House Passes Four-Month TEA-21 Extension
Unable to produce a multi-year transportation bill so far, the House has approved legislation that would extend the highway and transit programs for four more months. The bill, passed on Feb. 11 by a vote
Publication Date: 12 February , 2004
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Senate Clears Procedural Hurdle on TEA-21 Successor
Senate supporters of a $318-billion transportation funding bill scored a procedural victory, cutting off what had been a lengthy debate on the measure and pushing the legislation closer to a final vote.
Publication Date: 12 February , 2004
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House Vote Seen Within Days on 4-Month TEA-21 Extension
As the Feb. 29 deadline approaches, the House is expected to vote as early as Feb. 11 on a bill to extend the federal highway and transit programs for four more months. The last authorization, the Transpor
Publication Date: 09 February , 2004
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Light Steel Tube Web Girders Brace New French Viaduct
A 1.2-km-long viaduct featuring a novel, 4.5-m-deep composite deck box girder with steel tube webs designed to enhance prestressing efficiency and save weight is nearing completion in France. The $50-mill
Publication Date: 09 February , 2004
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Senate Finance Panel Clears $35 Billion to Support TEA-21 Successor
The Senate Finance Committee has approved $35 billion in revenue raisers to help fund a $318-billion, six-year successor to the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Although the tax-writing comm
Publication Date: 03 February , 2004
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'Prefeasibility' Study Looks at Newfoundland/Labrador Link
The governments of Canada and the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador will jointly fund a $275,000 "prefeasibility study" for a 10-mile-plus fixed highway and/or rail link across the Strait of Belle Isl
Publication Date: 02 February , 2004
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Arizona Makes Some Noise With Quiet Road Efforts
Urged on by residents tired of excessive highway noise, Arizona Dept. of Transportation engineers are progressing with landmark efforts of quiet-pavement designs.
Publication Date: 02 February , 2004
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Design of World Trade Center Transportation Hub Unveiled
Construction could begin next year on components of a new multimodal transit center at the site of the World Trade Center in New York City, say engineers with the Downtown Design Partnership, a team led by
Publication Date: 02 February , 2004
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For TEA-21 Successor: One Step Forward in Senate, One Step Back in House
Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee have proposed a package of transportation tax changes that would raise enough money to support the highway portion of a $317-billion successor to the Transportation
Publication Date: 29 January , 2004
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O'Hare picks PM for $6.6-billion airfield expansion in Chicago
Chicago Aviation Partners, a program-management enterprise led by DMJM Aviation, was selected on Jan. 27 to lead the first phase of Chicago’s $6.6-billion O’Hare International Airport expansion.
Publication Date: 28 January , 2004
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Maine Replacement Span Sparks Design Controversy
Foundation work has begun on a new Waldo-Hancock bridge over Maine’s Penobscot River. The $65-million single-plane, cable-stayed concrete segmental structure will incorporate an observatory deck in on
Publication Date: 26 January , 2004
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Northridge Aftermath: Aftershocks Continue
"We’re always fighting against the last earthquake we experienced...instead of trying to look ahead to see what’s on the horizon and fix the problem," says Thomas H. Heaton, a geology professor at California Institute of Tech
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Publication Date: 26 January , 2004
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Stainless Steel Bolsters Oregon Arch-Hinged Bridge
An unusual arch-hinged Oregon bridge with 400 tons of stainless steel reinforcing bar in its deck and T-beams is all but complete. The 773-ft-long link over Haynes Inlet Slough is expected to last 120 main
Publication Date: 26 January , 2004
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DOT's Mineta Opposes Extending TEA-21 for One or Two Years
As Congress resumes work on the long-stalled successor to the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta says he opposes extending the highway and transit pro
Publication Date: 22 January , 2004
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Ambitious Plans Call for Toll Roads Texas Style
True to its unofficial motto, "Don’t Mess With Texas," the Lone Star State willingly bucks convention. An ambitious highway plan, as maverick as the state itself, is proving this true. In a
