Firms Investing Big In Texas Corridor Plan
The Texas Transportation Commission has accepted an offer this month by a consortium led by Madrid-based infrastructure and toll road developer Cintra to invest $6 billion for the first phase of the Trans
Publication Date: 27 December , 2004
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DOT Report Sees Benefits and Limiting Factors For Public-Private Highways
Using joint public-private arrangements to build roads can get projects built faster and reduce costs, but there still are a legal, financial and other problems that hamper the spread of such ventures, a U
Publication Date: 23 December , 2004
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New Concrete Problem Found at Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Inspections have found deteriorating concrete on the underside of the deck of one of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge's two parallel spans, Maryland Dept. of Transportation Secretary Robert L. Flanagan says. The
Publication Date: 23 December , 2004
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California Terminates Bay Bridge’s Design
Publication Date: 20 December , 2004
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New Study Brings Good News As Oregon Begins Bridge Work
A new study of 355 cracked concrete bridges set for repair under Oregon’s $1.3-billion construction program shows that many of the bridges are in better shape than first thought.
Publication Date: 20 December , 2004
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Senate GOP Announces New Committee Lineups
The lead Senate committee for drafting the still-unfinished highway and transit bill will have several new members when the 109th Congress convenes in January. The proposed Republican lineup for all the Se
Publication Date: 20 December , 2004
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Slow-Moving Collapse Probe Still Has Not Assigned Blame
Eight months after a Singapore mass-transit tunnel collapsed, the commission of inquiry has yet to determine why. Now in recess, it is expected to take a couple of months after it reconvenes in January to
Publication Date: 20 December , 2004
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House, Senate Panels Seek to Reintroduce Transport Bills Early in 2005
House and Senate committees plan to get started early in 2005 on reviving the becalmed multi-year transportation bill, a key lawmaker and congressional staffers say. Soon after the 109th Congress convenes
Publication Date: 14 December , 2004
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Seattle Plans To Replace Viaduct with $4-Billion Tunnel
The city of Seattle and the Washington Dept. of Transportation are moving on plans to replace the 51-year-old Alaska Way Viaduct with a 5,300-ft-long tunnel estimated to cost up to $4 billion.
Publication Date: 13 December , 2004
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Towering French Bridge Elegantly Spans Wide River Valley
After a little over three years of construction, the world’s largest multispan, cable-stayed bridge was due to open Dec. 14, a few weeks ahead of schedule. With its 2,460-meter-long deck stayed by 154
Publication Date: 13 December , 2004
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Virginia Governor Seeks $800 Million for Transportation
Virginia Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) has proposed $824 million in new funds for a variety of transportation projects around the state. Of the total, $450 million would come from expected increases in federal a
Publication Date: 13 December , 2004
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Mineta to Remain at DOT, Chao at Labor Dept. in Second Bush Term
Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta and Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao will remain in their Cabinet posts in President Bush's second term, a White House spokesman said. Housing and Urban Development
Publication Date: 09 December , 2004
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FAA Releases Funds for Hurricane-Damaged Airports
The Federal Aviation Administration has allocated $4.5 million to 12 airports to help them rebuild from the series of four hurricanes that hit the South and other parts of the U.S. earlier this year. The a
Publication Date: 06 December , 2004
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Span Climbers Devise New Cable Device To Check Bridges
The five-member inspection team from engineer Burgess & Niple Inc., Columbus, Ohio, used the devices to inspect the cables of the Dames Point Bridge’s 1,300-ft main span as part of a $125,000 two-year contract. "This was unique due
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Publication Date: 06 December , 2004
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DOT Inspector General Warns About Amtrak's Deferred Capital Projects
The U.S. Dept. of Transportation's inspector general has issued a warning about the consequences of Amtrak's continued deferring of needed improvements to bridges and other infrastructure. In a report rele
Publication Date: 23 November , 2004
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Prospects Disappear For Highway Bill Passage This Year
Barring a legislative miracle, there is no hope that a transportation funding bill will be enacted this year. Both Republican and Democratic Senate sources Nov. 17 said that it is unlikely an agreement wil
Publication Date: 17 November , 2004
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CA/T Facing Protracted Tunnel Leaks Investigation
A forensic engineering firm hired by the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority after a traffic-snarling Interstate 93 tunnel slurry wall panel leak in mid-September is reviewing project work records to determin
