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Mich. DOT conducts bridge inspections on I-69
The Michigan DOT says the Bay Region has more than 1,200 bridges and the all need annual inspections before bad problems develop. More on Equipment World.
May 9, 2019
Roadbuilding
DOTs use drones to inspect bridges with help from Intel
Learn more about how Intel is helping the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and Minnesota Department of Transportation conduct bridge inspections with drones.
December 21, 2018
Roadbuilding
State DOTs selected for national drone experiment
The 10 participants chosen for the three-year national program will collect data from drones flying at night, over people and out of the pilot’s sight.
May 28, 2018
Roadbuilding
Oklahoma DOT using ShakeCast to develop bridge inspection protocol following earthquakes
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is using the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) ShakeCast program to help inspectors develop a protocol for inspecting bridges following an earthquake. Oklahoma has experienced an increase in both the number and severity of earthquakes over the past seven years, during which time there was “cosmetic damage” found following a […]
August 10, 2017
Roadbuilding
Minnesota DOT testing drones for bridge inspections
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is conducting a study to test using drones for bridge inspections, hoping the technology will help save money and provide an eye in the sky to see how bridges are holding up, KARE 11 reports. Cameras on the drone allow inspectors to see the bridge in real time and detect temperature changes […]
February 15, 2017
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WV highway department awards $3.65 million contract to replace bridge in Clay County
The West Virginia Department of Highways (WVDOH) announced that it has awarded a $3.65 million contract to Kokosing Construction Incorporated, to replace the Camp Creek Bridge (PFC Abraham G. Sams Memorial Bridge) in Clay County. Kokosing was the low bidder on the project, but according to a press release from the WVDOH, it will be eligible for additional […]
February 6, 2017
Roadbuilding
Illinois DOT, matching fed funds provide $4 million for Chicago bridge inspections
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is providing $800,000 in state funds to Chicago to help with the cost of conducting bridge inspections, a figure that will be matched with $3.2 million in federal funding. “Safety is always a top priority at IDOT. This commitment will go a long way in giving residents peace of […]
February 3, 2017
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Illinois DOT invests in drones to help with assortment of jobs
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) paid approximately $9,000 for a pair of new drones that it plans to use for an assortment of jobs, the Illinois News Network reports. “It could do (tasks) ranging from surveying work, maybe getting into some 3D imaging, to maybe looking at highway work zones,” IDOT spokesman Brian Williamsen told […]
December 20, 2016
Roadbuilding
Missouri DOT begins under-bridge inspections in northwestern portion of the state
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has begun a series of weekly under-bridge inspections in the northwestern portion of the state, covering a portion of the 10,000 bridges the state maintains. MoDOT crews will be closing a single lane on the bridges and ramps during the inspections and are advising motorists to be wary of […]
November 16, 2016
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Oklahoma DOT inspects 180 bridges following strongest earthquake ever recorded in the state
After the magnitude 5.8 earthquake rattled much of Oklahoma on September 3, 2016, the state’s Department of Transportation (ODOT) shifted into high gear to inspect 180 state bridges within a 30-mile radius of Pawnee, the epicenter of the earthquake. According to a department release, ODOT completed the inspection in less than six hours, finding only minor cosmetic damage on two bridges […]
September 12, 2016
Roadbuilding
35 Conn. bridges to be re-examined after lead inspector arrested for falsifying reports
Thirty-five Connecticut bridges are scheduled to be re-examined by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) after the inspecting engineer, Akram Ahmad, was arrested in May on allegations that he falsified a bridge report in New York, myrecordjournal.com reports. Ahmad worked with a handful of contractors as team leader of those 35 inspections, including 13 with TranSystems of Meriden. […]
July 12, 2016
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Poor bridge ranking sparks Iowa group’s calls for more DOT funding
The advocacy group Progress Iowa says Iowans are driving on some of the worst bridges in the country, kcrg.com reports. The group is calling on state lawmakers to provide more funding to the Iowa Department of Transportation for bridge inspections, after the legislature cut nearly $5 million from this year’s DOT budget. “Iowa is now number one […]
May 25, 2016
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