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FIU’s Azizinamini lobbies USDOT, Congress for accelerated bridge construction
Atorod Azizinamini, who heads up Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Engineering & Computing research on Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC), made a presentation of recent ABC findings before the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on June 23, according to an FIU news release. The goals of the presentation were to encourage the department to place greater emphasis on ABC, which […]
July 1, 2016
Roadbuilding
Coming up: Major bridge detours
Most people who are aware of the inadequate funding available for America’s highways and bridges probably figure that deteriorating road surfaces will be the most common problem drivers face. But maybe detours could challenge for the top spot first. As funds for repairing and maintaining bridges continue to be very, very hard to find, and […]
July 9, 2013
Roadbuilding
Better Bridges 2012 Bridge Inventory
America’s structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridge count slowly, steadily falling.
November 12, 2012
Roadbuilding
TRIP report: One-fourth of Wyoming’s roads substandard, state has high traffic fatality rate
Nearly one quarter of Wyoming’s major roads are in poor condition, with pavement deterioration projected to worsen significantly in the coming years under current funding levels, according to a new report released today by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national transportation organization. In addition to substandard road conditions, 22 percent of the state’s bridges are deficient […]
December 3, 2009
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