Publication Date: 11 November , 2004
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Behemoth in The Bronx Swings into Final Position
The new Third Avenue Bridge, fabricated in Alabama, was floated to the Bronx in July (ENR 7/19 p. 14). It was tethered to temporary posts about 200 ft south of its permanent home while crews with the local office of Kiska Construction Corp. rebu
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Publication Date: 08 November , 2004
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New Israeli Terminal Opens Amid Gaza Pullout Debate
Sharon said the new terminal, "with cutting edge technology and futuristic architecture, was one of the largest infrastructure projects" in the country. He said David Ben Gurion, the airport’s namesake and Israel’s first prim
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Publication Date: 08 November , 2004
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Navy Starts Tests of New Pier That Could Be Future Wave
Developed by Berger/Abam Engineers Inc. Federal Way, Wash., the 50-ft by 100-ft section is a test for a new 1,300-ft-long floating, double-decked pier, dubbed MHP. It was constructed over eight months in nearby Tacoma by Concrete Technology Corp
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Publication Date: 01 November , 2004
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Second Truss Failure Delays Work on Ohio Bridge Again
Workers with Fru-Con Construction Corp., Ballwin, Mo., had resumed construction Oct. 23 on the bridge’s main span after an eight-month delay following the Feb. 16 collapse of a 2-million-lb, $3-million custom-made launching truss that kille
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Publication Date: 01 November , 2004
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FAA: $39.5 Billion Airport Needs in 2005-2009, Down 15%
Airports will need an estimated $39.5 billion over the next five years to meet aviation requirements, the Federal Aviation Administration says. The total, contained in FAA's latest update of its National P
Publication Date: 28 October , 2004
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Public Funds and Turnkey Contracts Fuel Growing Global Subway Work
Intensifying urbanization in developing countries and worsening congestion in developed ones are driving demand for extensions and upgrades to metro systems. Financing remains a key constraint to new const
Publication Date: 25 October , 2004
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Smoke, Noise and Fatalities Helped Drive New York Underground
Late 19th century commuters in New York City relied on horsepower, steam engines and ferries. Horse-drawn streetcars averaged 6 mph, killed a pedestrian a week and left large quantities of manure. Four ele
Publication Date: 25 October , 2004
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Transit Officials Celebrate New York's Once and Future Subway
Now, New York City Transit Authority officials hope to build extensions that will define the idea of subways for the next 100 years–quieter, greener, safer, more reliable and efficient. In the next five years, NYCTA plans to spend $4 billio
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Publication Date: 25 October , 2004
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Vancouver Contractor Drives Bridge Piles in Tight Schedule
The two-lane, steel-truss Dollarton Bridge, built in 1948, will be replaced by October 2005 with a 200-ft-long, two-span reinforced c oncrete structure. Segmental precast concrete sections will support a deck overlay carrying four lanes for traf
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Publication Date: 25 October , 2004
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California Scraps Sole Bid for Signature Span
Over the next few months, California faces a fateful choice in rebuilding the massive San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Officials on Sept. 30 rejected the sole $1.4-billion bid for the project’s signa
Publication Date: 11 October , 2004
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Hoover Dam Span Gets High Bids
A Tokyo-based joint venture is the apparent low bidder for construction of the centerpiece of the Federal Highway Administration’s Hoover Dam Bridge project. Obayashi Corp. and P.S. Mitsubishi Constru
Publication Date: 11 October , 2004
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U.S., European Firms Help Design Yangtze River Crossing
Chinese engineers and international partners are designing a 25-km expressway between Shanghai and Chongming Island across the Yangtze River. Officials hope that construction bids will go out by year’
Publication Date: 11 October , 2004
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Senate Passes Security Bills for Railroads, Transit
The Senate has approved two bills that authorize a combined $4.6 billion to boost security on railroads and transit systems, but even if the measures are enacted, actual appropriations this year are likely
Publication Date: 04 October , 2004
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Congress Passes, Bush Signs 8-Month Transport Bill Extension
With a multi-year transportation bill still stalled on Capitol Hill, Congress has approved, and President Bush signed into law a measure to continue federal highway and transit programs for eight months. T
Publication Date: 01 October , 2004
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8-Month Transport Bill Extension Nears Approval
With no agreement in sight on a multi-year transportation bill, Congress was on the verge of approving a measure that would continue the highway and transit programs for eight months. The House passed the
Publication Date: 30 September, 2004
