Driven by steady ridership growth, Dallas Area Rapid Transit is on a roll, using alternative project delivery methods and composite materials as it expands its light-rail system and upgrades its commuter rail.
A design guide for three short-span, heavy-load bridge applications using patented recycled-plastic components is now available, reflecting what officials say is an acceleration of industry interest in the material.
Israel has issued two major international tenders for large-scale transportation projects: one for a contractor to tunnel the first segment of Tel Aviv's $2.5-billion light-rail system and the other for a firm to manage construction of a $400-million airport near the southern Red Sea port of Eilat.
A French subcontractor is using a patented precast technique to build one of the world's longest precast-concrete arch-tunnel sections at the site of a residential complex along South Korea's new Suwon-Kwangmyeong Expressway.
Alternative project delivery methods, including public-private partnerships (P3s), may well play an increasing role in New York City-area megaprojects. Officials are exploring the possibility of private sector involvement in a range of upcoming ventures including the $3.6-billion LaGuardia Airport central terminal revamp, the extensions of the Hudson-Bergen and Camden light rail lines in New Jersey, and the $1-billion Goethals Bridge rehabilitation.“We are exploring the possibility of P3s to complement our capital program, and we welcome your ideas,” said James Weinstein, executive director of New Jersey Transit. He spoke at a July 25 forum hosted by Professional Women In Construction and
ENR interviewed California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Jeff Morales in his Sacramento office after the state Legislature approved the project. Highlights from the interview follow.
Map courtesy of chsra California's revised plan uses existing rail corridors wherever possible and starts with a focus on the Central Valley. Related Links: Calif. HSR Authority Chief Clears Air About Project Collapse of China Track Section Highlights Flaws in High-Speed-Rail Program High-speed rail got a sorely needed boost early this month when the California Legislature barely passed a bill to move forward with $5.8 billion in bonds for a 130-mile starter segment through the Central Valley. That vote came just days before delegates converged on Philadelphia for the eighth World Congress on High-Speed Rail, which met for the first
It is essentially a gigantic ditch, packed with equipment, concrete, rebar and thousands of laborers from many countries. It is a hotbed of construction challenges and a momentous sequel to one of the world's engineering epics: the original 1914 construction of the Panama Canal.
Related Links: Battle Heats Up Over Georgia's Transportation Tax Vote Architect's 'BeltLine' Idea Reshapes Atlanta A debate over taxation and government spending is heating up in advance of a July 31 vote in Georgia over a penny sales-tax increase. The deal could boost funding for transportation projects by an estimated $18.7 billion.Twelve separate regional elections for a special-purposes local-options sales tax will help decide the statewide vote over the Transportation Investment Act. If passed, the tax increase would be enacted in the regions in which voters approved the measure and remain in effect for 10 years.According to the Georgia Dept.
Related Links: A Russian Cable-Stayed Transformation The World's Top 10 Longest Cable-Stayed Bridges Whatever else Russia achieves with the planned Pacific Rim economic summit in Vladivostok in September, its legacy will include construction of the world's longest cable- stayed bridge span and a big boost to this sleepy Far East fishing port.The Russky Island bridge will extend the span record to 1,104 meters and include seeds of a new high-wire system to dampen vibrations of cables. Bridge design engineers are addressing the challenge of cable-induced vibrations as modern cable-stayed spans grow in size.Construction of the island span and, five kilometers
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