October Puts Pedestrian Safety in the Spotlight

States across the country are using National Pedestrian Safety Month to spotlight safer streets, encourage walking and remind drivers to watch for vulnerable road users.

Funding

USDOT Invests $426M in Freight and Highway Projects Across 12 States

Flooding in western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene in 2024.

Technology

Building a Digital Twin for the Next Disaster

Editorial/Commentary

The Business Case for EVs

The opening of the Martin Luther King Drive Bridge in Philadelphia.

Bridge Construction

Modernizing Without Starting Over

Career Center

Podcast

Videos

The Flock Camera Debate: How Flock Camera’s Impact Roads, Bridges and Public Transit

Sept. 29, 2026

How Flagger Force Uses Virtual Safety Observations

Sept. 22, 2026

Current Issue

Sept./Oct. 2026

Digital Edition

Learning Resources

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Productivity Made Simple: The Next Generation Small Excavator Guide

Discover how next-generation small excavator technology helps operators at every level get up to speed faster and get more done on the job.

Oct. 1, 2026

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Webinars

The Value of Flexible Pathways: Preserving Conduit Capacity for Connected Transportation

As transportation technology evolves, congested conduit systems can turn tomorrow’s ITS, fiber, and transit communications projects into costly, disruptive challenges. Join us...

Oct. 22, 2026

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Webinars

Augusta's One-Platform Approach to Cross-Department Coordination

When special events and major capital projects collide, disconnected schedules can lead to costly rework, conflicts, and delays. Learn how Augusta brought transportation, projects...

Oct. 28, 2026

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White Papers

The Road to Zero: Rethinking Transportation Safety

What does it take to make America's roads safer? These stories examine the strategies, technologies and engineering decisions helping protect drivers, workers, pedestrians and...

Sept. 15, 2026

Traffic & Transit

Traffic & Transit

How Did Atlanta Keep World Cup Traffic Moving?

Georgia transportation officials say months of planning and real-time traffic management helped absorb a 24% increase in traffic with only a modest rise in delays

July 23, 2026

Traffic & Transit

Data Centers Just Overtook Public Transit in Spending. What Comes Next?

U.S. spending on data centers now exceeds public transportation funding, reflecting a shift driven by AI, cloud computing, and rising energy demand

June 8, 2026

Two cars following a crash along a roadway.

Technology

How AI Helped Identify a Dangerous Washington Highway Before More Crashes Happened

A Washington sheriff’s office is using AI-powered roadway analytics to pinpoint dangerous driving behaviors and target enforcement

May 14, 2026

New York State Thruway exits leading to the Gov. Mario M Cuomo Bridge and Albany.

Work-Zone Safety

New York State Police Issue Nearly 1,000 Work Zone Citations During ‘Operation Hard Hat’

Troopers handed out 967 citations during National Work Zone Awareness Week, including major spikes in speeding and Move Over Law violations

May 11, 2026

Asphalt

The Secret Ingredient in Ann Arbor’s New Roads? Old Tires

Ann Arbor is repaving streets with rubberized asphalt made from recycled tires, a technology designed to reduce cracking, lower road noise and extend pavement life

June 10, 2026

CONEXPO

The Importance of Asphalt Forensics

R. Buzz Powell explains how to identify pavement distress types

March 12, 2026

Brian Paroda pointing at a laptop displaying test results.

Asphalt

Performance and Durability

Experts explain how materials oversight, predictive testing and data keep traffic flowing on PA Turnpike

March 11, 2026

An aerial shot of the New York State Thruway in Oak Grove, N.Y.

Asphalt

Empire State Performance

New York’s shift to BMD, testing for mixtures, is industry blueprint

March 6, 2026

Concrete

Concrete

CMHA Research Aims to Modernize Interlocking Concrete Pavement Design

New methodology could give engineers more flexibility when designing concrete paver systems

Sept. 11, 2026

Concrete

World of Concrete Recap 2026: AI, New Tech and Efficient Concrete Solutions

Roads & Bridges Staff Writer Jessica Parks and Editor of Rental Equipment Register Michael Roth recap Day 2 of the World of Concrete, covering new products, AI, and hands-on demos...

Jan. 23, 2026