Every Day Counts
April’s innovation of the month is 3D Engineered Models, a basic building block of today’s digital highway that allows for faster, more accurate and more efficient planning and construction.
After encouraging the adoption of 3D Engineered Models in the second round of Every Day Counts, the Federal Highway Administration is continuing to promote the technology in EDC–3 to help the transportation community reap even more benefits. (more…)
The Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC) would like to invite you to attend a bus tour through some of our past and present projects in the Lewiston, Idaho area. (more…)
On April 7, 2015 Representative Joe Palmer introduced House Bill 329. This bill removes all Federal-aid services and T2 Center from the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC). These programs include Rural, Small Urban, Bridge, Local Safety, Construction and LRHIP Grant.
You should review the points below for the impact to your jurisdiction. If you disagree with the removal of these programs, we encourage you to contact your local legislator. (more…)
Firms working on the design of the Manning Crevice Bridge replacement in Idaho are using 3D engineered models to facilitate project delivery. The architecture and engineering firm designing the project developed a 3D model of the bridge, then worked with the construction manager/general contractor to develop a time-lapse 3D, or 4D, model that shows the construction sequencing. Replacing the 1930s-era suspension bridge over the Salmon River is a cooperative effort of Federal Lands Highway, Idaho County and the U.S. Forest Service.
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The Manning Crevice Bridge is a 248-foot long one-lane suspension bridge that crosses the Salmon River. Constructed in 1934, the current condition of the bridge is poor and is not up to today’s bridge design standards. Idaho County and the U.S. Forest Service are recommending that the bridge be replaced or rehabilitated. This project will identify alternatives to replace or rehabilitate the bridge and provide a recommendation.
The Manning Crevice Bridge project is a cooperative effort between Western Federal Lands Highway Division (WFLHD), Idaho County, and the U.S. Forest Service. Funding for the bridge replacement is included in the current Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and the Idaho Forest Highway program scheduled for construction in fall 2014.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that $500 million will be made available for transportation projects across the country under a seventh round of the highly successful U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) competitive grant program. (more…)