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Maintenance
FHWA’s Jim Sorenson unexpectedly passes away
The industry has lost one of its dedicated leaders. James (Jim) B. Sorenson, senior construction and system preservation engineer for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), unexpectedly passed away on Saturday afternoon while convalescing at the Cherrydale Rehab Center in Falls Church, Va. He was recovering from scheduled surgery on June 2. Sorenson, 59, was moved […]
January 11, 2010
Roadbuilding
Road Science: Thin is In
Thin lift hot-mix asphalt overlays are securing their place in the ‘pavement preservation toolbox’ touted by the Federal Highway Administration, the Foundation for Pavement Preservation, and other groups.
January 1, 2010
Roadbuilding
How do YOU ID, choose and use safety performance measures in transportation planning?
In 2008 more than 37,000 people were killed and nearly 2.35 million were injured in crashes on the Nation’s roadways, according to the recently released study, A Primer on Safety Performance Measures for the Transportation Planning Process, from the Federal Highway Administration in tandem with the Transportation Safety Planning Working Group (TSPWG). The TSPWG–an informal, […]
December 23, 2009
Roadbuilding
FHWA chief offers some thoughts: Tell a better story
By John Latta, Better Roads Editor-in-Chief, Onsite at the American Concrete Pavement Association annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. Maybe Victor Mendez, head of the Federal Highway Administration, reads my column. Or maybe it’s his own idea. Either way, he is urging contractors and other industry stakeholders to do something I have been pushing for some time […]
December 3, 2009
Roadbuilding
Road Science: Top 5 Trends of 2010
Trying to identify major trends and developments that could affect the way highway and bridge construction is done in the next year is something of a challenge at best. But there are some activities that suggest they may impose themselves on, or begin to influence, the process.
December 1, 2009
Roadbuilding
Nearly $5 billion spent in DOT stimulus spending
The Department of Transportation by Oct. 23 had approved $30 billion in project spending under the stimulus law, and cut checks totaling $4.85 billion, according to a report in the Journal of Commerce. That payout level was up from $3.65 billion at the end of September, DOT said, and reflected weekly disbursements in the range […]
November 12, 2009
Roadbuilding
Highway investment hits $20 billion
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) crossed the $20 billion mark in approved obligations for highway, road and bridge projects this week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today. Of the $26.6 billion available for federal highway and bridge projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), more than 75 percent has now been obligated. […]
November 3, 2009
Roadbuilding
RoadWorks: What to Research Next Year
Assuming that new surface transportation legislation will eventually arrive, the Federal Highway Administration has moved to develop a planning and environment research program for FY 2010. You now have the chance to deliver your input to FHWA before the program is finalized.
October 1, 2009
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