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Tag: Infrastructure: Page 46
Business
25% of U.S. bridges declared deficient in 2012
According to a report from our sister site Better Roads, 25 percent, or 151,845 of all U.S. bridges were classified as deficient in 2012. Those numbers were a part of theĀ U.S. Government Accountability Office ās(GAO) testimony last week before the Senate Commitee on Appropriationsā Subcomittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Better [ā¦]
June 18, 2013
Roadbuilding
USDOT to release $15.6 million for I-5 bridge
Washington State Senator Patty Murray said on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will releasing $15.6 million of the federal share for repair of the Interstate 5 bridge in Washington State that collapsed into the Skagit River three weeks ago, according to the Daily Journal and The Associated Press. Murray said outgoing Transportation [ā¦]
June 14, 2013
Business
Recent talks suggest Congress has put transportation funding on the back burner
After attending last weekās Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) fly-in visit with Congress, John Latta, the editor of our sister site Better Roads, writes that the overall feeling among the contractors and agencyĀ officialsĀ that were there is that lawmakers do not share their sense of urgency about securing funding for transportation infrastructure. āA common theme they heard [ā¦]
June 11, 2013
Business
A pros-and-cons overview of available options for funding transportation infrastructure
The partial collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River near Seattle has put a big and bright spotlight on the need for more funding for transportation and infrastructure needs in this country. Now attention turns to the lawmakers tasked with figuring it out. During a meeting in Washington, D.C. of the Transportation [ā¦]
June 10, 2013
Business
LaHood expects big Obama announcement on transportation, comments on I-5 bridge collapse
During a recent talk before theĀ Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) in Washington, D.C., outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told those in attendance to expect a big announcement from President Barack Obama later this year concerning transportation infrastructure. āOnce we get past immigration, guns, the sequester, I think the President is going to be big and bold [ā¦]
June 6, 2013
Construction Equipment
Big Bertha, worldās largest tunnel-boring machine, lowered into starting position in Seattle
With the digging of the Washington State RouteĀ 99 tunnelĀ in Seattle scheduled to start in July, the Washington State Department of Transportation recently lowered the head of Big Bertha, the worldās largest tunnel-boring machine, into the pit that will serve as its starting position. Bertha made her triumphant arrival in Seattle at the beginning of April [ā¦]
June 5, 2013
Business
Believe it or not, most Americans think good roads are more important than their iPhone or TV
To say the findings of a recent study reported on by our sister site Better Roads are a bit shocking is an understatement. Maybe the understatement of the year. Be honest. If you had access to a swath of the American population and could ask them what they value more than their iPhone or cable [ā¦]
June 5, 2013
Safety
Wisconsin DOT launches 511 website, Twitter accounts to keep drivers informed on construction projects
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is taking a pro-active stance in keeping construction workers safe by doing what it can to ensure as many drivers as possible know about the various active construction sites around the state. Wisconsin 511 is a new website Ā that WisDOT hopes will be a āone-stop-shopā for travelers and commuters to [ā¦]
June 3, 2013
Business
U.S. infrastructure spending has plummeted in last 5 years
According to a report from our sister site Better Roads, infrastructure spending in the U.S. has plummeted in the last five years. Citing data that began in 2002, Better Roads reports that highway and road construction spending began a major decline in 2009. It should come to no surprise that the culprit is the countryās [ā¦]
May 30, 2013
Business
Funding isnāt there to rebuild partially-collapsed I-5 bridge in Washington
Despite the increased attention it has given to the problem, the aftermath of a partial collapse of a bridge on Interstate 5 spanning the Skagit River in Washington state alsoĀ underscores the dearth of solutions the U.S. has for its aging infrastructure and lack of funding. Last Thursday, a section of the 58-year-old bridge collapsed after [ā¦]
May 28, 2013
Business
Washingtonās I-5 bridge collapse highlights need for infrastructure funding
Thursday night, a truck with an oversized load struck a portion of the I-5 bridge near Seattle, Washington, sending a section of the bridge and three drivers tumbling into the Skagit River below, according to our sister site Better Roads. Thankfully, no one was killed in the collapse, but rescue teams are searching the river [ā¦]
May 24, 2013
Business
Obama slashes review and approval times for infrastructure projects
As he said he would do shortly after his infrastructure-heavy State of the Union address, President Barack Obama has signed a Presidential Memorandum with the goal of decreasing the review and approval times for major infrastructure projects, according to our sister site Better Roads. Titled āModernizing Federal Infrastructure Review and Permitting Regulations, Policies, and Procedures,ā [ā¦]
May 24, 2013
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