Transportation infrastructure - Articles - Page 27

County in Pennsylvania Bucks Trend by Initiating P3 Project

February 8, 2017

The Northampton County, Pa., General Purpose Authority and Kriger Construction Inc. recently entered into a public-private partnership that is believed to be one of the first P3 transportation infrastructure projects nationwide to be spearheaded by county officials.

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Workers on Big California Bridge Tackle Oil Wells, Seismic Issues

Project managers cope with commuters, cargo trucks, trailers, trains and more.

Aileen Cho

February 1, 2017

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With obstacles eliminated, California's first vehicular cable-stayed bridge is on the way to a 2018 completion in Long Beach.

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Innovating for the Public Good

Mark Shaw

January 18, 2017

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Colorado's RoadX program illustrates what can be achieved when everyone—and everything—is in gear, listening, innovating and collaborating for the public good.

In Unpredictable Times, Transportation Needs Remain Constant

Aileen Cho

Jim Parsons

December 27, 2016

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Buoyed by the FAST Act, infrastructure projects move steadily forward in 2016.

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Freight Infrastructure Needs Pegged at $287B—At Least

AASHTO-AAPA report calls for Highway Trust Fund freight aid, more non-trust fund and private dollars

Tom Ichniowski

December 6, 2016

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Expected Trump 2017 infrastructure plan seen as possible way to start narrowing gap.

Where Voters OK'd Spending Billions on New Public Works

Election 2016 also decided minimum-wage, right to work, marijuana and laws

Debra K. Rubin

Jim Parsons JT Long

Mary B. Powers Erin Richey

November 16, 2016

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See where states and cities passed new rules on taxes and right-to-work laws.

Highway/Bridge Best Project - Bay Bridge

Bruce Buckley

October 20, 2016

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A project that the team claims is the first of its kind in North America, aimed to dehumidify and rewrap the main cables and anchorages of Maryland’s William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridges—familiarly known as the Chesapeake Bay Bridge—to halt corrosion and extend the dual-span structure’s working life.

Highway/Bridge Award of Merit - Hulton Bridge

Justin Rice

October 20, 2016

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As the Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa., looked ahead to hosting the 2016 U.S. Open, congestion on the century-old Hulton Bridge near Pittsburgh was so bad that the daily traffic count reached nearly 26,000 vehicles.

Specialty Construction Best Project - Transbay Transit Center Below Grade Concrete Package

September 28, 2016

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For the $2.26-billion Transbay Transit Center in downtown San Francisco, Shimmick Construction coordinated construction up and around a temporary access trestle and four levels of shoring struts and wales.

Highway/Bridge Award of Merit - Highway 101/Route 116 Lakeville Interchange

September 27, 2016

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The $23.6-million Lakeville Interchange project widened the southbound overcrossing for Highway 101 and Route 116, replaced the northbound overcrossing and reconstructed ramps, retaining walls and soundwalls.