Tag: Mississippi River

Roadbuilding

Multimillion-dollar road projects by Ill., Mo., Ga. win AASHTO awards

The Illinois DOT, the Missouri DOT and the Georgia DOT all walked away with awards from the 2019 America’s Transportation Awards. Details on Equipment World.

October 14, 2019

Roadbuilding

Historic Highway 43 bridge in Minn. reopens after restoration

The historic Highway 43 bridge in Minnesota was reopened after undergoing three years of restoration. Discover more about the bridge on Equipment World.

July 10, 2019

Roadbuilding

Record-breaking Midwest floods keep DOTs scrambling; NOAA predicts much more water coming

Extensive flooding across the Midwest has left several state DOTs scrambling to reopen roads and prepare for major road repairs. Learn more on Equipment World.

March 25, 2019

Roadbuilding

Minn. bridge reopens after 15-month reconstruction

After a 15 month reconstruction a bridge in St. Paul, Minnesota has reopened. Learn all about this here on Equipment World.

December 3, 2018

Roadbuilding

Following crane barge impact, special jacking system needed to realign damaged La. bridge

The jacking system will be used to realign the bridge into its original position and to allow installation of a replacement beam. More information here.

November 9, 2018

Roadbuilding

La.’s Sunshine Bridge closed after being struck by barge

After a barge carrying a crane struck the Sunshine Bridge on October 12, 2018, the Louisiana State Police closed the bridge until repairs can be made.

October 22, 2018

Roadbuilding

Iowa DOT selling out tours of I-74 bridge project

IDOT is offering tours of the Interstate 74 bridge being built over the Mississippi River. More about the billion dollar bridge and tours on Equipment World.

September 11, 2018

Roadbuilding

MoDOT performs 9-foot slide of Poplar Street bridge

Various images and a video from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) show the “slide” of the eastbound I-64/I-55 Poplar Street Bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Missouri and Illinois. MoDOT moved the bridge 9 feet to the south March 31 as part of a project that will add an additional lane to the […]

April 26, 2018

Roadbuilding

New Mississippi River bridge connects Ill. and Iowa

The Mississippi River has a new bridge connecting Illinois and Iowa. The $80.6 million span recently opened and replaces a bridge built in 1932 that will be dismantled in spring. The 20-foot-wide bridge was too narrow, causing safety issues as wider vehicles would overlap the center line markings, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. […]

November 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

Time-lapse chronicles ACI award-winning Winona Bridge project

This $78 million Winona Bridge project involved the construction of a 2,300-foot concrete bridge next to an existing 1942-era historic bridge that carries Highway 43 over the Mississippi River. The new bridge will allow traffic to travel between Minnesota and Wisconsin while the historic bridge is being rehabilitated, and then serve as the two southbound […]

October 20, 2017

Roadbuilding

Johnson County Gateway, Winona Bridge take ACI concrete construction awards

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) honored the winners of the 2017 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards during its Concrete Convention & Exposition Monday night in Anaheim. The awards honor creative projects in the concrete industry and recognize concrete innovation, technology, and excellence. To be eligible for the award, projects had to win at a local […]

October 18, 2017

Roadbuilding

Web cam set up for construction of new Champ Clark Bridge

Those interested in keeping up with construction of the new Champ Clark Bridge over the Mississippi River can now access a construction web cam at champclarkbridge.com. “This camera takes four to five shots of the bridge an hour at random intervals, so it refreshes every 10 to 15 minutes, which gives viewers near real-time work,” […]

October 16, 2017