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Crane count for major cities continues to rise
The most recent Crane Index by Rider Levett Bucknall reports the fourth consecutive 6-month period with an increase in the number of operating tower cranes in 13 major cities in the United States and Canada. RLB expects this trend to continue throughout the year and sees it as a gauge of the growth of the […]
August 6, 2019
Roadbuilding
CEMEX USA to provide materials for new Sixth Street Viaduct Bridge in L.A.
CEMEX USA says it will provide construction materials for the replacement of the Sixth Street Viaduct Bridge in Los Angeles. Learn more about the project here.
April 10, 2019
Business
How contractors can get disaster cleanup work in the Camp Fire recovery efforts
It is recommended that contractors interested in fire debris removal refer to a list of debris-removal contractors for possible subcontracting opportunities.
December 10, 2018
Roadbuilding
Famous Hwy. 1 drive along Big Sur coast to open ahead of schedule
The mudslide on May 20, 2017, dumped 6 million cubic yards of mud onto the road and into the ocean. Caltrans says that created 15 acres of additional coastline.
June 19, 2018
Roadbuilding
Colo. DOT partners to build Hyperloop-inspired system
High-speed transportation startup company Arrivo plans to build its first ultra-high-speed transit system in Denver. The system, inspired by the Hyperloop concept, would reduce travel times from 1 hour between such locales as the Denver International Airport and downtown to less than 10 minutes. The Colorado Department of Transportation and the Denver area toll authority […]
November 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
NTSB: Fatal bus crash caused by driver fatigue, regulators’ failure
A new report from the National Transportation Safety Board on a motorcoach crash that killed four passengers August 2, 2016, near Livingston, California, criticizes federal regulators for not doing enough to prevent such accidents. “Here’s yet another fatal crash involving both a motorcoach carrier with a starkly evident history of safety problems and a severely […]
November 17, 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
Overpass near Dodger Stadium painted Dodger blue for World Series
To honor the Los Angeles Dodgers winning the National League pennant and earning a spot in the 2017 World Series, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) workers painted over the graffiti on the Park Row Overcrossing that spans the Stadium Way exit off of the 110 Freeway; it was painted Dodger blue, the Los Angeles Daily […]
October 31, 2017
Business
Commercial construction planning drops for fourth month in a row
Planning for nonresidential construction projects continued to lose ground in September for the fourth consecutive month, according to the Dodge Momentum Index. The index declined 8.4 percent from August, with institutional building dropping the most, at 11.5 percent. Commercial building planning fell 6.1 percent. The index measures the initial report for nonresidential building projects being […]
October 9, 2017
Roadbuilding
Mo. coalition forms to lure high-speed Hyperloop route for I-70
A new coalition is raising money to try to attract a Hyperloop route to Missouri between Kansas City, Columbia and St. Louis along Interstate 70. The coalition hopes to beat out other urban areas around the world to entice the Hyperloop One company to build its first Hyperloop route in Missouri. The company says it […]
October 5, 2017
Workforce
Iron Workers stand atop LA in 1,100-foot viral photo of spire installation
A group of iron workers celebrating the completion of a spire installation at Los Angeles’s newest high rise has gone viral as people across the country shared a photo of the men standing at the spire’s tip top. According to a report from KTLA, on September 3, crews completed installation of a 294-foot, 9-inch spire […]
September 12, 2016
Roadbuilding
LA Metro reveals 40-year, $120 billion transportation plan
The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority has ambitious plans for the city if a newly revealed plan passes in November. The LA Metro announced the plan March 18 and said it would send about $120 billion to transit projects and highway projects over the next 40 years. Measure R would pay for these projects by extending LA county’s current […]
March 22, 2016
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