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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that traffic fatalities declined 2.5 percent during the first half of 2026 compared to the first half of 2025. The agency added that crash fatalities fell to an estimated 16,750 from ...
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Two recent ribbon-cutting ceremonies celebrated the completion of new highway bridges across the Mississippi River; the new $165 million Iowa 9/WIS 82 Mississippi River Bridge at Lansing, IA, and the new twin I-270 Chain of ...
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The Maine Department of Transportation and the Maine State Ferry Service recently co-hosted a commissioning ceremony for the M/V Captain Almer Dinsmore ferry vessel. [Above photo by Maine DOT] The commissioning ceremony at Maine State ...
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AASHTO Issues New Bridge Element Inspection Manual
November 13, 2026The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently published the third edition of its “Manual for Bridge Element Inspection” – a reference for standardized element definitions, element quantity ...
AASHTO Issues 4th ‘Manual for Bridge Evaluation’ Edition
October 23, 2026The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently released its “Manual for Bridge Evaluation 4th Edition,” a publication that establishes inspection procedures and evaluation practices that meet the ...
Thomas Murphy Wins 2026 Steel Bridge Task Force Award
October 23, 2026The Steel Bridge Task Force – comprised of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) and the American Association of State and Highway Transportation ...
