ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. — Drivers stuck at rail crossings in north Orange County will soon find relief as the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) kicks off a nearly $600 million program that will separate street traffic from trains at seven locations. Known as the O.C. Bridges Program, OCTA is working to improve traffic flow and safety at seven crossings along the Burlington North Santa Fe rail line in Anaheim, Fullerton and Placentia by building a series of bridges — both underpasses and overpasses — to separate car traffic from trains.

 ARLINGTON, MASS. — Infrasense Inc. recently developed and is currently providing automated processing software to integrate Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) pavement thickness data with Falling-Weight Deflectometer (FWD) testing. Infrasense’s GPR Automated Processing (GPRAP) software streamlines the FWD testing process by quickly and accurately providing layer thicknesses without the need for data processing experience or coring. GPRAP is currently being incorporated by JILS, of El Segundo, Calif., to create a fully integrated GPR-FWD system using the automated processing software.

 DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — The Illinois Tollway issued a request for information (RFI) to prospective vendors to learn about the latest electronic tolling technologies, products, and services. The RFI is another critical step forward in the agency's new strategy to develop a more flexible, responsive, and effective electronic tolling system.

  DETROIT — The people have spoken, casting more than 100,000 votes in the fourth annual America's Transportation Awards competition. Holding tight onto an early lead, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) claimed the People's Choice Award for its Operation I-5 Partnership Project. A panel of transportation experts also weighed in on its favorite project in America, selecting the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) as the Grand Prize winner for its Interstate 10/Interstate 95 interchange rebuild known as "The Big I" project. 

  AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Texas Transportation Commission approved distribution of $3 billion in Proposition 12 bond funding that will address congested highways, rehabilitate bridges, and improve connectivity between the state’s metropolitan areas.