- IBTTA Announces 2020 Toll Excellence Awards
- The Economist: MTA "Is On The Verge Of Financial Collapse"
- West Gate Project Contaminated Soil Disposal Plan Arouses Protests
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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IBTTA Announces 2020 Toll Excellence Awards
“American Journal of Transportation” reports, IBTTA yesterday announced the 2020 recipients of its Toll Excellence Awards, whom it recognized for projects “focusing on environmental sustainability, advancement of emerging technologies, easing mobility and alleviating congestion.” This year’s seven honorees in six categories were the North Texas Tollway Authority (Administration and Finance); Washington State DOT (Customer Service and Marketing Outreach); the Illinois Tollway (Social Responsibility); Florida’s Turnpike (Technology); the E-470 Public Highway Authority (Toll Operations, Engineering and Maintenance); Egis (Private Sector Innovation); and HNTB (Private Sector Innovation).
An IBTTA news release has more information about the competition and the individual awards.
E-470 Public Highway Authority Egis Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) HNTB IBTTA Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (IL Tollway) Industry Awards & Recognitions North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)The Economist: MTA "Is On The Verge Of Financial Collapse"
The Economist looks at the pandemic-induced financial dilemma facing New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority. How economically significant is MTA? Tom Wright, head of the tristate Regional Plan Association, tells the newspaper, “The subway is the barometer of New York. If the transit system falls apart, New York will not recover.”
Company and Agency Financial Issues And Reports Highway and Bridge Safety (Including COVID-19 Impacts) Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York New York CityWest Gate Project Contaminated Soil Disposal Plan Arouses Protests
ABC News (Australia) reports, residents and local officials in a west Melbourne community are protesting a plan approved by Victoria’s environmental protection agency that permits contaminated soil excavated during the West Gate Tunnel project to be dumped at two suburban Melbourne sites under controlled conditions. They want state government to overturn the permitting decision, but a government spokesperson initially defended it.
Australia Environmental Protection Policies Procedures And Initiatives John Holland Group Transurban Victoria West Gate Tunnel Project (Melbourne VIC)These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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