With the amazing amount of plastic waste generated by humans on Earth, innovations are being developed to use some of the plastic waste. And one innovation, plastic roads! CBS This Morning takes […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: Centerline: The Surprising History Of Lane Markings
From the YouTube channel The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered, comes a history lesson about road paint lines. Using a line painted down the center of a road to denote […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: America’s Deadliest Freeway Engineering Disaster
In this video from the YouTube channel Road Guy Rob, you get to see what happened during America’s deadliest freeway engineering disaster. Back in 1989 during a huge earthquake in the San […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: Preparing To Raise The 11foot8 Bridge
The internet loves the 11foot8 Bridge that is located in North Carolina. A person runs a YouTube channel that documents trucks that are overheight and crashes into the bridge. Crashes like this […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: Tearing Down The Alaskan Way Viaduct And Transforming Seattle’s Waterfront
A major eyesore structure is completely gone from the Seattle waterfront. With the opening of the new Seattle tunnels, the Washington Department of Transportation removed the old elevated Alaskan Way Viaduct. The […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: What Happens To Traffic When You Tear Down A Freeway
Several major cities have removed elevated freeways going through their cities, and several other major cities are considering doing the same thing. So, if you tear down a elevated freeway, what happens […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: Enter The Georgia DOT Changeable Message Sign (CMS) Safety Message Competition
Do you have a creative phrase that could be read by thousands and thousands of people every day on Georgia highways? The Georgia Department of Transportation has created the Changeable Message Sign […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: University Of Alabama Researchers To Design Next-Gen Transportation System In West Central Alabama
Researchers at the University of Alabama are embarking on a $16.8 million project to transform the roads and highways in the Tuscaloosa area into a smart transportation network that is safer, less congested and […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: Natchez Trace Parkway – Tupelo to Alabama
This week, how about a time-lapse road video. The YouTube channel Interstate 411 made a video documenting the Natchez Trace Parkway from Tupelo, MS to the Alabama state line. Enjoy a peaceful […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: How Did The Ancient Romans Manage To Build Perfectly Straight, Ultra Durable Roads
From the folks at Today I Found Out, we get to learn about early road building technology! The ancient Romans were a people famed for their architectural prowess, something no better demonstrated […]
