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News & Features
Obama Signs One-Month Extension for SAFETEA-LU
On October 1, 2009, President Obama signed a one-month extension for the nation’s transportation bill, which expired on September 30. The following articles on the topic are available.
AASHTO Journal
Engineering News Record
PBS's Blueprint America
Professor Safari Named to World Academy of Ceramics
Ahmad Safari, Ph.D., Rutgers professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, director of the Glenn Howatt Electrotceramic Laboratory, and a CAIT affiliated faculty member, was elected a professional member of the World Academy of Ceramics (WAC), Science Class, and accepted the appointment September 1. Safari, who earned his Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University, has been a Rutgers faculty member since 1986.
Recommended: PBS Series Blueprint America
Blueprint America, a PBS multi-platform series on the country's aging and changing infrastructure, examines the current issues and challenges our country faces as citizens, local and federal officials, and planners struggle to manage a growing America with innovative transportation and sustainable land-use policies. The Blueprint America website conveniently brings together the full collection of video, audio, and written pieces produced in connection with the series. (Updated Sept 2009)
Reauthorization Update (June 2009)
New York Times (June 18,2009) - House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee wants $500 billion over the next six years for the nation's roads, transit and high-speed rail, according to a blueprint of the bill that committee leadership hopes to pass before the current highway authorization expires at the end of September.
Read New York Times article online >>
Download Summary of the Blueprint [PDF] >>
CAIT Programs Updates & Features
- Environment and Energy Program (EEP)
- Freight and Maritime Program (FMP)
- Infrastructure Condition Monitoring Program (ICMP)
- Laboratory for Port Security (LPS)
- Long-Term Bridge Performance Program (LTBP)
- New Jersey Local Technical Assistance Program (NJ LTAP)
- Pavement Resource Program (PRP)
- Soil and Sediment Management Laboratory (SSML)
- Technology Transfer Group (TTG)
- Transportation Safety Research Center (TSRC)