article thumbnail

What Is Transportation Engineering | Major Disciplines of Transportation Engineering | What Do Transportation Engineers Do

CivilJungle

What Is Transportation Engineering? Transportation plays an important role in the development of the country. Transportation Engineering is a branch of civil engineering which deals with the planning , designing , operation, and maintenance of an efficient and safe transportation system. Public Transportation.

article thumbnail

North Dakota Facing Infrastructure Challenges: TRIP

Construction Equipment

While recent increases in state transportation funding have started to provide local governments in North Dakota some assistance in addressing their transportation needs, the state will face challenges in maintaining and improving road and bridge conditions, safety and reliability without…

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How the Infrastructure Bill Could Expand Opportunities to Women and Minorities

Fieldwire

The Biden-Harris administration targets some of the current employment limitations in its infrastructure bill. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The infrastructure bill is part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Build Back Better (BBB) act. trillion bipartisan fund backs the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

article thumbnail

The U.S. Infrastructure Bill: What It Means to You

Fieldwire

infrastructure bill signed by President Biden in November 2021 means billions of dollars will be flowing to various governmental agencies over the next five years, translating to numerous new construction projects and jobs. Categories of New Infrastructure Funding. Electric grid and power infrastructure. $73. Road safety. $11.

article thumbnail

Ohio Boosts Fuel Taxes to Support Transportation Package

Construction Equipment

Ohio lawmakers reached a bipartisan deal to generate an additional $865 million for transportation infrastructure maintenance and safety work. The legislation increases the state gas tax by 10.5 cents-per-gallon and the diesel tax by 19 cents-per-gallon. It also implements annual registration fees…

Ohio 49
article thumbnail

“Once-in-a-Generation” Opportunity for Women in Construction: Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is a “once-in-a-generation” investment in America’s national infrastructure. With this plan, the goal is to rebuild many of the bridges, rails, and roads throughout the country to improve the overall infrastructure across America. Another benefit,” expressed Drew Olsen , the U.S.

article thumbnail

Illinois Announces $11 Billion Infrastructure Plan

Construction Equipment

billion in the next six years on infrastructure repairs and improvements. Rauner said " “Investing in transportation creates jobs and economic opportunity, improves safety and makes Illinois a better place to raise a family. Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner announced a proposal to spend $11.05