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Tag: Connecticut Department of Transportation
Roadbuilding
Conn. I-84 widening project to finish ahead of schedule
The I-84 Waterbury widening project is expected to open a year earlier than expected in mid-September. Check out the details on Equipment World.
August 29, 2018
Roadbuilding
UMaine center to find ways to extend life of transportation infrastructure
The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center's goal is to save taxpayer dollars by extending the life of transportation infrastructure. Details here.
June 20, 2018
Roadbuilding
CTDOT says ‘strategic widening’ of I-95 will reduce congestion, boost economy
A new Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) study, I-95 Strategies to Reduce Congestion, finds that, rather than taking private property to widen all of Interstate 95 to relieve congestion, the same results can be obtained with “limited, directional, and strategic widening” of portions of the interstate already held by CTDOT, the CT Mirror reports. This […]
March 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
Workers demo and replace Conn. bridge in 90-second time-lapse
The timelapse video below shows a Route 8 bridge being replaced as part of the Connecticut Department of Transportation‘s (CTDOT) Bridge Program, which prioritizes rehabilitation and replacement work based on a continuous assessment of the remaining useful life of bridges. Accelerated Bridge Construction techniques were used to reduce bridge closure time. Prefabricated modular steel beam […]
August 30, 2017
Roadbuilding
Half of century-old Conn. bridge will open to two-lane traffic while other half is rebuilt
Two-lane traffic is expected to resume on the East Center Street bridge over Wharton Brook in Connecticut by the end of December 2016. Myrecordjournal.com reports that crews are replacing one half of the bridge at a time, so traffic is restricted to one lane from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays. By the end of […]
December 26, 2016
Roadbuilding
Twelve finalists named for America’s Transportation Awards Grand Prize, People’s Choice Award
Twelve projects from 10 state departments of transportation have been named finalists in the 2016 America’s Transportation Awards competition. The projects will be considered for the Grand Prize and People’s Choice Award to be presented at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) annual meeting November 14 in Boston. “From a record […]
September 12, 2016
Roadbuilding
Excavators eat away one bridge, cranes build another in CDOT replacement time-lapse
The fascinating video below, filmed by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), might be our new favorite construction time-lapse. From several different angles, the video shows how Manafort Construction Co. demolished and replaced the Lindley Street bridge on the southbound side of Route 8/25. The CtPost reports that the video shows design/build construction that allowed […]
August 31, 2016
Roadbuilding
Connecticut DOT readies for $19 million in road, bridge program cuts
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) says it has developed a plan for the fiscal year 2017 budget with $19 million in cuts to its road and bridge program and $18 million in reductions to its public transportation program. CTDOT Commissioner James P. Redeker says the proposal “ensures a balanced budget in this fiscal year […]
July 26, 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
Roadbuilding
Two Conn. bridges open to traffic 2 weeks after being demolished and rebuilt
Two new southbound bridges are now open on Route 8/25 in Bridgeport, ctpost.com reports. In less than two weeks, workers demolished the 44-year-old Lindley Street and Capitol Avenue bridges and in their place assembled pre-built bridge sections. The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) had only designed 60 percent of the bridge prior to putting it out to bid, so the […]
June 29, 2016
Roadbuilding
Connecticut DOT launches online dashboard to track progress of projects
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has launched an interactive online tool to track progress of transportation projects under the state’s Transportation Ramp-Up Program. The Transportation Ramp-Up Program, valued at $2.8 billion, represents the first step of the Let’s Go CT! program approved last year. It’s described as a “transformative strategy toward reinvesting in Connecticut’s […]
April 8, 2016
Roadbuilding
Connecticut DOT worker qualifies for Olympic Marathon Trials
A Connecticut Department of Transportation engineer is proving he can do more than just design roads. He can dominate them as well. Jonas Hampton was already qualified for the Olympic Marathon Trials in L.A. Feb. 13 before he’d ever even raced in an official marathon, according to the Hartford Courant. But when the time came to […]
February 8, 2016
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