The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority deployed the first three of five zero-emission battery-electric bus or BEB prototypes on July 31 to operate along Greater Boston area routes. The 60-foot articulated BEB buses – built by New Flyer – are part of a two-year demonstration project supported by a $10 million federal grant, noted Massachusetts Gov. […]
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New Jersey DOT Releases $161M in Local Road, Bridge Repair Grants
editor@aashto.org August 9, 2019 0 COMMENTSThe New Jersey Department of Transportation issued $161.25 million in Fiscal Year 2020 County Aid grants to 21 counties throughout the Garden State on August 1 to help maintain local roads and bridge in a state of good repair. Funded through the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund, which is supported by the state’s gas tax, […]
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AASHTO Releases Final 2019 Update for Materials Standards Publication
editor@aashto.org August 9, 2019 0 COMMENTSThe American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials just released the last of three 2019 updates for its Standard Specifications for Transportation Materials and Methods of Sampling and Testing and AASHTO Provisional Standards reference compendium on July 31 – a publication typically referred to as the “Materials Standards” guide. [Above photo by the Arizona Department of […]
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