Bridge Infrastructure FHWA Revamps Bridge Inspection Standards Final rule takes effect on June 6 Tom Ichniowski May 11, 2022 No Comments New rules provide more flexibility for state DOTs.Read More
LAX People Mover Passes Construction Milestone Work wraps up on the airport’s train guideway structure May 11, 2022 No Comments Construction of the train guideway structure for the Los Angeles International Airport Automated People Mover has been completed.Read More
Digging Deeper | Transit MTA Chugs Toward Finish Line In East Side Access Marathon Tom Stabile May 11, 2022 No Comments The $11-billion project to link Long Island, NY to Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal via train lines is set to finish in late 2022 after a decades-long journey.Read More
Roads and Bridges Kiewit, Skanska Among Firms Vying for $250M Washington State DOT Project James Leggate May 10, 2022 No Comments Seven design-build teams responded to a Washington Dept. of Transportation RFQ.Read More
Transportation Crossrail to Begin Limited Operation in London This Month Peter Reina May 6, 2022 No Comments Service on London’s much delayed $23.6B Crossrail project is due to start May 24 when the tunneled section through the city opens.Read More
Bridge Collapse Investigation NTSB Pittsburgh Bridge Probe Update Sheds Light on Collapse Sequence Findings on probable cause of failure not expected until 2023 Tom Ichniowski May 5, 2022 One Comment The report provides additional information about how the collapse proceeded, but does not discuss why the accident occurred.Read More
Water Infrastructure Senate Panel Clears Water Resources Bill With $24.7B for Corps' Projects The largest single allocation is $19B for a Texas storm-protection project Tom Ichniowski May 4, 2022 No Comments The committee cleared the new Water Resources Development Act, or WRDA, on May 4, by a 20-0 vote.Read More
Subsurface Issues Push Completion of Va. Express Lanes to Late 2023 Jim Parsons May 4, 2022 No Comments P3 project to extend lanes faces possible $100M cost rise.Read More
Obituaries Norman Mineta, Former DOT Sec., House Transportation Chairman, Dies At 90 Tom Ichniowski May 3, 2022 No Comments First Asian-American to lead DOT was put in internment camp during World War II.Read More
Infrastructure Funding Senate Appropriators Quiz Buttigieg About DOT Budget Lawmakers seek faster project approvals Tom Ichniowski April 28, 2022 No Comments There is bipartisan interest seen in speeding up regulatory approvals. Read More