Wed January 18, 2017
FRA Completes Environmental Review for New B&P Tunnel
Railroad Administration (FRA) finished the environmental review (final environmental impact statement, or FEIS) to replace the Civil War-era Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel. The FEIS includes review of the route (Alternative 3B) for a new tunnel and incorporates changes sought by communities and neighborhoods in Baltimore during more than two dozen meetings held over the last two years....
Seanna Adcox - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed January 18, 2017
Funding Construction… Fixing S.C. Roads Tops Legislators' List of Priorities
Fixing South Carolina's highways again tops legislators' priority list for the 2017 session that kicked off Jan. 10, but roadblocks remain to any plan that increases gas taxes to fund construction....
Tue January 17, 2017
Surf City Eyes New High-Level Fixed Bridge
The N.C. Department of Transportation is building a bridge to replace the existing swing bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway on N.C. 50/210 in Surf City. The existing bridge – one of two bridges providing access to Topsail Island – is a steel truss swing span bridge that more than 60 years old and due for replacement....
Brenda Ruggiero - Tue January 17, 2017
Crews Wrap Up Jeremiah Morrow Bridge
Only minor work remains to complete an $88 million project on the Jeremiah Morrow Bridge in Warren County, Ohio. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Nov. 18, to commemorate the completion of the project's major workload....
Mon January 16, 2017
Project to Alleviate Congestion in Missouri
The first phase of a makeover of a 5-mi. (8 km) stretch of highway in Branson could be finished by Memorial Day. The Joplin Globe reported the construction aims to alleviate traffic congestion along West Highway 76 by creating a wider, continuous pedestrian walkway in the area, which includes Branson's entertainment district....
Dick Rohland - Mon January 16, 2017
80-Year-Old Minn. Highway Bridge Comes Down
For years, motorists driving below the long lived 80-year-old TH 36 bridge crossing over Lexington Avenue in Roseville, Minn., have seen the scaling of concrete from the shallow arch above them. Despite its rugged appearance, the arch and its solid concrete façade continued to hold onto its strength and grace....
Fri January 13, 2017
80 Feet Below: Scenes From The Central Subway's Subterranean Construction
Deep underneath the streets of San Francisco, workers have been busy constructing the Central Subway. The $1.578 billion project will extend Muni's T-Third metro line, providing a 1.7-mile direct transit link between the Bayshore/Mission Bay neighborhoods and SoMa, downtown, and Chinatown....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed January 11, 2017
MassDOT's $19.9M Project Replaces Several Bridges Along I-95 in Attleboro
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is currently working on a project to replace several bridges in Attleboro, Mass. The construction bid price was $19.97 million and the project is planned to be funded through the 2016 Transportation Improvement Program for the Southeastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization....
Mary Esch - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed January 11, 2017
Not Just for Skiers: Gondolas Seen as Urban Transit Solution
Instead of fighting traffic or waiting for a taxi, rail travelers arriving at New York's capital may one day soar across the Hudson River in glassy pods suspended from cables. That futuristic image could become a reality if an engineering firm's urban gondola plan comes to fruition....
Wed January 11, 2017
U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $300M for UTC Grants
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced $300.3 million in grants to 32 University Transportation Centers (UTCs) to advance research and education programs that address critical transportation challenges facing the nation....