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Highway Bill Extension Expires, Halting New Obligations
The fifth extension of the federal highway program in nearly a year expired Sept. 24 with no further continuing legislation in place, putting a halt to new road funding obligations until Congress approves
Publication Date: 27 September, 2004
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New Orleans Is Served Notice
The order to evacuate New Orleans set off a rush for the exits that exposed the limits of the city’s options: Interstate 10 east and west, I-55 north and U.S. 61 north and 90 west. Completing I-49 fro
Publication Date: 27 September, 2004
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Planned, Collapsed Terminals Featured at Peer Review
Marc Noyelle, executive director and chief development officer for Aeroports de Paris, briefed the group of about 30 U.S. and Canadian airport officials on the status of the Charles de Gaulle Airport concourse. The steel-tensioned arched concret
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Publication Date: 27 September, 2004
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State DOTs Press for Action on Stalled Transport Bill
Forced to cope with getting federal highway aid piecemeal over the past year because Congress hasn’t passed a new authorization bill, state transportation agency chiefs are trying to put more pressure
Publication Date: 27 September, 2004
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FHWA Sends States $974 Million
The Federal Highway Administration has redistributed to states a total of $973.8 million in aid that the agency hadn't yet obligated. These funds have a use-it-or-lose-it provision: Under the latest extens
Publication Date: 23 September, 2004
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Six-Month Transport Bill Extension Introduced in Senate
With federal highway funding authority set to lapse on Sept. 24, key Senators have introduced legislation to keep the money flowing for another six months. The legislation was introduced in the evening of
Publication Date: 22 September, 2004
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Equipment Mishaps Close Las Vegas Monorail Project
Las Vegas’ new high-speed monorail is stalled less than two months after its debut due to two separate incidents of equipment falling off trains.
Publication Date: 20 September, 2004
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From St. Paul to Louisiana, Plans Abound For Mississippi Milestones
Mark Twain’s fictional Mississippi River rafters, Huckleberry Finn and Jim, would see quite a collection of bridges if they navigated that fabled waterway today. The river awaits landmark new crossing
Publication Date: 20 September, 2004
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From St. Paul to Louisiana, Plans Abound For Mississippi Milestones
Mark Twain’s fictional Mississippi River rafters, Huckleberry Finn and Jim, would see quite a collection of bridges if they navigated that fabled waterway today. The river awaits landmark new crossing
Publication Date: 20 September, 2004
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Gulf Coast Tallies Damage
Damage assessments were being gathered along the Florida Panhandle and Alabama Gulf coasts in the wake of Hurricane Ivan on Friday. Information was trickling in slowly as communications were badly damaged
Publication Date: 17 September, 2004
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New ARTBA Chairman Continues Federal Funding Push
While federal highway funding has reached one state — stasis, American Road & Transportation Builders Association is continuing the push for a six-year $375-billion needs-based reauthorization bil
Publication Date: 15 September, 2004
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Connecticut Tries to Avert Federal Highway Fund Sanctions
After a notice from the Federal Highway Administration, Connecticut officials have taken steps to revive their suspended motor vehicle emissions testing program and, they hope, avert having up to $230 mill
Publication Date: 13 September, 2004
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Senate Panel Approves 4% Hike for Highways in 2005
A Senate appropriations subcommittee has approved a fiscal 2005 spending bill that would boost the federal highway obligation ceiling by almost $1.3 billion, or 4%, to a record $34.9 billion. Transportatio
Publication Date: 09 September, 2004
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States Cut Their Share of Overall Highway Funding, GAO Says
Since the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century became law, fiscally strapped states and localities trimmed their own spending on highways, the Government Accountability Office says. In a report i
Publication Date: 09 September, 2004
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Bush Mentions One-Year Extension
At a campaign stop in Missouri, President Bush said he still hopes to see Congress pass a six-year transportation bill, but he also noted that lawmakers instead may adopt a one-year extension of the curren
Publication Date: 08 September, 2004
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Illinois Proposes $5.3-Billion Tollway Reconstruction
In an ambitious-yet-criticized project, Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich (D) on Aug. 25 proposed a $5.3-billion-plan to convert half of the state’s tollway system into high speed, "open-road toll
Publication Date: 02 September, 2004
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Segmental Bridge Widening A First for U.S. Mainland
Crews have completed the widening of a segmental fly-over bridge in Miami-Dade County—a rare construction feat and the first job of its kind in the mainland United States.
