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P3? Yes you can, and Canada can help
Infrastructure projects have a strong track record of boosting productivity and economic activity when countries need it most. However, from our perspective in Canada, it appears that U.S. federal, state, and municipal governments have been much less comfortable executing new investments that merge private enterprise with the public sector, preferring instead to focus on public investment or the privatization of assets.
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'The Spoken Wheel' campaign hits our desk
The editors of Rebuilding America's Infrastructure and our partner publication CE News received a particularly creative package today -- a dirty, "dead" hubcap, complete with "toe tag," all packaged in what can only be described -- in keeping with the macabre theme -- as a reincarnated pizza box. Not to discourage senders of mail and PR flotsam, but most of what hits our mailbox finds the garbage can before it reaches our desk. In this case, we made an exception. But what does it all mean?
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The Power List: People who make transportation infrastructure go
During the last year, I’ve had the privilege to report and write for this young magazine, as well as our veteran publication, CE News, about the engineering of bridges and roads, as well as the history and future of transportation funding and policy. In that time I’ve developed an admiration for the bright, methodical, and often misunderstood men and women within this industry. I’ve also developed a frustration with the divide that exists between an engineer’s understanding of this nation’s dismal bridge and road conditions, and his or her opportunity to communicate this reality to the (thinking) public.
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Coming Soon! Interviews with DOT officials, on-site videos, and more!

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Headlines From Around The Web

N.C. DOT to cut 400 positions (Winston-Salem Journal)
Georgia DOT commissioner resigns (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Georgia DOT loses another top manager (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
New Road Signs Will Now Wait (The New York Times)
WYDOT staffer wins national post (Billings Gazette)
Schneider named acting IDOT director (The State Journal-Register)
Selection of MDOT director delayed (Hattiesburg American)



Events

  The Survey Summit
 July 7, 2011 - July 12, 2011, in San Diego California
  TRB 90th Annual Meeting
 January 23, 2011 - January 27, 2011, in Washington D.C.
  Autodesk University
 November 30, 2010 - December 2, 2010, in Las Vegas
  Trimble Dimensions 2010
 November 8, 2010 - November 10, 2010, in Las Vegas Nevada
  IHEEP 2010
 September 26, 2010 - September 30, 2010, in Dearborn Mich.

HubDOT Exclusive

In replacing the Willamette River Bridge, the Oregon Department of Transportation makes steps to ensure the structure's ecological footprint is as small as possible, leaving room for natural habitats to flourish.

  Bringing new life to the I-5 Willamette River Bridge

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