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Roadbuilding
12 contractors win national awards from NAPA for asphalt pavements
The annual conference of the National Asphalt Pavement Association presented awards to 12 asphalt contractors who stood out in 2019, with its top award going to Shelly & Sands of Zanesville, Ohio. Shelly & Sands and the Ohio Department of Transportation District 5 are the winners of NAPA’s 2019 Sheldon G. Hayes Award for excellence […]
February 11, 2020
Safety
OSHA cites Karrenbrock Excavating $189K for repeated trench safety violations
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Karrenbrock Excavating is a repeat offender when it comes to trench safety violations.
July 25, 2018
Death by Trench
Average initial OSHA fine for a trench death in 2016-17: $52,383
Editor’s Note: This story was updated in July to reflect newly released OSHA fines. OSHA fined Atlantic Drain Service nearly $1.5 million for the Boston trench collapse that killed Kelvin (Chuck) Mattocks and Robert Joseph Higgins on Oct. 25, 2016. The Atlantic Drain fine, however, is an extreme outlier. Looking at available records during 2016-2017, […]
July 17, 2018
Safety
OSHA fines Ohio’s JK Excavating & Utilities $201,201 for trench-collapse death
OSHA placed JK Excavating in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program and issued four citations and penalties for violations to OSHA. Details here.
June 25, 2018
Roadbuilding
Army Corps to fund additional $1.8B in projects with new work plan
The plan includes $1.772 billion provided in Congress’ $1.3 trillion spending package enacted March 23. Details here.
June 15, 2018
Roadbuilding
Fla. DOT acquires $763 million for final phase of First Coast Expressway
Gov. Rick Scott, state lawmakers, and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) officials announced that they have acquired the $763 million needed for the third and final phase of the First Coast Expressway, which will connect Interstate 10 west of Jacksonville with Interstate 95, News4Jax reports. The final piece of the highway bypass will include a new, four-lane replacement bridge for the existing […]
April 18, 2018
Roadbuilding
States test solar-powered markers on dark streets
The Idaho Department of Transportation is testing out new solar-powered LED raised pavement markers to try to improve safety on dark streets. The department purchased 600 of the raised markers, which store solar energy during the day and then automatically illuminate when the sun goes down, the Idaho DOT says. The first 100 markers were […]
March 9, 2018
Roadbuilding
Associated Asphalt to supply Fla. ports in Puma deal
Puma Energy and Associated Asphalt have signed agreements to supply asphalt to Florida port terminals. Associated Asphalt will take over retail asphalt marketing for Trafigura, Puma’s largest shareholder, at Jacksonville, Cape Canaveral and Port Everglades. Puma will handle the supply chain into those terminals. Associated Asphalt will also be responsible for supply and marketing at […]
January 24, 2018
Roadbuilding
Fla. bridge damaged by Hurricane Irma to reopen
Residents in Clay County, Florida, have got their bridge back after Hurricane Irma damaged it. The bridge on County Road 218 southwest of Jacksonville was closed September 19 when inspection divers found safety problems, according to The Florida Times-Union. The newspaper reports that the repaired bridge will reopen December 15, ahead of the originally scheduled […]
December 19, 2017
Roadbuilding
Florida DOT seeks solutions to fuel shortages during evacuations
A few weeks after calling on the Florida Department of Transportation to re-examine hurricane evacuation routes, Gov. Rick Scott is now directing the agency to look for ways to increase fuel capacity during such emergencies. During evacuations for Hurricane Irma, gas stations around the state reported running out of fuel. Scott said the FDOT study, […]
October 31, 2017
Roadbuilding
Florida DOT announces work on 3 Jacksonville bridges
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced plans to work on three Jacksonville bridges, News 4 Jax reports. Work on the Ortega River Bridge has already begun, and work will begin soon on Dames Point Bridge and Hart Bridge. Preliminary work on the Ortega River Bridge on Roosevelt Boulevard (U.S. 17) began in early June and is […]
July 4, 2016
Business
AEMP names top fleets and technicians of 2013
Who are the top technicians and who had the best run fleets in the country this year? The Association of Equipment Management Professionals named those individuals and organizations at its 31st Annual Management Conference in Jacksonville, Florida, this week. Taking the top honors as the 2013 AEMP Private Fleet Technician of the Year was Matt […]
March 21, 2013
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