Digging for Dirt
Transportation advocates gathered in the nation’s capital in May to celebrate the 50th anniversary of TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit. Delayed by a year due to COVID-19, TRIP is celebrating five decades as the only national organization devoted exclusively to generating […]
By Greg Sitek
Translation: It’s the time of year when all the stops are removed, all the brakes are off and every resource is put into restoring, rebuilding, rejuvenating, replacing our transportation infrastructure.
There’s a lot of commentary about how bad our transportation infrastructure […]
Despite the increase in transportation funding provided by the passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in November 2021, the nation’s roads, bridges and transit systems remain significantly underfunded and will require increased investment for needed improvements and repairs. […]
How to Break from Tired Road Construction Methods
By Lynn Marsh, President, Road Widener LLC
Let’s face it, road widening, aggregate placement, backfilling, and other road construction tasks have always been messy, backbreaking operations. Busy road construction seasons, limited budgets, and a […]
Ending a ban on patented or proprietary products in the updated Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) would give states flexibility to allow for expanded use of innovative safety devices designed to reduce roadway injuries and fatalities, the American […]