Tag Archives: Politics
A friend sent me a link to a recent WRAL article posted yesterday about a fatal collision in Cary on Sunday, February 12th1. Tragically, both passengers in a left-turning vehicle died when the driver crossed the path of another vehicle. This is terrible and my condolences go out to those affected by the incident. I also feel for safety engineers everywhere who feel the emptiness of failure at each reported fatality2, especially the highway safety professionals who work in this jurisdiction. However, … Continue reading
Hot on the heals of budget deals, deficit raising, and spending cuts in Washington comes a report from the American Society of Civil Engineers saying that our failing infrastructure will impact the US Gross Domestic Product by 2.7 trillion dollars by 2040. All due to funding gaps between what we use and what we actually pay to maintain. This will cause 400,000 lost jobs, lower incomes, lower spending, and lower exports, worsening the US trade position. Transportation is quite possibly … Continue reading
The following is an email I sent to Wake County Representatives, concerning the issue of legislation-run engineering. If you can, write something similar RIGHT NOW to your representatives. A list of NC Representatives can be found here. Here is a list of NC Senators. From: Mike Roselli To: Jennifer.Weiss@ncleg.net, Paul.Stam@ncleg.net, Deborah.Ross@ncleg.net, Tom.Murry@ncleg.net, Grier.Martin@ncleg.net, Darren.Jackson@ncleg.net, Rosa.Gill@ncleg.net, Nelson.Dollar@ncleg.net, Marilyn.Avila@ncleg.net, Richard.Stevens@ncleg.net, Josh.Stein@ncleg.net, Neal.Hunt@ncleg.net, Dan.Blue@ncleg.net Senators and Representatives, I live in Wake County and I work in the engineering field. I’ve been made aware … Continue reading
Today, the News and Observer reports that the State Senate will be voting on House Bill 561, to require NCDOT to remove a half mile of center median installed on new projects in Asheville, NC, “at a cost estimated by NCDOT at $797,500″, and to give the State legislature power over road design for other projects. Other than ripping up a nearly completed project to nullify the design, the legislation would force DOT to change widening plans and forget other … Continue reading