Publication Date: 02 September, 2004
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Funding Problems Keep Bay Area Span Plan In Suspense
In a long-awaited report published Aug. 16, the California Dept. of Transportation warns of a year-long delay and more cost increases unless the legislature approves additional funding for the span’s self-anchored cable suspension bridge. T
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Publication Date: 30 August , 2004
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Fluor-led Team Gets Green Light To Move Forward With HOT-Lane Proposal In Virginia
Fluor project manager Gary Grote estimates it will take about two months to work out the schedule up to project scope and financial plan. A design-build agreement and floating of toll revenue bonds would follow. Construction could begin in 18 mo
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Publication Date: 27 August , 2004
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Test Findings Implicate URS Design For Tampa Toll Road Pier Problems
Fundamental design flaws in the concrete foundations of an elevated reversible-lane toll road in Tampa have been cited for the problems that have delayed completion of the $350-million Lee Roy Selmon Cross
Publication Date: 27 August , 2004
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Corps Fixes Louisville Lock, Reopens Ohio River Four Days Early
The Corps of Engineers has completed repairs of a lock on the Ohio River and reopened the river after a 10-day shutdown--four days earlier than scheduled. The Corps said the McAlpine Lock at Louisvill
Publication Date: 26 August , 2004
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Opponents Drop Challenge to New Seattle Runway
A planned third runway at Seattle Tacoma International Airport cleared a hurdle when local opponents agreed to drop their challenge to the $1.1-billion project. The Airport Communities Coalition, which inc
Publication Date: 20 August , 2004
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State DOTs to Study Impact of One-Year Extension
While waiting for Congress to resume discussions on a new, multi-year transportation bill, state officials are assessing how a further one-year legislative extension would affect their agencies' constructi
Publication Date: 19 August , 2004
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Emergency Repairs Halt Ohio River Traffic
A two-week scheduled closing of the Ohio River at Louisville, Ky., for the emergency repair of a navigation lock is expected to halt the transport of more than 2 million tons of cargo as well as affect tou
Publication Date: 16 August , 2004
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Racing To Keep Up, U.S. Ports Must Be Green, Lean and Connected
"There have never been this many things changing at once," says Larry Nye, vice president of port planning for Moffatt & Nichol, Long Beach, Calif. Today’s planners face an "unprecedented" combination of economic, en
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Publication Date: 09 August , 2004
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Bush Signs Fifth Transport Bill Extension
Federal highway and transit programs will continue into September under another stopgap transportation bill, which President Bush signed into law on July 30. It is the fifth short-term extension since last
Publication Date: 30 July , 2004
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Fifth Extension Looms; House GOP Proposes $299-Billion, Six-Year Bill
Senate and House funding proposals are getting closer on a multi-year transportation funding bill, but there is no deal in sight. That will force lawmakers to extend the highway and transit programs before
Publication Date: 23 July , 2004
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House,Senate Pass 5th Stopgap Transport Bill
With no agreement yet on a six-year transportation bill, Congress has approved another short extension of the federal highway and transit programs, seeking to avert a virtual shutdown of much of the U.S. D
Publication Date: 23 July , 2004
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