Los Angeles avoided "Carmageddon 2" on Interstate 405 on Sept. 30 and reached a milestone in an ambitious attempt to make over its transportation landscape.
Maintaining a state of good repair and emphasizing asset management are among the key goals outlined for public transportation projects in the recently enacted two-year federal bill called MAP-21, or the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act.
The Texas Dept. of Transportation has selected a developer for the expansion of state highway 99/Grand Parkway, a 184-mile outer loop around the Houston metropolitan area, the agency announced on Sept. 27.
Nigeria moved closer to implementing major infrastructure projects with a $600-million loan, which will fund a light-rail line in the capital, Abuja, as well as a government internet-connectivity project, and a $500-million loan, which will finance the construction of five airport terminals.
A little more than three months into his tour as the 53rd U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the Corps of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick is analyzing what he has learned from a round of site visits and assessments of the state of the Corps.
When the Utah Dept. of Transportation launched, in 2000, its $1.5-billion project to widen Interstate 15 through Salt Lake City, the agency opted for a delivery method called design-build, which was relatively rare at the time.
Ports and inland waterways need an additional $6 billion to deepen harbors and overhaul river locks through 2020, says a new American Society of Civil Engineers report.