Publication Date: 19 January , 2004
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Technology, Partnerships Will Create Toll Roads of the Future
The first modern-era toll road, financed entirely by $20.6 million in bonds, opened in Maine in 1947. Revenue bonding allows the Turnpike Authority to pledge back the debt via toll revenue and through no o
Publication Date: 19 January , 2004
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Threats Fray Nerves But Spawn Innovation
The vulnerability assessment business is booming, as terrorism keeps the world on edge. Identifying soft spots in public spaces and infrastructure is just the start. Miles and miles of remotely dispersed i
Publication Date: 12 January , 2004
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U.S. Engineer Keeps Busy With China Connections
A U.S. engineer is busy building bridges in China. T.Y. Lin International designed two record-breakers just getting under way, and is in a construction joint venture for one of them. The San Francisco-base
Publication Date: 12 January , 2004
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AECOM Hires Jackson, Former DOT Deputy Secretary
AECOM Technology Corp. has recruited former U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Michael P. Jackson to be a senior vice president. AECOM, which announced Jackson's hiring on Jan. 5, says he "
Publication Date: 05 January , 2004
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Publication Date: 01 January , 2004
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Central Artery Team Opens Last $2.6-billion Segment
The third and final tunnel opening this year on Boston’s $14.6-billion Central Artery/Tunnel project went as scheduled Dec 20 when officials and workers activated the Interstate 93 southbound lanes.
Publication Date: 29 December , 2003
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AIR-21 Successor Signed, but Appropriations Mess Stalls Airport Grants
New federal airport construction grants remain on hold, despite the enactment of a $60-billion bill reauthorizing Federal Aviation Administration programs for the next four years. The reason for the delay
Publication Date: 23 December , 2003
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After a Slump Similar to America’s, Global Aviation Takes Off
Globally, airport investment is "by and large picking up," says Gilles Hondius, director of The Hague-based Netherlands Airport Consultants B.V (NACO), which has focused solely on airport planning and design for more than 50 years. In
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Publication Date: 15 December , 2003
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Builders and Designers Adjust to Aviation’s Changing Needs
Gone are the days of V-shaped runways, quonset huts and complacency, replaced now by parallel runways, plugged-in terminals and uncertainty. Since the first flight by the Wright Brothers a century ago, avi
Publication Date: 15 December , 2003
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For Airport Designers and Architects, The Future Is At The Gate
Continuing terrorist threats, repercussions from the deregulation of the aviation industry in 1978, recession and high diesel fuel prices have brought some major U.S. airlines to the brink of bankruptcy recently. That sent airport construction s
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Publication Date: 15 December , 2003
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Next Phase of Baggage Screening Goes In-line, Out ofView
U.S. airports are finished with last year’s Transportation Security Administration deadline to install baggage screening systems and now are pressing designers, contractors and vendors to take those s
Publication Date: 15 December , 2003
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Number of Flyers Take the Train To the Plane
When the new $1.9-billion Airtrain opens Dec. 17 in New York City, it will be the first time light rail has connected Manhattanites to a New York City airport. Internmodal transportation advocates mark the
Publication Date: 15 December , 2003
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The Kabul to Kandahar Road Deemed Most Dangerous Site
The road from Kabul to Kandahar is being billed by the U.S. and the fledgling transitional government in Afghanistan as a showcase infrastructure reconstruction project. But for the engineers of East Orang
Publication Date: 15 December , 2003
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With Regional Jet Growth, Aviation Work Is Reviving With Revisions
Aviation construction is back on the runway and gaining speed, thanks in part to the growth of low-cost carriers such as JetBlue and Southwest. They are pumping figures back up for passenger traffic despit
Publication Date: 15 December , 2003
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TSA Awards New Round of Seaport Security Grants
The Transportation Security Administration has awarded $179 million in grants to upgrade security at seaports around the country, but port authorities say much more federal security aid is needed. The fund
