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It’s a Forest/Trees Thing
It’s right in front of us in our everyday lives, but sometimes we don’t see it.
That’s our transportation infrastructure system ... Read More...
Majority of Americans want tax dollars used for public transportation
(Photo: runnx / Flickr)
Americans want to see increased funding for public transportation, according to survey data released ... Read More...
Over the Top: Funding some D.C. tunnel work
Air Rights Tunnel (Photo: DDOT)
I’m always looking for interesting ways to fund transportation infrastructure and today I ... Read More...
ITD uses goats to manage roadside weeds
(Photo: Pete Markham / Flickr)
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has begun using a non-chemical weed-control method in areas near ... Read More...
Americans place high value on transportation
(Phto: VCU CNS / Flickr)
About 75 to 80 percent of Americans would prefer to have safe, efficient ... Read More...
NEWS & ANALYSIS
Ford uses robots for truck test drives (VIDEO)
A robotic test driving system controls a Ford Transit van. The hardware is pictured here.
Ford has begun using driverless ... Read More...
House Democrats introduce $5.5 billion bridge-funding bill
(Photo: Mike Renlund / Flickr)
Democrats in the House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would allow $5.5 billion ... Read More...
House Appropriations Committee releases $44 billion USDOT, HUD budget
(Photo: Ron Cogswell / Flickr)
The House Appropriations Committee yesterday released a $44 billion budget for the departments of Transportation ... Read More...
I-5 temporary span opens to traffic (VIDEO)
Crew members finished installation of the temporary span on Monday but still needed to finish paving. The bridge opened ... Read More...
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation discusses infrastructure investment at bridge collapse hearing
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) speaks about U.S. infrastructure at Thursday's bridge collapse hearing.
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing ... Read More...
Hyundai launches R480LC-9A, R520LC-9A crawler excavators
Hyundai's R480LC-9A production-class crawler excavator
Our sister site, Equipment World, has reported on Hyundai Contruction Equipment’s launch of the new ... Read More...
IN THE MAGAZINE
Ford uses robots for truck test drives (VIDEO)
A robotic test driving system controls a Ford Transit van. The hardware is pictured here.
Ford has begun using driverless ... Read More...
House Democrats introduce $5.5 billion bridge-funding bill
(Photo: Mike Renlund / Flickr)
Democrats in the House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would allow $5.5 billion ... Read More...
House Appropriations Committee releases $44 billion USDOT, HUD budget
(Photo: Ron Cogswell / Flickr)
The House Appropriations Committee yesterday released a $44 billion budget for the departments of Transportation ... Read More...
I-5 temporary span opens to traffic (VIDEO)
Crew members finished installation of the temporary span on Monday but still needed to finish paving. The bridge opened ... Read More...
Is the car the cigarette of the future?
(Photo: eutrophication&hypoxia / Flickr)
How would you feel if you were shunned in the not-too-distant future for doing something we ... Read More...
