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Roadbuilding

I-81 resurfacing project in Pa. begins, thanks to Resurface PA initiative

The $15.6M resurfacing project will include milling, patching, and paving I-81, not to mention pavement markings and guide rail upgrades. Learn more today.

August 24, 2018

Roadbuilding

Blast downs last piece of old Harrison Ave. Bridge in Scranton in seconds

The new bridge that took its place opened to traffic in December 2017, and demolition of the old bridge began in April 2018. Watch the video on Equipment World.

July 12, 2018

Roadbuilding

30-ton beams delivered to PennDOT bridge replacement project

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is in the middle of a $1.1 million bridge replacement project on Farrandsville Road over Lick Run near Lock Haven, Pa., WNEP reports. Recently, five 60,000-pound bridge beams were transported to the bridge site and set in place by two cranes. PennDOT says the 52-foot bridge was originally a railroad bridge […]

June 22, 2018

Roadbuilding

Penn. bridge demolition interrupted by unexpected collapse

As Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) crews worked to slowly and carefully bring down the 100-year-old Harrison Avenue Bridge in Scranton over Central Scranton Expressway on April 19, one span of the bridge came crashing down unexpectedly, WNEP News reports. The expressway had been closed to traffic for several hours before the demolition began, and […]

May 1, 2018

Roadbuilding

PennDOT sets aggressive schedule to repair landslide-damaged Route 30

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says it has established an “extremely aggressive” timetable for rebuilding a section of Route 30 in East Pittsburgh that collapsed this month, damaging a house and apartment building. The collapse occurred due to a 250-foot-wide landslide that damaged a house and apartment building. Residents in the area have been temporarily […]

April 25, 2018

Roadbuilding

From demo to done, PennDOT uses precast concrete for quick I-78 bridge project

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 5-0 reports that its Interstate 78 project in Berks County, which featured multiple bridges built using innovative construction practices and precast concrete materials, was successfully completed in 8.5 months, rather than four years. All six bridges were completely designed and constructed with prestressed and precast concrete members produced […]

April 18, 2018

Roadbuilding

Trucking group files federal lawsuit over ‘excessive tolls’ on Pa. Turnpike

A national trucking organization is challenging the constitutionality of what it calls excessive tolls charged by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. The Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association has filed a federal lawsuit that says $5.875 billion the turnpike commission has paid to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is unconstitutional because the tolls that fund it put […]

April 3, 2018

Roadbuilding

Cranes lift girders into place on Penn.’s Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway bridge

The video below was taken on February 20 and captures the placement of the first steel girders on the bridge piers of the Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway project (CSVT) bridge. PennLive reports that the 4,500-foot-long bridge will carry traffic over the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in Union Township, Union County, Pa. The Pennsylvania Department […]

March 8, 2018

Roadbuilding

Pa. gears up for $41.5 million in transportation projects

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has announced $41.5 million worth of new transportation projects. The 45 projects include those for improving highways, bridges, and bike and walking paths spread among 22 counties. The projects are being funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Multimodal Transportation Fund. The next round of applications for the fund are due […]

February 13, 2018

Roadbuilding

PennDOT expands travel information for drivers

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has expanded the features on its travel information website, 511PA.com. 511PA is also available for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website. Motorists can now see any travel alerts on state roads along a specific route when they enter […]

January 5, 2018

Roadbuilding

Recycled glass aggregate being developed as lightweight road material

AeroAggregates LLC opened a plant to produce lightweight construction material from mixed recycled glass, The Inquirer reports. The company manufactures foamed glass aggregate, which resembles crushed rock and serves a similar purpose in construction projects, but it weighs 85 percent less than stone and is very strong. “We can take Philadelphia curbside glass and make a construction […]

January 4, 2018

Roadbuilding

Shilling joins Skelly and Loy as geo-environmental scientist

Skelly and Loy, a Pennsylvania-based engineering and environmental consulting firm, announced that Mallory Shilling has joined the company as a Geo-Environmental Scientist. Shilling assists with site evaluations, research, field sampling, and technical report preparation for all phases of Environmental Site Assessments. She also conducts necessary sampling and oversight of emergency spill cleanup through the Pennsylvania […]

November 30, 2017