AMES, IOWA ─ While the impending spring is always welcome after another tough winter, the recent fluctuating temperatures, ample moisture, and aging pavements are keeping the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT), as well as county and city road crews, busy fixing potholes and addressing other structural damage to our streets, bridges, and roads.

RICHMOND, VA. — Prior to the competition period deadline, Virginia’s Office of Transportation Public Private Partnerships (PPTA Office), in coordination with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), received two competing proposals from private firms seeking to develop and operate the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel and Interstate 64 from the I-664 interchange in Hampton to the I-564 interchange, in Norfolk.

WASHINGTON D.C. — American Public Works Association (APWA) leaders recently attended Congressional field hearings and listening sessions in support of accelerating the delivery of federal-aid transportation projects. APWA transportation leaders also provided key testimony for the joint House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in Los Angeles to draw attention to the need to reform and streamline the process for implementing federal-aid transportation projects.

WASHINGTON, D.C. ─ Increase in U.S. driving underscores need for continued investment in roads, bridges, and tunnels.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. ─ The engineers at STV/Ralph Whitehead Associates have developed an innovative interchange design in concert with their build-partner, The Lane Construction Corp., that will help complete the heavily traveled Outer Loop of Charlotte.