Tag: Lane Construction

Roadbuilding

ARTBA certification seeks to curb work-zone deaths, set industry standard

For the past three years, a safety certification program for the road construction industry has been quietly gaining momentum. The Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals began in 2016 as a response to the hundreds of deaths and tens of thousands of injuries that occur each year in road work zones. Since then, the program […]

August 26, 2019

Roadbuilding

Ga. to get its first turbine interchange with I-16/I-95 rehab

GDOT says work the intersection of I-16/I-95 near Savannah, Ga., will start early in 2019 and include the state's first turbine interchange. Learn more here.

November 12, 2018

Roadbuilding

Ground broken on $500 million Alexandra to D.C. I-395 Express Lanes expansion

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and officials from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Interstate 95 Express Lanes private partner and operator Transurban recently held a ground breaking ceremony for the I-395 Express Lanes expansion from Alexandria to Washington, D.C. “Anyone who travels on I-395 and I-95 today can attest that this is one of […]

August 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

NAPA presents Operational Excellence Awards at mid-year meeting

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) presented its 2016 Operational Excellence Awards  during the association’s mid-year meeting in Chicago. NAPA says these awards recognized asphalt pavement industry leaders for innovation and excellence in marketing, communications, and community outreach with the Community Involvement, Outstanding Brochure, and Outstanding Website Awards. The Asphalt Operations Safety Innovations and Ecological Awards […]

July 18, 2017

Roadbuilding

Virginia transportation board awards contracts worth $60.7 million

The Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board has approved seven contracts valued at $60.7 million for construction and maintenance projects in six Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) districts. These contracts include: $10.8 million to Fielder’s Choice Enterprises of Charlottesville, Virginia, for the second phase of construction for improvements to Tenth Street in the City of Roanoke in […]

February 20, 2017

Roadbuilding

CH2M subcontracts remainder of MoPac express lane project to Lane Construction

CH2M, the MoPac express lane project contractor, has announced that it plans to subcontract the remainder of the project, due to a $66 million loss from delays, the Community Impact Newspaper reports. Delays have been caused by a number of things, including bad weather, unknown underground utilities, hard rock, and changes in orders from the Central Texas Regional […]

January 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Fighting Thermal Segregation

A thermal bar can provide a thermal profile in real time.

June 5, 2014

Roadbuilding

Better Bridges

It’s not either end of this bridge that is its most important entrance/exit point. It’s the middle.

August 5, 2012