FHWA deploys bridge-inspecting robots

Amanda Bayhi - May 17, 2013

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is deploying a robot to help inspect the safety and structure of concrete bridge decks. The robotic tool, created in partnership with Rutgers University as part of the Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) ...

Maryland senate panel members express concerns about use of gas tax funds

Amanda Bayhi - Mar 27, 2013

On Tuesday, members of the Maryland Senate Budget and Taxation Committee questioned whether money from a proposed increase in the state's gasoline tax would go toward mass transit instead of roads, the Washington Examiner reported. The legislation doesn’t specify how the ...

Maryland governor looking for new transportation funding

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 18, 2013

This from the Washington Post: Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley met with Senate Democrats on Tuesday as part of a continuing effort to craft a bill to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in additional revenue for transportation projects, an aide said More ...

Maryland Governor Looking for New Transportation Funding

John Latta - Feb 13, 2013

Federal legislation for state road repair standards?

John Latta - Jun 20, 2011

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today has introduced legislation he hopes will become the Preservation and Renewal of Federal-Aid Highways Act. It would, he says: Require the Secretary of Transportation to establish ...