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Roadbuilding
Contract awarded to add Express Lanes on northern Colo.’s I-25
The Colorado Department of Transportation has approved a $248 million contract to add Express Lanes on Interstate 25 from Johnstown to Fort Collins, with work expected to start this summer. Kraemer/IHC won the contract to add an Express Lane in both directions, replace aging bridges, widen bridges, create new pedestrian and bicycle access under I-25 […]
January 11, 2018
Roadbuilding
NYC subway to phase out MetroCards for mobile pay system
New York subway riders will be able to board the system without having to swipe a MetroCard as soon as 2019, under a new plan approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board. The MTA board has approved a contract to phase in a new fare system for bus and rail transit. The MetroCard, in use […]
October 26, 2017
Roadbuilding
A giant pothole swallows up a school bus tire
Our nation’s roads are becoming so bad that potholes are apparently starting to look more like sinkholes. At least that was the case with a pothole in Detroit that was big enough to swallow a bus wheel, according to an online report from Detroit’s WDIV/ClickonDetroit.com. The tire on a Detroit Public Schools’ First Student bus […]
September 23, 2014
Roadbuilding
10 Unique Modes of Transportation
This goes beyond the planes, trains and automobiles. What seems odd to us is just par for the course for the locals. In the Readers Digest Canadian edition, Kevin Revolinski reports on these 10 non-traditional modes of transit throughout the world. 1. Underground Funicular in Turkey: An inclined railway in which a tram is moved […]
September 30, 2013
Roadbuilding
PHOTOS: Where Buses Go To Die
Somewhere underground in Belgium a tomb for retired buses, trams and other public transportation vehicles is hidden and forgotten. This unfinished metro tunnel serves as the final resting place for these automobiles. While dust and cobwebs adorn most of the vehicles, others appear to be ready for routes and passengers. This little ghost town is […]
September 10, 2013
Roadbuilding
Nation’s first rural bus rapid transit system opens in Colorado
The VelociRFTA Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line opened last week in the Roaring Forks Valley region of Colorado. The system is the first rural BRT line in nation and will allow commuters in the Glenwood Springs area to travel about 40 miles to Aspen in an hour — half the travel time of a traditional […]
September 9, 2013
Roadbuilding
Twin Cities’ Metro Transit cracks down on fare-paying
Minnesota’s Metro Transit has begun implementing a system to help the transit determine when and where riders are not paying, according to the Star Tribune. The system involves drivers on three of the busiest bus routes entering information into a computer when a customer doesn’t pay the full fare. Metro Transit began the 10-day test […]
July 15, 2013
Roadbuilding
Northern California receives first battery-powered buses
The California Energy Commission has purchased the first two battery-powered buses for Northern California, KCET reported. The commission purchased the fast-charging buses, built by Proterra, with a $2.56 million grant through the AB118 Air Quality Improvement Program. The buses will be part of the San Joaquin Regional Transit District’s fleet in Stockton, California. The grant […]
May 21, 2013
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