time two-year colleges have been eligible to apply for [âŚ]
March 3, 2016
Roadbuilding
Stronger, longer bridge girders the aim of research collaboration between University of Alabama, ALDOT
More durable and longer bridge girders could spell cheaper construction costs among other benefits, and a few engineering researchers at the University of Alabama are trying to make that a reality. According to a UA news release, researchers are testing longer, stronger giant concrete bridge girders in a lab at the University of Alabama. The [âŚ]
September 18, 2015
Roadbuilding
TRIP: Oklahoma significantly improves infrastructure, but HTF insolvency âthreatens further progressâ
Oklahoma has significantly improved its roads, bridges and highway safety since 2005, but âuncertainty about future federal funding threatens further progress,â according to a report released Thursday by national transportation research group TRIP. The report, âModernizing Oklahomaâs Transportation System: Progress and Challenges in Providing Safe, Efficient and Well-Maintained Roads, Highways and Bridges,â notes that funding [âŚ]
June 26, 2014
Roadbuilding
$2 million awarded for transportation research and education
The U.S. Department of Transportationâs Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) today awarded more than $2 million in grants to four University Transportation Centers (UTC) located throughout the United States to advance research and education programs that address critical transportation challenges facing our nation. UTCs conduct research that directly support USDOT priorities and are a [âŚ]
January 26, 2010
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