- Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Will Briefly Delay NYC Congestion Pricing System Installation
- NY Thruway Rehabilitation Project Near Syracuse Approaches Completion
- Ohio Breaks Ground On Nation's First NEVI-Program-Financed EV Charging Station
- TRB Schedules Webinar On Cloud Computing For Transportation Systems Management And Operations
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Will Briefly Delay NYC Congestion Pricing System Installation
Patch New York City reports, in order to keep the parade route clear for towering balloons, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will wait until after the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to install tolling equipment on Central Park West and 60th Street. A new work schedule has not been set. The installation is part of MTA’s preparation for next spring’s anticipated rollout of the Manhattan congestion pricing plan. In future years, the equipment will be temporarily removed from the parade route — as is already the custom with streetlights, signs and other streetscape components. The cost of temporary removal and replacement is factored into the $507 million toll system contract.
Congestion Pricing ETC Systems Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York New York CityNY Thruway Rehabilitation Project Near Syracuse Approaches Completion
WSYR reports, an $84.2 million New York Thruway Authority project in Onondaga County is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year, weather permitting. Launched in spring 2022, the job involves the reconstruction of a five-mile segment of I-90 near Syracuse, including pavement replacement, ramp reconstruction, bridge rehabilitation or replacement, and safety upgrades.
According to the thruway authority website, the project (contract #TAS 21-16/D214826) was let to Harrison & Burrowes Bridge Constructors in 2021.
Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance New York New York State Thruway AuthorityOhio Breaks Ground On Nation's First NEVI-Program-Financed EV Charging Station
“Ohio became the first state in the country to break ground Wednesday [October 18] on a large electric vehicle (EV) charging station as part of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program,” WHIO reports. The groundbreaking took place at the Pilot Travel Center on I-70 between Columbus and Dayton. “‘From securing investments by manufacturers to building key infrastructure, we are truly positioning Ohioans for the electric future,’” Governor Mike DeWine (R) commented. The state plans to start construction of two dozen more federally financed fast charging stations soon with the goal of having all of them operational by 2024. (TRN inserted a link in quoted text.)
Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Ohio Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) US Gov't Transportation Funding US Infrastructure Funding And Financing InitiativesTRB Schedules Webinar On Cloud Computing For Transportation Systems Management And Operations
The Transportation Research Board is hosting a webinar tomorrow afternoon, October 25, on cloud computing and the changes it is making in the way agencies “plan, procure, implement, operate, and maintain solutions and services for Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO). Agencies are rethinking the need to acquire and manage licensed software and provide hands-on support for application deployment, operations, and maintenance.” The topics covered in the 90-minute event will include procurement, migration strategy, security and new cloud computing analytics and services. The webinar is a follow on to the TRB 2023 Annual Meeting Workshop 1039: Moving Transportation System Management and Operations to the Cloud: What You Need to Know and is aligned with NCHRP Research Report 952: Guidebook for Managing Data from Emerging Technologies for Transportation. Presenters will be Athena Hutchins, Niagara International Transportation Technology Coalition; Ed Fok, FHWA; and Bob Fifer, Colorado DOT. Register for the webinar online.
Information Technology Resources and Acquisitions Intelligent Traffic Management Systems Transportation Research Board Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO)These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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