The forecast projects that the pandemic-related recession should be short-lived, but future construction spending will remain stagnant if there is no vaccine or infrastructure stimulus package.
ASCE’s Report Card for America’s Infrastructure and state assessments have had a lasting impact on the way politicians and policymakers address the nation’s critical infrastructure needs.
Congress and the White House extended funding for the surface transportation program at a flat rate for one year. The move offers certainty — but there are concerns.
After examining each of its 12 districts in terms of their vulnerabilities to climate change, the California Department of Transportation is looking to integrate the findings into its long-range efforts to address the anticipated effects of extreme weather on its state highway system. In July, Caltrans announced it had wrapped up the Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Reports for District 1 (Eureka) and District 5...
The fact that Wisconsin’s oldest and busiest freeway interchange is called the Zoo, well, don’t let that scare you.
After resolving a perfect storm of design deficiencies, this confluence of highways – so named for its proximity to Milwaukee County Zoo – is now reconfigured for safety, functionality, multimodality and aesthetic appeal.
Zoo Core and Adjacent Arterials Interchange, in Milwaukee, has been honored by ASCE as...
ASCE has honored Gonzalo R. Rada, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, with the 2020 Wilbur S. Smith Award for leadership and dedication to quality data contributing to important advances in pavement preservation, performance measures, deflection testing and forensic investigations, and to the establishment of the Long-Term Pavement Performance database.
Rada is a distinguished highway engineer whose work has contributed to important advances in pavement technology as...
The new State Route 99 tunnel in Seattle is the largest, machine-bored double-deck highway corridor in the world. Tens of thousands of vehicles now drive the two-mile-long tunnel each day and pass safely under streets, bridges, utilities and 157 buildings of all sizes.
Making this tunnel required an industry heavyweight. “Bertha” was 57.5 feet wide and weighed more than 8,000 tons. She was anything but...
ASCE has honored Kenneth R. Maser, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, with the 2019 Wilbur S. Smith Award for leadership and instrumental innovation, both domestically and internationally, in developing and providing highway agencies with driving-speed nondestructive methods for subsurface condition evaluation of pavements and bridge decks.
Maser is a distinguished civil engineer who is a nationally and internationally recognized authority in research, development, and deployment of nondestructive...
John Barton, P.E., M.ASCE, serves as HNTB Corporation's national DOT market sector leader and senior vice president. Barton's experience includes nearly 30 years at the Texas Department of Transportation, including his most recent role as deputy executive director.
Today, he shares some of the wisdom born of that experience to outline how he thinks DOTs across the country can streamline their practices.
Defining streamlining
The term streamlining...
