The FHWA, in consultation with the states, has assigned a sufficiency rating SR to each bridge (20 feet or more) inventoried. Formula SR rating factors are as outlined in the current Recording and Coding Guide for Structures Inventory and Appraisal SI&A of the Nations Bridges.
After three years of steady nominal growth, the U.S. highway and bridge construction market is expected to flatten in 2009, as recent increases in federal highway investment will likely be offset by weakened state and local highway budgets, according to a November 20 forecast issued by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) top econo Read more
SALT LAKE CITY—The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) will offer a free informational Webinar to detail its projected $2.6 billion I-15 CORE (Corridor Expansion) in advance of the release of the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the design-build project.
The Webinar will be a live broadcast from Salt Lake Read more
Nov. 9, 2008
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.) said it’s unlikely he would accept an offer to serve as U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
But the eighth district Democrat is stopping short of saying he’d turn down the job.
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SACRAMENTO—The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and Amtrak on Nov. 10 reported a record-setting 5.5 million passengers rode California’s state-supported intercity passenger trains in federal fiscal year 2008.
“Intercity rail travel provides Californians a welcome alternative to a dependence on gas Read more
In response to overwhelming demand, the organizers of the International Conference on Warm-Mix Asphalt have expanded capacity to accommodate hundreds of additional on-site registrants.
In addition, the event will be broadcast live via an Internet feed. The conference will take place Nov. 11-13 at the Marriott Nashv Read more
On average, 6.4 cents of every dollar spent on highway construction is used toward the purchase or lease of new equipment or on major repair and maintenance costs, according to an economic impact study released by the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED). AED’s Highway Infrastructure Taskforce (HIT) funded the study.
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Americans seem to hold a special disdain for those who have been given much through inheritance but have managed to lose it through foolishness and neglect.
Yet, as a generation, we have done exactly that.
Consider that we — the baby boomers — have allowed our inheritan Read more
The Highway Trust Fund received a fix that will temporarily keep it in the black when President George W. Bush signed H.R. 6532 on Sept. 15, legislation that transfers $8.017 billion to HTF from the Treasury General Fund. The president’s signature came after months of opposition from his administration but just in time to avoid the loming zero balance that wou Read more
