The New Jersey Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for $165 million worth of fiscal year 2024 grant funding to support local transportation projects – funds made available through its four major “State Aid” programs. [Above photo by the New Jersey DOT] The agency said grant applications for that funding – awarded through its […]
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently issued a brand new publication: “LRFD Steel Bridge Fabrication Specifications, 1st Edition.” [Above image by AASHTO] This new Load Resistance Factor Design or LRFD guide highlights the specifications governing the fabrication of vehicular steel bridges to include the furnishing and fabrication of steel structures, as […]
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently published interim revisions to the fourth edition of its “Guide Specification for Seismic Isolation Design.” [Above image by AASHTO] First published in 2014, these interim revisions address major changes in the state of the art of seismic isolation design for highway bridges and reflects. Specifically, […]
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State DOTs Bolster 2023 National Work Zone Safety Campaign
editor@aashto.org April 21, 2023 0 COMMENTSThe annual National Work Zone Awareness Week outreach campaign – conducted April 17-21– involved state departments of transportation and other industry groups from across the country in a variety of public events aimed at reducing fatalities and injuries caused highway work zone crashes. [Above photo by Georgia DOT] At a national kickoff event for the […]
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In its latest projections, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said traffic fatalities declined slightly to 42,795 people in 2022 – a 0.3 percent drop compared to the 42,939 traffic fatalities reported for 2021. [Above photo by WSDOT] As a result, the estimated fatality rate decreased to 1.35 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled […]
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Former Rep. Elmer Greinert “Bud” Shuster (above) of Pennsylvania died on April 19 due to complications from a hip fracture he suffered in a fall in late March. He was 91 years old. [Above photo via Wikipedia] First elected to the House of Representatives in 1972, Shuster went on to become chairman of the House […]
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The Federal Highway Administration is seeking applications for $848 million worth of Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation or PROTECT grants. [Above image by the FHWA] This is the first round of funding from this particular discretionary grant program; funding aimed at making the country’s surface transportation system – including highways, public […]
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The American Traffic Safety Services Association and the Transportation Research Board Standing Committee on Traffic Control Devices recently invited students nationwide to compete in the 2024 Traffic Control Device or TCD Student Challenge. [Above photo by ATSSA] The contest is open to high school, junior college, college and university students or teams of students with […]
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently issued a notice of funding opportunity for cities, towns, counties, tribal governments, and Metropolitan Planning Organizations or MPOs to apply directly for more than $1.17 billion in grants to help fund local roadway safety improvement projects. [Above photo by the USDOT] Those funds are from the “Safe Streets and […]
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As part of the state’s 2023 National Work Zone Awareness Week campaign, the New York Department of Transportation and New York State Thruway Authority jointly launched an “Automated Work Zone Speed Monitoring” pilot program that aims to slow down motorists traversing highway work zones. [Above photo by the New York Governor’s Office] The pilot program […]
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