ORLANDO, FLA. — TRB is sponsoring the 10th International Conference on Low-Volume Roads on July 24-27, 2011, in Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), Fla.

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — The recession has helped some of us forget about our national traffic problem, but the recovery should help us remember it. The 2010 Urban Mobility Report, published by the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University, paints the most accurate picture yet of traffic congestion in the 439 U.S. urban areas.

From statesmanjournal.com: Oregon’s highways and bridges to continue deteriorating
From freep.com: Detroit River International Crossing bridge project gets second look
From transportationnation.org: An interview with John Mica about the Highway Trust Fund
From projo.com: Rhode Island bridges being rebuilt with shorter spans

WATSONVILLE, CALIF. — Granite Construction Co. was awarded a $29.5 million contract by the California Department of Transportation to construct a new four-lane highway on State Route 78 near the town of Brawley, approximately 100 miles south of Palm Springs in southern California.

HOUSTON — Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc. (LAN) has received the Texas Council of Engineering Companies’ prestigious Gold Medal Award for structural systems, recognizing the firm’s work on the City Center Harmon Circle Interchange project in Las Vegas.