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Transportation
Major North-South Corridor Project
Reconstruction boosts traffic flow and improves safety.
Roadway Challenges
Reality versus experience.
Tight-Fisted Road Management
How a fleet of eight motor graders keeps road
maintenance costs low for a rural county government.
City/County Airport Builds CCP
Magnetically quiet zone enables airport to remain
competitive.
Tackling Transit
Token Destruction
Reducing and recycling transit tokens replenishes state
coffers.
Faster—Better—and Cheaper!
Expressway project fits two construction seasons worth
of work into two months.
Pulverization on Local Roads
Pulverization uses 100 percent of existing materials,
corrects crosssection problems, and increases the load-bearing strength
of the base.
Marking a Future Freeway’s Path
Right-of-way management tool helps LaDOTD preserve I-49
Connector’s alignment during acquisition process.
ODOT Experts Solve Transportation Challenge
Transporting 127 wind turbines requires creativity.
Airport
Link Protects Wildlife Habitat
Missing stretch of highway crosses sensitive ground.
Collaborative
Project Management Solution
Successfully managing a $250-million turnpike project.
Warm Mix Asphalt Technologies and
Research
Potential to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.
Depending on the Iron
A Texas county relies on its motor graders—year ‘round.
Plastic Gas Pipe Encasement Under
Roadways
Improved systems will cut cost.
An Innovative Approach
to Highway Construction
Impact on a gateway community, active landslides,
and a short construction season are accommodated.
Breath of Fresh Air for
a Historic Tunnel
New ventilation system improves air quality.
New Technologies
for Better Highways
New technologies are enabling roads
to be built faster, smoother, and for less money.
Program Management: Effective
Options for Today’s Super-Sized Projects
Is the whole truly greater than the sum of its parts? When it comes to
major transportation programs, the answer is a resounding “yes.”
Roadway Improvements
Return Vitality to Downtown
On a major Ohio artery, peak-hour traffic operations were congested,
traffic accidents had increased, and repairs were needed to the
infrastructure.
Expedited Project
Delivery
To the resolve:
design-build, toll roads, and private sector funding for alternative
delivery of transportation projects.
Interstate 90 Sunset
Interchange: Like Threading a Needle
The new I-90 Sunset
Interchange project is a testament to innovative engineering, resiliency
to challenges, and commitment to teamwork.
The Way to a
Better Road
City helps pioneer
use of foamed asphalt base reclamation.
Finding a New Route
Tollways and other
alternative financing methods pave a new way to reducing
congestion.
An Alternative Approach to
Foundation Support
King
County, WA, engineers used innovative soil reinforcement technology
to support a mechanically stabilized earth wall along a major
highway.
Sound Barrier Walls Incorporate
Architectural Features
City and
county officials in North Dakota wanted their sound barrier walls to
be more than lifeless concrete walls; they wanted aesthetics.
Rural Road Reclamation
The Lone
Star State tests a new product for in-place reclamation of rural
roads that might save time and money.
Accelerated
Timeline Creates Additional Project Challenges
Short
construction season and tight timeframe challenge engineers.
Easing Congestion on Superstition
Freeway
The
Southeast Valley of the Phoenix Metropolitan area has experienced
explosive growth over the past 20 years and the backbone of its
highway system needed considerable adjustment.
LA Investigates Foamed Asphalt
Thanks to
foamed asphalt, it's now a smoother trip on Mr. Lee Drive to the
world famous "Hollywood" sign than the road to stardom.
Where Technology Meets Winter
Maintenance
Guidelines
for winter maintenance managers provide a precise forecast of
surface conditions and treatment recommendations customized for
specific routes.
Texas City Reaps Benefits of Resurrected
Highway Project
What was
once a rural highway with two main lanes in each direction is now a
freeway that includes a total of eight main lanes, a critical
expansion of U.S. 59 through Sugar Land, Texas.
Transit Responds
to Terrorism
After
9/11, Congress focused its attention on airport security, and for
good reason. But the nation's public transportation did not receive
an equivalent amount of attention, although transit systems are also
highly vulnerable to terrorist attacks.
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