The Maryland Department of Transportation has released a report that develops preliminary specifications for high-quality pervious concrete suitable for use in Maryland State Highway Administration projects.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General has released a report that evaluates the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s policies, processes, and resources to execute the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant Program.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that discusses the processes necessary to acquire permits to construct interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines, information available on the time frames of the permitting process, and management practices that may improve the permitting process.

On January 28, 2013, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing to examine the nation’s pipeline infrastructure after the Sissonville, West Virginia explosion and evaluate the U.S. Department of Transportation’s implementation of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011. Witness testimonies and a video of the hearing are avai...

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that examines the ability of transmission pipeline operators to respond to incidents, an analysis of installing automated valves in high-consequence areas, and ways that the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration can assist operators in deciding whether to install the automated valves.

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has released a list of transportation priorities for 2013, including enhancing pipeline safety and mandating motor vehicle collision avoidance technologies.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has released the latest issue of its annual statistical compendium designed to characterize transportation activity and explore data on other factors that influence transportation energy use.   Information on ordering printed copies of the report is available online.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a letter report that assesses the levels and types of participation of minority-owned, woman-owned, and disadvantaged firms in the construction and operation of pipeline facilities in the United States.

The U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General has released a report that assesses the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s inspection and enforcement activities, requirements for non-line pipe facilities, and data management and analysis capabilities.

The Federal Highway Administration has released a report that explores a new formulation for describing scour processes and proposes a new equation for pier scour design.