Minnesota DOT Studying How to Harness Energy from Highway Infrastructure
editor@aashto.org September 20, 2019 0 COMMENTSSound barriers and snow fences along highways could possibly serve as platforms for generating low-cost solar energy, according to a new study funded by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. [Above photo by the Minnesota DOT.] That study – entitled Harnessing Solar Energy through Noise Barriers and Structural Snow Fencing – is investigating how solar panels […]
READ MORELatest PennDOT Research Highlights Roundabout Crash Reductions
editor@aashto.org September 20, 2019 0 COMMENTSThe most recent research conducted by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation indicates that motor vehicle crashes declined 34 percent overall at 19 roundabout intersections that agency constructed at 16 locations over the last 18 years, with significant drops recorded in both serious and minor injuries, though property-damage only crashes jumped by 10 percent. [Above photo […]
READ MOREOklahoma DOT, Cherokee Nation Complete Highway Safety Project
editor@aashto.org September 20, 2019 0 COMMENTSThe Oklahoma Department of Transportation and the Cherokee Nation recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to highlight the completion of a $678,000 seven-month long highway safety improvement project along U.S. Highway 75 near Ochelata; a project that improved a key intersection to reduce motor vehicle collisions. [Above photo via the Cherokee Nation.] Between 2012 and 2017, […]
READ MOREFAA Authorizes KDOT to Conduct Airport Inspections Via Drone
editor@aashto.org September 20, 2019 0 COMMENTSThe Kansas Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration on September 16 to conduct drone inspection test flights at Wichita’s Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, along with a waiver to conduct night operations at the airfield. [Above photo by the Kansas DOT.] The agency – which is working in […]
READ MOREThe American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is now accepting nominations from all of its member state DOTs for its 2020 Transportation Management Fellowship program. This one-year fellowship provides mid-level transportation professionals with roughly eight to 15 years of experience with the opportunity to interact with engineers, policy-makers, and other transportation professionals from […]
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