SC Chamber Urges Senators to Invest in Roads
Road funding South Carolina continues to be debated in the Legislature. The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce announced, in a letter to SC State Senators, that the Senate vote on H.3516, which generates long-term, sustainable revenue for state roads and bridges, and votes on related amendments will be considered for the Chamber’s 2017 Legislative Scorecard. “The…
TransCore to Deploy Infinity Digital Lane System along Two of North Carolina’s Newest Corridors
The North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA) has selected TransCore to design, build, and maintain advanced roadside toll collection systems for the new Monroe Expressway and U.S. 74 Express Lanes, both of which are expected to open in 2018. The introduction of express lanes in the area represents a growing national trend to reduce traffic congestion…
Kapsch TrafficCom Awarded Contract to be Toll System Provider for I-77 Express Lanes Project
I-77 Mobility Partners, LLC has awarded it a contract to be the toll system provider and system integrator for the Interstate 77 Express Lanes project in Charlotte, North Carolina. The comprehensive venture comprises the end-to-end design, installation, and ongoing maintenance of the project’s field-level systems. The project represents North Carolina’s first express lane and concession-led…
Pavement Evaluation on Interstate 85 in South Carolina Performed Using High Speed GPR
Infrasense, Inc. recently completed a subsurface pavement structure investigation of 18 miles of Interstate 85 in South Carolina using high-speed ground penetrating radar (GPR). The highway pavement was surveyed in both driving directions to obtain continuous structure information for both bound and unbound material layers. Both the right travel lane and the right shoulder were…
Culvert Rehabilitation Project Features InfraSteel
The InfraSteel culvert rehabilitation solution is chosen by the Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina for its Booker Creek Culvert at Elliot Road Rehabilitation Project. The InfraSteel slip-liner will preserve the existing failing bridge structure and avoid a road closure. According to InfraSteel executive Cullom Walker, “Elliot Road is busy and intersects heavily traveled US…
