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Enhancing the I-5

Civil + Structural Engineer

The steps of this project include: Installing Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) improvements including count stations, closed-circuit television (CCTV), and ramp metering to nine on-ramps. Lane closures enable access for the slow-moving dump trucks and concrete trucks that need to merge from the work zone into traffic.

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Accessibility upgrades complete at Tuggerah Station

Roads Online

The upgrade includes a new boarding assistance zone, new lifts, a new footbridge and concourse, and improved accessible public toilets. This is the first upgrade at Tuggerah since ramps and a footbridge were added in 1988. Two new lifts at Tuggerah were opened in October 2024 as the two-year project progressed.

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New and Existing Technologies Ramp Up to Protect Road Workers

ENR Construction

A project superintendent for an Indiana-based paving company worked on behalf of a law allowing speed cameras in roadway construction zones.

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Why Thermoplastic Road Markings Are Becoming the Industry Standard for Urban Infrastructure

UK Construction Blog

This makes them ideal for everything from busy town centres to school zones and car parks. Supporting British Infrastructure As infrastructure projects ramp up nationwide — from road repairs to housing developments — reliable, cost-effective materials are crucial.

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New Deer Park station and road rail bridge now open

Roads Online

Major work will still continue on the new Deer Park Station over the next few months to install lifts and ramps, fit myki readers, create 150 new and upgraded car parks and build the multi-bay bus interchange and pick-up/drop-off zones.

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Disability and architecture: ADA and universal design at college campuses

BDC Network

Sometimes, devices intended to aid disabled students—that noisy ramp, for instance—end up putting the spotlight on them, resulting in a feeling of separation and even embarrassment. Poorly designed ramps (or no ramps at all) relegate students in wheelchairs to awkward side doors.

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Funding Available: U.S. DOT Allocates $3.33 Billion for Community Reconnection

Civil + Structural Engineer

Other components include re-designing all roads in the area, rehabilitating the MARTA Civic Center station, and widening roadway shoulders and ramp upgrades to improve safety for drivers and pedestrians. The project will also create a quarter mile-long tunnel, which will be covered by a park and other transportation improvements.

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