The American Society of Civil Engineers has given America’s Infrastructure an overall score of D+ in its 2017 Report. Roads and bridges were given scores of D and C+ respectively. Read the Full Report
MSU Today, 20 September 2016 Contact(s): Tom Oswald , Nizar Lajnef , Patricia Mroczek Some engineering professors had an idea to monitor bridges with sensors powered with the vibrations generated by traffic. Those professors, including one from Michigan State University, think they have mastered the technology. But they needed a real-world platform to try it out. And that’s why…
Better Roads, 19 May 2016 Chris Hill The truth is, while there are still a relatively large number of structurally deficient bridges across the country, roughly 58,500, that figure has dropped in recent years. It’s still not good, as the American Road & Transportation Builder’s Association estimates with current funding levels, it would take 21 years to replace…
American Road & Transportation Builders Association 18 February 2016 National & State Data Available: www.artbabridgereport.org (WASHINGTON)—There’s good news and bad news to report about the condition of America’s bridges. The good news is there were 2,574 fewer structurally deficient bridges in 2015 compared to the number in 2014. The bad news is there are still 58,500 on the structurally…
JC online Lafayette Journal & Courier 1 January 2016 (Photo: Journal & Courier file photo) The Indiana Department of Transportation will test license plate-tracking technology next year to monitor “unpermitted overweight vehicles,” the agency said Tuesday. Officials said INDOT will pilot the technology after an overweight semi passed over Interstate 65’s southbound Wildcat Creek bridge in Tippecanoe County. Crews spent three days repairing damage to…
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that examines the current conditions of the nation’s bridges, as well as changes in bridge conditions that have occurred over the last 10 years. Read the Report
The California Department of Transportation has released a report that compares seismic modeling results of two different software programs conducted on a sample of bridges classified as ordinary standards bridges, which are bridges that have characteristics including being less than 300 feet long and having soil not susceptible to liquefaction or scour. Read the Report
AASHTO Journal, 1 May 2015 The Federal Highway Administration has begun collecting new data from state departments of transportation to more closely monitor bridge conditions throughout the nation. Each year, state DOTs provide bridge inspection information to an FHWA national database by the end of April, and starting this year that includes more detailed “element-level” descriptions of conditions. “Smart…
AASHTO Journal, 23 January 2015 Commercial truckers planning trips across Washington state can now use an online route-mapping software tool to know if their trucks will meet all vertical bridge clearance limits along the way. The Washington State Department of Transportation unveiled the online tool Jan. 15, noting that it was developed in the wake of the May 2013…
Better Roads, 22 November 2013 Tina Grady Barbaccia Despite that the nation’s transportation funding system is in great peril as the expiration of the current surface transportation funding bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), is set to expire on September 30, 2014, many state agencies expect to be able to lower their number of functionally…
Better Roads, 8 November 2013 Tina Grady Barbaccia Better Roads Magazine’s exclusive survey of bridge conditions in the United States shows that every year the percentage of overall structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges slightly improves, but for most states consistent, guaranteed funding remains a major roadblock to making bigger strides in this important infrastructure. Methodology: The Better Roads…
AASHTO has published a new newsletter. Read the Inaugural Copy
The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that investigates wind wave crest lengths in coastal waters during tropical storms in order to compute wave loads on bridge superstructures and fishing piers. Read the Report
“Crosscut Public Media”, 12 April 2013 If state lawmakers want us to weigh in on a proposal (and taxes) to fund new transportation projects, they better make sure the plan includes fixing our crumbling roads and bridges. Read the Article by Douglas B. MacDonald, Washington State Secretary of Transportation, 2001-2007
AASHTO News, 19 March 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), commends the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for its comprehensive assessment of the nation’s current infrastructure conditions and needs. The 2013 Report Card finds that inadequate investment has resulted in deteriorating U.S. infrastructure. “This Report Card accentuates the need for a…
The Reason Foundation has released a report that discusses the condition of the United States’ roads and bridges based on data from the Highway Performance Monitoring System, the National Bridge Inventory, the Fatal Accident Reporting System, and the Texas Transportation Institute’s reports on urban congestion. Read the Report
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