Publication Date: 11 December , 2003
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Pakistani Engineer Killed on Kabul-Kandahar Road Project
KABUL: A Pakistani engineer working for Louis Berger in Afghanistan was killed Dec. 8, less than 48 hours after two Indian engineers working for the company were kidnapped on the notorious Kabul-Kandahar h
Publication Date: 09 December , 2003
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Tangled Kansas City Interchange Reaches Milestone
The Missouri "Triangle" is 40 years old and carries more than 250,000 vehicles per day through Kansas City’s crowded southeastern corridor. Three major arterial highways converge there, Interstate 435, I-470 and Highway 71, carving in the l
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Publication Date: 08 December , 2003
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Two More Engineers Kidnapped on Kabul-Kandahar Road Project
"We understand some guys accosted them and beat up the Afghan driver before taking the vehicle with the two Indian engineers and leaving the driver behind," says Louis Berger spokesman Mike Staples. "Before the attack, they had be
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Publication Date: 08 December , 2003
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California Bridge Collapse Kills Worker and Injures Seven
One construction worker died and seven others were injured from the collapse of a 100-ft-long section of falsework on a northern California bridge construction project Dec. 3. Officials decline to speculat
Publication Date: 05 December , 2003
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9/11-Damaged Rail Is Reborn Temporarily
The Nov. 23 resumption of train service from New Jersey into New York City’s former World Trade Center site after a $566-million overhaul of stations and track damaged on Sept. 11, 2001, marks a cruci
Publication Date: 01 December , 2003
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Afghan Kidnapers Release Turkish Roadbuilder
Hasan Onal was employed by the Gulsan/Cukrova joint venture, which is sub-contracted to build a notorious stretch of road between Kandahar and Qalat, where two Louis Berger Group Inc. engineers were ambushed in October.
Publication Date: 01 December , 2003
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Chinese Contractor Snags Afghan Roadbuilding Work
A Chinese construction company has won the first major construction contract of the second road reconstruction package of work available in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban regime two years ago.
Publication Date: 01 December , 2003
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Aviation Bill Finally Clears Congress, with $14.2 Billion for Airport Grants
After weeks of negotiating, the Senate has passed a four-year, $60-billion aviation measure that contains $14.2 billion for federal airport grants. The Senate's Nov. 21 approval is the final congressional
Publication Date: 24 November , 2003
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Engineer Legend T.Y. Lin Dead at 91
Tung-Yen Lin, a visionary civil engineer known as the pioneer of standardizing use of prestressed concrete and post-tensioned slabs, died Nov. 15 of natural causes in El Cerrito, Calif. He was 91.
Publication Date: 24 November , 2003
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Louis Berger Engineers Cheat Death in Afghanistan Ambush
Two engineers with Louis Berger Group Inc. who were ambushed on the Kabul-Kandahar highway in Afghanistan have spoken for the first time about how they cheated death while working on the most dangerous roa
Publication Date: 20 November , 2003
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Young Introduces $375-Billion TEA-21 Successor, But Silent On Financing
Months after he started floating the idea, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Don Young (R-Alaska) introduced a $375-billion, six-year transportation funding bill that would replace
Publication Date: 20 November , 2003
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Contractor Speeds Deck Replacement Across the Ohio
Careful analysis by engineers cut a bridge deck replacement in Kentucky from 26 stages to eight instead. The contractor avoided extra shifts and potential late penalties of $59,000 a day in replacing the d
Publication Date: 17 November , 2003
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O'Hare Names Lead Runway Designers, Disqualifies Bechtel As Program Manager
As it waits for a final blessing from the Federal Aviation Administration, the City of Chicago is pushing forward with design and engineering for its $6.6-billion O’Hare International Airport rehabili
Publication Date: 14 November , 2003
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Conferees Agree on 7% FY04 Hike for Highways, 2% for Transit
House and Senate appropriators have reached agreement on a 2004 spending bill that provides a 7% increase for the federal highway program and a smaller boost for the Federal Transit Administration.
