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Infrastructure

With Road Projects on the Rise, Experts Offer Work Zone Tips

December 1, 2022

Via: Transport Topics

Thanks to the infrastructure funding bill, badly needed improvements to the nation’s roadways and bridges will be underway in large numbers next year. This work brings with it a corresponding increase in construction work zones, which demand caution from drivers […]


Infrastructure

Buttigieg Tells States to Consider Safety for Road Projects

March 2, 2022

Via: Transport Topics

The federal government has a fresh warning to states seeking billions of dollars from President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law to widen roads: Protect the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists or risk losing funds. In a new report submitted to Congress […]


Infrastructure

Tool estimates increased traffic, pollution from road projects

October 22, 2021

Via: Transportation Today

A new tool can estimate the increased traffic and pollution resulting from proposed highway expansions. The State Highway Induced Frequency of Travel (SHIFT) Calculator will enable transportation agencies to account for the principle of induced demand in the planning and […]


Infrastructure

USDOT announces up to $448M loan for Austin road projects

March 4, 2021

Via: Transportation Today

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Tuesday that they would be providing a consolidated loan of up to $448.38 million to the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) for tollway projects in the Austin area. The funding comes from […]


Infrastructure

Missouri Taps Into Checkbook for Road Projects

December 17, 2019

Via: Transport Topics

JEFFERSON CITY — An additional lane on Interstate 70 in O’Fallon, Mo., and a new roadway for a long-sought riverside development in St. Charles are on tap as part of an outlay of state and local transportation dollars announced Dec. […]