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Will this mining byproduct make Minnesota roads safer?

Taconite high-friction surface treatment might be a lower-cost way to reduce slipping on sharp road curves in rural Minnesota. Watch video on Equipment World.

November 6, 2020

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Virginia’s largest ever infrastructure project involves tunnel boring machine

Construction for Virginia's Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion is underway. Watch VDOT explain the tunnel boring process here on Equipment World.

November 5, 2020

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Could pension funds save U.S. infrastructure?

Norman Anderson, CG/LA Infrastructure CEO, discusses increased U.S. pension fund investments to help fix America’s infrastructure. Details on Equipment World.

November 2, 2020

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Final state bridge replaced following Nebraska’s floods of 2019

A year and a half after catastrophic flooding took out 27 bridges on Nebraska’s State Highway System, the last of the damaged spans has been replaced.

October 26, 2020

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Bridge engineer blamed in fatal Miami collapse loses another major Texas project

The $962 million Sam Houston Tollway Ship Channel Bridge Replacement Project has a new engineer, replacing FIGG Bridge Engineers after the firm was fired.

October 15, 2020

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New bridge features tallest deck in U.S. for cable-stayed span

The new bridge for the Port of Long Beach is the second-tallest cable-stayed bridge in the country and has the highest deck for a U.S. cable-stayed bridge.

October 12, 2020

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Louisiana DOTD braces for Hurricane Delta while still cleaning up after Laura

While still cleaning up after Hurricane Laura, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is preparing for Hurricane Delta, which was forecast to strike the state’s coast Friday as a Category 2 storm. The department was closing bridges to boat traffic and cleaning clogged ditches Thursday and Friday in southern Louisiana. Mandatory evacuations were in […]

October 9, 2020

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Las Vegas Centennial Bowl project has new flyover bridge, 2nd-longest in Nevada

The third phase of the Centennial Bowl project in Las Vegas is nearing completion, with the opening of Nevada’s second-longest bridge. The new bridge is a half-mile flyover connecting U.S. 95 North with 215 Beltway west. “The new flyover ramp enables direct freeway-to-freeway travel for greater efficiency and safety,” says Nevada Department of Transportation spokesman Tony Illia. “It eliminates the previous stop-and-go surface street travel that required sitting through traffic signals to make a freeway connection.” The flyover is part of the $73 […]

October 5, 2020

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Billions in federal transportation funding saved just before cutoff

The day before the federal government was set to shut down, the Senate passed legislation to keep the government running for two more months while extending for another year the nation’s main funding source for highways, public transit and airports. The U.S. Senate voted 84-10 on September 30 to keep the government funded until December […]

October 1, 2020

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DOTs around the U.S. seeking snowplow operators as well as other positions

State departments of transportation around the country are reporting hundreds of job openings for seasonal workers, with some of the jobs possibly becoming full time. “Come for the snow, stay for the mow,” is the Missouri Department of Transportation’s catchy phrase to fill more than 400 positions for snowplow and heavy-equipment operators. The DOT says […]

September 30, 2020

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Cold pavement recycling on Virginia’s I-64 put to the test

With full-depth reclamation and cold central plant recycling, the Virginia DOT is installing sensors for the I-64 widening project. Details on Equipment World.

September 28, 2020

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Pensacola Bay Bridge suffers extensive damage from barges loose during Hurricane Sally

Damage during Hurricane Sally to the new Pensacola Bay Bridge will keep the crossing closed for “an extended period of time,” says the Florida Department of Transportation. The bridge between Pensacola and Gulf Breeze, Florida, known locally as the Three Mile Bridge, was struck by multiple construction barges that broke loose during the storm September 16. Five […]

September 25, 2020