Publication Date: 13 November , 2003
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Senate Panel Clears $255-Billion TEA-21 Successor; Financing Not Assured
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has approved a six-year highway funding bill, which its backers say provides $255 billion for highways, that would be the central component of a successor
Publication Date: 12 November , 2003
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Las Vegas Extends System Before First Phase Is Finished
The Las Vegas Strip’s newest attraction isn’t an exploding volcano or a Cirque du Soleil show, but a futuristic-looking 50-m.p.h. monorail that will begin revenue service on Jan. 20. A design-bui
Publication Date: 10 November , 2003
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Maine Cables Get Extra Support in Rare Procedure
A complex load transfer operation involving installation of supplemental cables on a 72-year-old two-lane suspension bridge may be the first of its kind in the U.S. Consulting engineers for Maine’s De
Publication Date: 10 November , 2003
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Caltrans Steels Up For Big Bid Changes
In an effort to cut costs and boost competition on its $2.6-billion San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge project, the California Dept. of Transportation is changing bid requirements and scheduling. In a contro
Publication Date: 03 November , 2003
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Portland's 'Big Pipe Project' Gets Down to The Big Grind
Contractors in Portland, Ore., are using two 16-ft-dia, variable pressure tunnel boring machines to build a 4.2-mile storage tunnel to handle the city’s combined sewage overflows. The $293-million pro
Publication Date: 03 November , 2003
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Taiwanese Team Perseveres Through Problematic Route
Taiwanese engineers showed relief as much as pleasure at completing the pilot drive on what they say is South East Asia’s longest highway tunnel. After battling nearly eight years longer than planned,
Publication Date: 03 November , 2003
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House Passes Revised Aviation Bill, Senate Filibuster Threatened
The bill, which the House passed on Oct. 30 by a slim 211-207 vote, is important to the construction industry because it authorizes $14.2 billion for the federal Airport Improvement Program, which finances constr
Publication Date: 31 October , 2003
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A Modest Pedestrian Bridge Is Quite Well-Connected
The superstructure lines of a newly constructed pedestrian bridge rising to 87 ft above Shoreline Drive in Long Beach, Calif., resemble the old Cyclone Racer roller coaster, a mainstay of the old neighbori
Publication Date: 27 October , 2003
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Senate Panel to Vote on $255-Billion Successor to TEA-21
Leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee have struck a deal on the major elements of a $255-billion, six-year highway bill, which they plan to bring to a vote by the committee on Nov. 5
Publication Date: 27 October , 2003
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Arch Crossing in the Emirates Will Mimic Sand Dunes
An arching bridge, designed by London-based Zaha Hadid Architects to evoke undulating sand dunes, is now beginning construction in Abu Dhabi, according to the U.K.s High-Point Rendel Ltd., the project’
Publication Date: 20 October , 2003
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Tacoma Crossing Sets Down Amid Swirl of Legacy, Tides
Amid the treacherously powerful swirls of Gig Harbor currents, the massive foundations for the third incarnation of one of the world’s most recognizably titled bridges are taking shape. Steeped in his
Publication Date: 13 October , 2003
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Studies in Suspense Flourish in New York
With five Hudson River structures and a small staff, New York State Bridge Authority chief engineer William Moreau looks to consultants–and new ideas–to help figure out how to make his "babi
Publication Date: 06 October , 2003
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Bush Signs 5-Month TEA-21 Extension
President Bush has signed into law legislation that extends the highway and transit programs for five months, averting a cutoff of federal surface transportation funds. Bush signed the bill on Sept. 30, th
Publication Date: 01 October , 2003
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Missouri-Illinois Crossing Meets Well In the Middle
The Route 74 Cape Girardeau crossing may be the last bridge in the U.S. to have its cables grouted, says Larry Owens, project manager for Evansville, Ind.-based Traylor Bros. Inc., the contractor. In recent years, sheathed cable-stays have becom
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Publication Date: 29 September, 2003
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Senate Approves 5-Month TEA-21 Extension
Congress has acted to stave off an impending shutdown of federal highway and transit funding by approving a five-month extension of the current law, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. The
Publication Date: 29 September, 2003
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House Approves 5-Month TEA-21 Extension
The bill would provide more than $14 billion in highway contract authority and more than $3 billion for mass transit grants.
Publication Date: 25 September, 2003
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