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Journey Toward New NC Beach Bridge Begins With A Single Piling

May 13, 2016

What’s so special about a concrete piling? For North Carolina’s Outer Banks, it means quite a bit, especially when it’s the first of many to support a new bridge.

Transportation Infrastructure

Maglev Systems: It’s Time to Rethink Railroad Transit

After decades of research, a sustainable railroad transit revolution is underway—in Asia.

Kevin C. Coates

May 9, 2016

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Maglev technologies require much less maintenance than their more popular alternatives. Maglev propulsion is free from vehicle on track friction, so it avoids the financial burden of a “speed/maintenance penalty,” which increases with vehicle speed.

Airport Construction

Preparing To Fly High: Exploring America's Airports

Transportation Editor Aileen Cho Is Ready to Check In...Again, and Again, and Again

Aileen Cho

May 4, 2016

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Transportation editor Aileen Cho is ready to check in...again, and again, and again

Baltimore Tackles Two Troublesome Time Tunnels

Jim Parsons

April 26, 2016

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The rail infrastructure that helped fuel Baltimore's evolution into an East Coast port and industrial hub are not keeping up with the times.

Seattle Opens World's Longest Floating Bridge

Tim Newcomb

April 13, 2016

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Commuters traveling west on Seattle’s state Route 520 had the first-ever opportunity to traverse the world’s longest floating bridge; then, heading back east, they crossed the world’s second-longest floating bridge.

HOT Lane Extensions Coming to Northern Va.

Jim Parsons

April 2, 2016

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Virginia continues its use of P3 project delivery to expand capacity on some of its busiest DC-area highways.

Port Authority Announces Design Contest for New Terminal

Alisa Zevin

March 29, 2016

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Finalists Chosen For Transportation Technology Contest

Allen Zeyher

March 23, 2016

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Seven candidates will develop proposals regarding technology and urban planning for the U.S. DOT.

As The Tide Turns: Virginia Beach’s Long-Running Light-Rail Saga

Jim Parsons

March 10, 2016

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Opponents of a planned light-rail extension in Virginia Beach cast their hopes to the ballot box.

Fix Transportation Funding for the Long Run

Gregory A. Kelly

March 2, 2016

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Signed into law in December, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act finally brings some predictability to funding surface transportation infrastructure, plus a modest increase in funding.