Quality of Life Benefits of Transportation
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Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program
When the decision was made to replace Seattle’s seismically vulnerable Alaskan Way Viaduct with a deep-bored tunnel, the Washington State Department of Transportation had four guiding principles: Improve public safety, provide efficient movement…
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US 70 Havelock Bypass Project Protects Sensitive Longleaf Pine Habitat
To earn the Sierra Club’s support for the $221 million U.S. 70 Havelock Bypass, the N. C. Department of Transportation took extensive measures to preserve sensitive longleaf pine forest habitat near the highway…
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Salem Parkway: Creating a Downtown Gateway
The first short section of interstate highway in North Carolina opened in downtown Winston-Salem in 1958 and became part of Interstate 40. The highway included on- and off-ramps that were short and steep,…
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Putting Drones to Work in North Carolina
In response to the devastating impact of Hurricane Florence in 2018, the N. C. Department of Transportation deployed Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or drones, to assess the damage to infrastructure and hundreds of roads…
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Little Heaven Grade Separated Interchange
In August 2019, the Delaware Department of Transportation marked the completion of a nearly four year, $44 million project covering more than 650 acres to increase safety on the heavily traveled State Route…
