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Infrastructure Investment and the Economy
For several years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has released an annual report card on the deteriorating state of America’s infrastructure. ASCE has released a new “Failure to Act” economic report series that shows the ... |
Jan 18, 2013 8:25:00 AM |
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Recycled Plastic In Your Roads?
The City of Vancouver is working on a project that uses a warm-mix paving application that turns recycled plastic into asphalt. This innovative solution extends the industry’s efforts to prepare asphalt with “warm-mix&rdqu... |
Nov 20, 2012 10:10:00 AM |
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BIM Use Increasing in Infrastructure Projects
Building Information Modeling (BIM) use has been widely adopted in vertical construction. According to an article published by the Engineering News-Record, engineers are now increasingly using BIM on infrastructure projects. The article reports that the ... |
Oct 25, 2012 8:41:00 AM |
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A Scientific Ghost Town
A $1 billion city without residents is to be built in southeastern New Mexico to help researchers test everything from intelligent traffic systems to next-generation wireless networks. The “ghost” city will have all of the infrastructure that ... |
May 21, 2012 8:26:00 AM |
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Roads in Wisconsin
A new research report provided by the State Smart Transportation Initiative and 1000 Friends of Wisconsin details the sources of funding for Wisconsin highways and roads. The report aims to clear up some of the misconceptions people have about how ... |
Dec 29, 2011 8:50:00 AM |
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AGC’s Plea for Infrastructure Investment
Back in May, AGC released a new report on the need for the federal government to invest in much-needed infrastructure projects. According to AGC’s report: The report notes that the federal government has a Constitutional responsibility to invest in ... |
Sep 16, 2011 8:54:00 AM |
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Sun-Powered High-Speed Rail
Progress was made in Europe on the transportation front, as a high-speed rail line running between Paris and Amsterdam now runs partially on the sun. The train draws power from 2.1 miles of solar panels that sit atop a train tunnel. Trains with solar ... |
Jun 14, 2011 12:04:00 PM |
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New Frontier for Sustainability Ratings: Infrastructure Projects
The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and the American Public Works Association (APWA) have joined forces to form a new Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). ISI is intended to be a ... |
May 17, 2011 10:00:00 AM |
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Dams in Danger
As we have blogged about in this space before, America’s infrastructure is badly in need of repair. There is one area in particular that is being overlooked—our nation’s aging dams. According to the Association of State Dam Safety ... |
Mar 1, 2011 8:06:00 AM |
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Transportation Bill Expiring
The latest extension of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), the funding and authorization bill that has governed the U.S. federal transportation spending since 2005, will expire at the end ... |
Nov 23, 2010 9:44:51 AM |
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Treasury Department Release Infrastructure Investment Study
An October 11th report titled, “An Economic Analysis of Infrastructure Investment,” which was prepared by the Department of the Treasury with the Council of Economic Advisers, evaluates the economic impact of the Obama administration&rsquo... |
Oct 29, 2010 12:26:00 PM |
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U.S. Transportation Infrastructure Needs Improving
In September 2009, 80 transportation experts met for three days to discuss the transportation infrastructure in the United States, and their conclusions are troubling, to say the least. The highly-credentialed group concluded that if innovative reforms ... |
Oct 6, 2010 10:16:50 AM |
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AASHTO Predicts Top 10 Transportation Topics for 2010
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 used infrastructure spending as a key component of stimulating the U.S. economy, which focused much needed attention on the state of the country’s infrastructure. The American Association of State ... |
Jan 19, 2010 1:09:50 PM |