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Patrick D. Jones is executive director and chief executive officer of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association. Topics Include:
-Political Will to Fund Infrastructure
-Why Tolling Works
-Roads Need Constant Maintenance, and a Constant Revenue Stream
-We’re Too Patient with our Failing Infrastructure
-Roads Are a Service, Not a One-Time Purchase
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The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA)
The funding crunch facing America’s transportation infrastructure has made it crucial for our cities, counties, states and regions to find innovative ways of funding our mobility. The Federal Highway Trust Fund – the federal government’s primary source of investment in local infrastructure – is running dry, with the gas tax losing much of its purchasing power since its last increase over two decades ago.
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The San Francisco Public Utilities, Water System Improvement Program’s BAY TUNNEL PROJECT: Catch up on what’s happening with the first tunnel under San Francisco Bay. – SFPUCcommunications on YouTube.
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Tunnel at the very edge of the city of Seattle that connects to a bunch of trails on both sides, including the path along the side of the I-90 floating bridge to Mercer Island. – alexwarrior1 on Youtube
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This is the seventh in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
The Delaware Aqueduct, the world’s largest contiguous tunnel, runs from the Wawarsing, NY and Neversink, NY in the Catskill Mountains, to New York City.
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VDOT Pictures proudly presents “A Tale of Two Tunnels,” an epic tale extolling the virtues of using the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel to get to the beach this summer season! Critics are raving! Visit www.virginiadot.org. – vdotweb on YouTube
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On March 18, 2011, MTA Capital Construction launched two soft ground tunnel boring machines that will dig tunnels beneath Sunnyside Rail Yard in Queens. A part of the East Side Access project, these new tunnels will connect Long Island Rail Road with tracks that will lead to Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan.
-mtainfo on YouTube
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AMTRAK
Increased traffic and congestion into midtown Manhattan threatens the economy of northern New Jersey and New York City. The existing 100-year old rail tunnels into midtown Manhattan are already operating at capacity during rush hour, and ridership is expected to double in the next two decades. To address these immediate concerns following the cancellation of the ARC Tunnel project and with the encouragement of Senator Lautenberg, Amtrak expedited its plans to build new rail tunnels.
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Caltrans District 4 – Caldecott Tunnel 4th Bore Early Excavation
-district4ct on YouTube
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