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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
Crews demo and replace Penn. bridge in just 57 hours (Time-lapse)
The video below shows time-lapse footage of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) project to replace the Route 30 bridge over Bessemer Ave. PennDOT let the job in November 2015. HNTB was the designer, and Brayman Construction was the contractor, winning the bid at $2.3 million. According to a report by the Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation […]
October 31, 2016
Roadbuilding
PennDOT’s 4-year project to replace 7 bridges over I-676 on schedule
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) $64.8 million project to rebuild bridges over Interstate 676 in Philadelphia is right on schedule, according to PennDOT’s Assistant Press Secretary Gene Blaum, Pennoni Associates’ designer Jim Pezzotti, and Urban Engineers’ construction manager Dave Palmer in speaking with the Philadelphia (Phillymag). PennDOT began the four-year, two-part project a little […]
August 23, 2016
Roadbuilding
S. Carolina DOT to replace 2 bridges spanning Pinewood Lake
There are changes in store for drivers who commute on Garners Ferry Road (Route 378) between Sumter and Columbia, South Carolina, WLTX 19 reports. According to Jason Fulmer with the South Carolina Department of Transportation, two bridges on the route that cross over Pinewood Lake have reached the end of their life spans and are being […]
August 22, 2016
Roadbuilding
Caltrans proposes seismic retrofits for bridges in Sacramento region
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is proposing seismic retrofits for three bridges in the Sacramento region: the Mokelumne River Bridge, the North Sacramento Undercrossing Bridge and the Paintersville drawbridge, Capitol Public Radio reports. Caltrans says the bridges are safe, but they don’t meet current requirements for withstanding earthquakes. Dennis Keaton with Caltrans, told the news agency that the project must first […]
August 1, 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
Potholes plague Oklahoma highways, patching material use up drastically
Like many states across the country, Oklahoma’s highways were covered with potholes as a result of heavy rain and snow coupled with freezes and thaws throughout the winter and into early spring. As a result, Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) expenditures for patches increased dramatically. The department reports that in a 12-day period after the […]
April 10, 2015
Business
Ohio DOT’s first P3 construction project will be largest in state’s history
The Portsmouth Gateway Group is set to begin building the largest single construction project the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has ever seen. According to a news release from the ODOT, construction won’t be cheap—it’ll cost around $429 million to construct the entire Portsmouth Bypass, which is a 16-mile, four-lane limited access highway from U.S. 23 north […]
September 24, 2014
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