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| APWA recognizes outstanding public works projects across North America |
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July 9, 2009
APWA
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| From historic building restoration to multi-million dollar bridges and roads, the American Public Works Association (APWA) presents Projects of the Year awards annually, recognizing management and administration excellence. The awards highlight alliances between managing agencies, contractors, consultants and their cooperative achievements.
Awards will be presented at the 2009 APWA International Public Works Congress & Exposition held Sept. 13-16 in Columbus, Ohio. In this year's group, 19 projects were recognized in varying categories. For example, in the transportation category, the Oregon Department of Transportation, along with Slayden Construction (contractor) and T.Y. Lin International (consultant), were recognized for the Oregon 38: Elk Creek-Hardscrabble Creek project, wherein five bridges along a narrow, 14-mile corridor were replaced.
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| Analsyst forcasts continued infrustructure spending doldrums |
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July 7, 2009
IHS Global Insight
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| The market intelligence at IHS Global Insight points to continued infrastructure spending doldrums in the US — declines of 4.3 percent in 2009 and 1.6 percent in 2010 — even with the infusion of stimulus cash from the Beltway. Were it not for spending in power and energy sectors, the 2009 decline would approach 7 percent. By 2011, spending is expected to increase by 2.4 percent, the result of improved tax receipts and a fully implemented stimulus package. |
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| Indiana pedestrian bridge collapse |
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July 6, 2009
Post-Tribune
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| According to a report by a local newspaper, the July 4 collapse of a 90-foot-long pedestrian bridge in Merrillville, Ind., which dropped about 50 people about ten feet into a relatively shallow creek, was likely the result of extreme overloading, and not structural deficiency. "It was totally redone a year ago. The decking was all replaced. The fencing was improved. There was nothing structurally wrong with it," Ross Township Trustee John Rooda told the Post-Tribune. |
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| Tax the oil speculators, fund transportation? |
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July 6, 2009
Reason Foundation
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| According to Peter Samuel at TollRoadsNews.com, this new proposal by Rep. Pete DeFazio (D-Ore.) is "leftist lunacy." Anticipating an estimated $140 billion shortfall in transportation funding, DeFazio would like to impose transaction taxes on crude oil futures and options trading to make up the difference and more. Companies that purchase these futures as hedges (trucking, airlines) would be exempt. LaHood floated his support for DeFazio's proposal last week, but others aren't as jazzed about the prospect of taxing the markets to fuel transportation funding. "Oddly, DeFazio argues that this new tax is an innovative new way to finance transportation and move us away from the 'status quo'. In fact, it reinforces the status quo. Nothing in the new revenue source adds accountability," said Samuel Staley with the Reason Foundation. |
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| VIDEO: Indiana bridge, before the collapse |
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July 6, 2009
YouTube
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| In this amateur video, you get a quick and shaky view of Hidden Lake Park's 90-foot-long pedestrian bridge in Merrillville, Ind. According to Ross Township Trustee John Rooda, the bridge was newly restored, and the collapse was likely the result of overloading. (VIDEO) |
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