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- Solutions to the traffic snarl: better information—and the means to deliver it—underpin USDOT's efforts to ease congestion through operational and technological improvements
- Approximately half of all congestion can be traced to recurring causes such as physical bottlenecks. The other half stems from nonrecurring causes, such as crashes, work zones, and weather. In May 2006, the U.S. Department of Transportation's USDOT National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network (also known as...
- Research articles 2007-07-01
- COLORADO: Chain-Up Spaces
- The Colorado Motor Carrier Association said the state Department of Transportation has pledged to provide $1.2 million to add more "chain-up" spaces for trucks along Interstate 70.CDOT requires that commercial vehicles be equipped with chains when roadways are covered by snow.While the $1.2 million does not "fully address the needs...
- Research articles 2007-03-19
- Delta's New DSC7000 Beam Barrier Provides 0.7 Second "Emergency Fast Closing"; Exceeds DOS, DOD, and USACE ACP and EFO Closing Time Requirements; Stops 15,000 Pound Truck Going 50 mph/12-30 Foot Wide Barrier Perfect for Wide Roadways; Meets K12
- M2 PRESSWIRE-7 February 2007-Delta Scientific: Delta's New DSC7000 Beam Barrier Provides 0.7 Second "Emergency Fast Closing"; Exceeds DOS, DOD, and USACE ACP and EFO Closing Time Requirements; Stops 15,000 Pound Truck Going 50 mph/12-30 Foot Wide Barrier Perfect for Wide Roadways; Meets K12 Crash StandardC1994-2007 ...
- Research articles 2007-02-07
- Renewed focus on reducing traffic deaths.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
- The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials AASTO has put out a call for governors nationwide to address the extreme loss of life and the staggering costs associated with disabling injuries on the nations's roadways. According to the World Health Organization,...
- Research articles 2007-02-01
- Hunter Industries.
- Staff The Texas Department of Transportation and Hunter Industries are widening FM 775 from Loop 321, in LaVernia, Texas, to the Guadalupe County line improving roadway safety. The $1.5-million safety bond project will widen FM 775 from a 20-foot roadway to...
- Research articles 2007-01-15
- On Schedule.(Milwaukee Transportation Partners)
- By Barry Gantenbein Staging helps keep Marquette Interchange reconstruction on pace for completion in 2008 Like any other construction job, the Marquette Interchange reconstruction project in Milwaukee is being built step by step. ...
- Research articles 2006-12-21
- Route 22 roadwork sticking around for the holidays.(News)
- Byline: Nadia Malik Daily Herald Staff Writer Four lanes on Route 22 through Buffalo Grove and Long Grove may not be a reality until spring - and a full opening may not be until June - even though the roadwork was supposed to be completed...
- Research articles 2006-12-14
- Michelin's Design Competition Focuses on Sharing the Road
- ROADWAY SAFETYAccording to the World Health Organization, road traffic deaths and injuries are a "major but neglected public health challenge." One way to face this challenge is to design better, safer vehicles and better, safer roadways. To spur those developments, Michelin North America selected the theme "Sharing the Road" for...
- Research articles 2006-12-01
- Fence Post.(News)(Letter to the editor)
- Good to be found in losing a campaign My letter is to those of you who campaigned for your favorite candidate with the hard work and long hours of door to door canvassing, posting signage, calling and driving people to polls, et al, and were...
- Research articles 2006-11-13
- New York Reopens Sections of Storm-Damaged I-88.(Brief article)
- Staff Governor George E. Pataki announced August 31 the reopening of two lanes of Interstate 88, following a tour of the 5.5-mile section of roadway located between exits 9 and 10 in Sidney, Delaware County. In June severe rain storms which exceeded...
- Research articles 2006-11-06
- A noteworthy year
- The Golden Anniversary of the Eisenhower Interstate System was just one of several significant anniversaries in highway history in 2006. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In 2006, the Federal Highway Administration FHWA and its partners celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways....
- Research articles 2006-11-01
- WYOMING: Highway Funding
- BRIEFSCHEYENNE - With the federal government cutting back on highway funds while Wyoming's roadways are sinking into their worst condition in decades, highway administrators and state lawmakers said the state is going to have to dig deep into its own pockets to address the problem."I don't think it would be...
- Research articles 2006-09-11
- Milestone Beams On 85/316.
- By Steve Hudson The setting of the first of more than 430 beams marked a major milestone on the Georgia Department of Transportation's I-85/SR 316 reconstruction and HOV lane extension project in Gwinnett County. In Georgia's...
- Research articles 2006-09-04
- FEMA tapped to fix local road
- BELMONT AFTER months of silence from city officials, frustrated Marburger Avenue homeowners are banking on help from state and federal agencies to fix their sliding roadway damaged by heavy rains last winter. The Federal Emergency Management Agency could set aside some money to fix...
- Research articles 2006-08-22
- DOT IG to Conduct Big Dig Review
- The Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General said it will conduct a comprehensive review of the Big Dig tunnel collapse in Boston separate from the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation.It said the review should include tunnels, bridges, ramps and roadways, as well as mechanical and electrical systems and security...
- Research articles 2006-08-07
- An orphaned highway
- Reconstruction and emergency repairs aim to resolve longstanding ownership and maintenance troubles for a historic roadway near Yellowstone. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A woman planning a summer vacation once wrote a letter to CBS travel correspondent Charles Kuralt and asked, "What are America's most beautiful highways?" As documented in his...
- Research articles 2006-07-01
- CALIFORNIA: Safer Pavement
- SAN JOSE - Crashes and fatal accidents were reduced on two busy San Francisco Bay area roadways after they were repaved using a combination of ruliberized pavement and porous asphalt to drain water off the road, authorities said.The mixture is called "opengraded asphalt" and is designed to keep roads free...
- Research articles 2006-04-24
- Northwest suburbs in 60 seconds.(News)
- Mannheim/Touhy roadwork: Starting April 24, drivers should expect daily lane closures at the corner of Mannheim Road and Touhy Avenue in Des Plaines. The Illinois Department of Transportation roadwork project is expected to last until June. Crews will patch and resurface the roadway, make...
- Research articles 2006-04-17
- Los Angeles offers road and pavement contract worth $30m over five years.(Facilities and Installations)
- The Los Angeles District is seeking a firm to provide a variety of roadway and pavement improvement services, primarily at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Under W912PL-06-R-0013, the work involves earthwork including soil sampling, testing, and removal. The contract also calls for pavement work with both...
- Research articles 2006-04-05
- National Grants Help State's Scenic Roads
- Some Mountain State roadways will be friendlier places for tourists with the help of grants secured by U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.The senator helped obtain $751,336 through the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Scenic Byways Program. The grants are for 11 separate projects, ranging from building rest areas to examining...
- Research articles 2006-03-24
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