Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu July 30, 2020
ABC Technique Proves to Be as Easy as 1-2-3
Modular, prefabricated bridge designs have proven to be a critical component of accelerated bridge construction (ABC). The FHWA favors the ABC bridge construction technique especially in the design of highway bridges that feature varied spans, skew angles and construction materials....
American Concrete Pavement Association - Wed December 11, 2019
ACPA Awards 2019 Sustainable Practices Award to the Federal Highway Administration
ACPA presented its 2019 Sustainable Practices Award to the Federal Highway Administration. The award was presented in recognition of leadership in creating a framework for sustainable design and construction practices that consider societal, environmental and economic factors (the triple bottom line)....
AASHTO Journal - Mon February 18, 2019
Seven State DOTs Get FHWA Grants to Test 'Alternate' Infrastructure Funding Methods
The Federal Highway Administration awarded $10.2 million in Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives or STSFA grants to seven state departments of transportation on Feb. 12; grants that aim to test "new ways" to finance highway and bridge projects....
ARTBA - Thu November 15, 2018
FHWA Poised to Act on Century-Old Barrier to Transportation Project Innovation
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Nov. 14 said it would amend or repeal a century-old regulation related to the development and deployment of new products on U.S. transportation projects. The agency's move comes in response to a March 27 filing from the Washington, D.C.-based American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), which noted the Woodrow Wilson administration era-rule is today impeding innovations that could save lives, minimize congestion, or otherwise improve the quality of the nation's highways....
AASHTO Journal - Tue October 09, 2018
FHWA Offers $300M in Grants for Federal Lands, Tribal Projects
The Federal Highway Administration published a 22-page Notice of Funding Opportunity in the Federal Register on Oct. 4 to make $300 million available through its Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects or NSFLTP program – with this funding being made available “for the first time” to build and repair roads and bridges that serve tribal or federal lands, according to a statement from the agency....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Mon October 01, 2018
Fifty Years in the Making — I-95 Finally Connects Maine to Florida With Opening of the 'Missing Link'
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, PennDOT, FHWA and elected officials, including U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, cut the ceremonial ribbon Sept. 21, 2018, on Stage 1 of the PA Turnpike/I-95 Interchange project....
ARTBA - Wed May 30, 2018
ARTBA Says Federal Highway Administration Decision Clears Air on Overreaching Greenhouse Gas Rule
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) commended the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) recent decision to abandon a proposal to require the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions following construction of new transportation projects....
NHI - Tue May 29, 2018
Enhance Your Knowledge of Managing Pavement Conditions
Recent legislation has resulted in new requirements for national performance measures and targets in several measure areas, including pavement conditions. Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) established the requirements, and Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) continued them....
AASHTO Journal - Tue May 29, 2018
AASHTO's Executive Director Announces Retirement
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials announced that Executive Director Frederick G. “Bud” Wright has notified the AASHTO board of directors that he intends to retire at the end of 2018....
Wed January 17, 2018
FHWA Gives $6.5M to Virgin Islands to Repair Hurricane-Damaged Infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced Jan. 16, the immediate availability of $6.5 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds for further repairs to roads and bridges throughout the U.S....
