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Roadbuilding
Work begins on $2.2 billion toll expressway to close Raleigh outer loop
Construction on the first phase of completing a $2.2 billion outer expressway toll loop around Raleigh, North Carolina, has begun. Lane Blythe Construction Joint Venture of Charlotte won the $403 million design-build contract in December 2018 for the first phase of the project, which will extend the Triangle Expressway from U.S. 401 to Interstate 40 […]
November 28, 2019
Roadbuilding
Arizona DOT saves on I-40 closures by sliding replacement bridges into place
ADOT credits the procedure, known as value engineering, with cutting the road closure time from the standard six to eight months to just nine days.
November 21, 2019
Roadbuilding
TxDOT district sets monthly record with $100M in road projects
The Amarillo District of the TxDOTÂ recorded its highest amount of monthly road contracts in the month of January. Check out the details here on Equipment World.
February 8, 2019
Roadbuilding
$403M contract awarded for N.C. 540 outer loop around Raleigh
According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, construction could begin 2019 and the road is expected to open to traffic in 2023. More info here.
December 10, 2018
Roadbuilding
Tenn. DOT begins work on I-440 Reconstruction Project
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) awarded a contract in August for the $152.9 million I-440 Reconstruction Project that will extend nearly 8 miles, from Interstate 40 to Interstate 24 in Nashville. As the video below explains, the concrete roadway was built in the 1980s and not intended to handle the more than 100,000 vehicles […]
November 16, 2018
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Firefighters hose dead fish off I-40 in N.C. after Florence floodwaters recede
In the aftermath of hurricane Florence, the Penderlea fire department began to hose dead fish off North Carolina's I-40. Watch the video here on Equipment World.
September 27, 2018
Roadbuilding
DOTs in N.C., S.C. respond to hundreds of flooded roads, prepare for more flooding from Florence
See what efforts are being made to respond to flooding & prepare roads for more flooding in the wake of Hurricane Florence from North and South Caroline DOTs.
September 17, 2018
Roadbuilding
Improvements planned on Interstates 17, 40 in northern Ariz.
The new year will bring a slew of improvements to major roads in northern Arizona, according to the state’s department of transportation. First on the list is applying a final layer of asphalt on 12 miles of Interstate 40 between Parks and Riordan. After that, another 17 miles of the interstate will be repaved between […]
January 29, 2018
Roadbuilding
ADOT reduces speed on portion of I-40 after wrong asphalt mix applied
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has reduced the speed limit on Interstate 40 between Parks and Bellemont from 75 to 55 miles per hour because of slick road conditions. According to the Arizona Daily Sun, the department released a statement saying that the slick road conditions were the result of the wrong asphalt mix […]
December 5, 2017
Roadbuilding
Improvements planned for I-40 in N.C.
Repaving 16 miles of Interstate 40 is scheduled to occur this winter near Interstate 40’s intersection with I-95 in Johnston County, North Carolina. Penhall Co. of Los Angeles won the $10.2 million contract for the work, which also includes replacing the decks on 10 overpass bridges with more durable concrete, and sandblasting and painting four […]
November 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
Work to begin on widening I-40 at Jackson, Tenn.
Ground has been broken on widening 3 miles of Interstate 40 from four lanes to six in Jackson, Tennessee. The $67 million project also includes improving two intersections and building a new one along the highway, between west of the U.S. 45 Bypass and west of State Route 5. Two bridges—at SR 5 and SR […]
October 5, 2017
Roadbuilding
Arizona DOT to install state’s first prefabricated bridge
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) will install the state’s first prefabricated bridge on old Route 66 (Oatman Highway) over Sacramento Wash in northwestern Arizona, KTAR News reports. The 110-foot-long bridge will be transported in sections from Phoenix, where it is being manufactured, to the bridge site in Mohave County. The support structure is already in place, and bridge […]
March 15, 2017
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