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Bill CramerMay 10, 2016
Highway congestion and deterioration is beginning to emerge as a pressing policy issue in Wisconsin, as the state begins attaching dollar figures to the poor condition of its transportation infrastructure.
Last week, local drivers in Milwaukee...
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Bill CramerMay 5, 2016
An historic generational shift may be under way in Americans’ attitudes about paying for highway infrastructure.
If the trends captured in research released last month by HNTB Corporation continues or accelerates, we’ll all win.
In the survey, the...
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Bill CramerMay 3, 2016
Here’s a video that’s worth several thousand words. It shows just how innovative and technologically advanced a highway maintenance program can be when it actually receives adequate funding to do the job.
“A bridge needs to be built, so time to bust...
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Bill CramerApril 28, 2016
Peter Merfeld, P.E., Chief Operating Officer of the Maine Turnpike Authority, is Chief Meeting Organizer for IBTTA’s 2016 Maintenance and Roadway Operations Workshop, May 15-17, 2016 in Newport, Rhode Island. In this interview with Tolling Points,...
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Bill CramerApril 26, 2016
IBTTA members will be building bridges, literally and figuratively, during the community service project attached to IBTTA’s 2016 Maintenance and Roadway Operations Workshop, May 15-17, 2016 in Newport, Rhode Island.
On Sunday, May 15, the day...
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Bill CramerApril 21, 2016
Pop quiz: Name a conference where you get to focus on highway safety first and last, with a slight detour to talk about the why, wherefore, and applications of state-of-the-art drone technology.
If you didn’t think of IBTTA’s 2016 Maintenance and...
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Bill CramerApril 19, 2016
A media panel at IBTTA’s 2016 Transportation Policy and Finance Summit last month delivered two basic messages for any toll road operator looking for public support:
Never stop trying to understand the reasons behind customers’ objections to paying...
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Bill CramerApril 14, 2016
Transurban is making a solid case for congestion pricing in Sydney, Australia, warning that the city’s roads will soon be as backed up as Mexico City’s without a system to charge drivers or the roads they use.
"Even factoring in committed projects...
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Bill CramerApril 12, 2016
It’s one thing to make the argument that infrastructure investment and providing greater mobility creates jobs and attracts investment. It’s something else again to see that argument prove itself before your eyes.
Which is why it’s exciting to hear...
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Bill CramerApril 7, 2016
IBTTA took away the media equivalent of a gold medal last week, after USA Today reported on the release of the association’s National Toll Facilities Usage Analysis.
“Growth in Toll Traffic Outpaces Regular Roads,” read the online headline, and “...
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