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ASHE 2010 technical presentations now available ASHE Share    
Please check out the ASHE 2010 website (www.ashe2010.org) for PDFs of the technical presentations. There are also some fantastic photos from the conference that you're not going to want to miss! More
LaHood pushes federal law to quell 'epidemic' of distracted driving KERA - PBS Share
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is leading efforts to reverse the "epidemic" of U.S. deaths and injuries caused by distractions while driving, including texting and phone use. He wants a federal law enacted to penalize multitasking drivers and hopes auto companies will minimize the number of distractions offered to drivers. More Proposal bans texting by haz-mat truck drivers The Associated Press via The Houston Chronicle Share
Targeting distractions behind the wheel, the Obama administration proposed recently to bar truck drivers from sending text messages while hauling hazardous materials. The requirements would complement separate rules being finalized by the Transportation Department that prohibit commercial bus and truck drivers from sending text messages on the job and restrict train operators from using cell phones and mobile devices on duty. More NYSDOT breaks ground on largest Recovery Act project State of New York Department of Transportation Share
New York State Department of Transportation Acting Commissioner Stanley Gee today was joined by Congressman Michael McMahon, Borough President James Molinaro and Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez to mark the start of construction on a $74.8 million project to reconstruct and modernize a 1.8-mile segment of the Staten Island Expressway, the main commuter and freight corridor in Staten Island and one of the most heavily traveled highways in New York City. The project is funded by both the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the 2005 New York State Bond Act. More US transportation secretary LaHood announces $7 million in grants to jumpstart America's Marine Highway initiative Department of Transportation Share
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recently announced $7 million is being awarded to the Mississippi Department of Transportation, the Virginia Port Authority and the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority to support the transportation of marine cargo between U.S. ports. The announcement comes just five weeks after unveiling the America's Marine Highway program, a new initiative to move more cargo on U.S. waterways. The money will help expand an existing marine highway operation in the Gulf of Mexico between Texas and Florida and one on the East Coast between Richmond and Hampton Roads in Virginia. The money will also help start an entirely new all-water service on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway between Itawamba, Mississippi and the Port of Mobile, Alabama. More Digital topographic maps advance quickly across the nation Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure Share
Since the first release of the US Topo series of revised digital topographic maps less than 19 months ago, the U.S. Geological Survey has published more than 30,800 7.5-minute cells covering more than 50 percent of the nation's land area and setting high standards for production efficiency. "For comparison, the best year the USGS Mapping Program had previously was when we published 2,500 new quadrangle maps in 1972," said Mark DeMulder, chief of the USGS National Geospatial Program. "Now with our digital products, on an annual basis, we've exceeded that number by an order of 10." More McDonnell selling 'bank' for roadwork: Low-interest loans could save millions in interest on big projects The Daily Press Share
Gov. Bob McDonnell's plan to sell off the state's 332 liquor stores would create a $500 million revolving door "infrastructure bank" designed to cut red tape and offer low interest loans to get major road projects moving. Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton said the bank could help projects dodge overbearing federal regulations, sidestep Virginia's formula that requires a statewide spread of spending and also offer up cheap loans. "You can dramatically reduce the cost of a project if there was an opportunity for low interest loans," Connaughton said. More |
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