GMA officers meet with vice president’s office and the White House
February 1st, 2018
On Sept. 18, 2017, in Washington, D.C., GMA executive council officers Keith Gardner, Fred Chuck, and Doug Brown, and I attended preliminary meetings with the White House’s Council on Environmental Quality and vice president Mike Pence’s senior policy staff to discuss the status of the president’s infrastructure plan and the role geosynthetics will play in […]
2018 GeoEdmonton abstracts due Dec. 31, 2017
December 19th, 2017
Abstracts of up to 300 words for presenters are due by Dec. 31, 2017, for GeoEdmonton 2018, which will take place Sept. 23–26, 2018, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. All abstracts and papers must be submitted online via the Abstract Submission feature on the GeoEdmonton 2018 website. The Geotechnical Society of Edmonton and the Canadian Geotechnical […]
Panorama: California passes law to spend $52.4 billion on infrastructure, and EPA’s hydrologic evaluation of landfill performance (HELP) model
August 1st, 2017
California passes law to spend $52.4 billion on infrastructure Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed a package of legislation to improve transportation and create jobs in communities across California. “Safe and smooth roads make California a better place to live and strengthen our economy,” said Gov. Brown. “This legislation will put thousands of people to […]
ARTBA accepting nominations for women leaders in transportation design and construction awards
July 28th, 2017
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) is accepting nominations for the Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction Awards until August 4, 2017. ARTBA established the awards program to recognize and honor extraordinary efforts of individuals, companies and public agencies that have demonstrated leadership and dedication to innovation in the transportation design construction […]
California Transportation Commission approves $593 million in funding
July 12th, 2017
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) approved nearly $593 million for 124 transportation projects aimed at alleviating traffic delays, repairing aging roads and bridges, and encouraging bicycling and walking. The funding is part of a larger push to rebuild and maintain the Golden State’s infrastructure. “These projects will help us maintain and modernize California’s transportation system,” […]
Erie County DPW awarded 2015 Transportation Project of the Year
February 22nd, 2016
The American Public Works Association honored the Erie County Department of Public Works with the 2015 Transportation Project of the Year award for the Lake Avenue Reconstruction Project. The project included a full reconstruction of two miles of Lake Ave. between Abbott Rd. and Southwestern Blvd. in Orchard Park, N.Y.. Last reconstructed in the early […]
South Mountain Freeway to be constructed as public-private partnership
January 7th, 2016
Development team selected and construction to start next summer on largest highway project in Arizona history A press release from the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) says that the agency has selected a preferred developer for the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, which remains on track for construction beginning in summer 2016. It will be […]
INDOT’s 2015 investments in roads and bridges exceeded $1 billion
January 6th, 2016
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has announced that the agency’s 2015 construction season resulted in an investment of more than $1 billion in state and local roads, bridges, trails, and traffic safety projects. The mix of federal and state transportation funding, along with money from Gov. Mike Pence’s Major Moves 2020 program, allowed INDOT […]
Six-year $478b transportation bill sent to Congress
April 3rd, 2015
‘Grow America’ to address U.S. infrastructure woes On Monday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a press release describing a six-year, $478 billion transportation reauthorization bill that was sent to Congress March 30. Called the Grow America Act by the Obama administration, the proposed bill “invests in modernizing America’s infrastructure.” The release said that […]