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NCDOT gets emergency funding to stem budget crisis blamed on hurricanes, lawsuits, overspending
The cash-strapped N.C. Department of Transportation, which laid off hundreds of temporary workers and delayed plans for about 900 road projects in August, has received a $200 million emergency funding boost from the state legislature. The legislation comes after the agency faced a slew of hurricanes and storms and legal settlements that have siphoned off […]
November 18, 2019
Roadbuilding
Calif. Camp Fire destroys unique Gold Rush-era covered bridge
According to the HRCBA, the Honey Run Covered Bridge was the only covered bridge in the United States with three unequal sections. Get more information here.
November 19, 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
Texas flooding has caused at least $27 million in infrastructure damage
The devastating flooding in Texas has caused upwards of $27 million dollars, and that estimate is on the low side. According to the Associated Press, Texas Department of Transportation spokeswoman Veronica Beyer said that the flooding has caused damage to roadways in 167 of the 254 counties in the state. TxDOT has already spent $3 […]
June 2, 2015
Roadbuilding
Federal grant to provide $2 million to repair roads damaged by Joplin tornado reconstruction
A grant of $2 million from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) will be used to repair roads in Duquesne, a small Missouri community that was struck by the EF-5 tornado that also decimated nearby Joplin in May 2011. Heavy equipment and heavy loads passing through Duquesne damaged the city’s roads during debris removal following […]
May 29, 2015
Roadbuilding
Guest Blog: 5 Reasons Bridges Fail
Human beings are creatures of overcoming obstacles. Out of necessity, we have built bridges to connect islands, places, cities and most importantly, the hearts of men. Because of the amazing urge for innovation, our history has seen the evolution of bridges, from simple plank of wood to the sophisticated engineering marvel and design. As wonderful […]
November 22, 2013
Construction Equipment
Japanese companies develop 300-ton pendulums that reduce swaying in skyscrapers during earthquakes
Two Japanese companies have developed giant pendulums they say, when installed atop a skyscraper, can shorten vibrations and reduce swaying caused by earthquakes by as much as 60 percent. Mitsui Fudosan, a real estate developer, and construction firm Kajima developed a 300-ton pendulum that, according to a report from CNET, “will act as a counterweight […]
August 15, 2013
Business
Kiewit raises disaster relief money with T-shirt sales
Kiewit, one of the largest construction companies in North America is selling these T-shirts and donating the proceeds to the Alberta Arts Flood Rebuild, after devastating floods overran parts of southern Alberta last month. Good for them. You can order a shirt here. And/or  check out Kiewit’s Facebook page and tell them how much you […]
July 26, 2013
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In Moore, just as in Tuscaloosa, the power of “just doing” will be revealed
It was a few days short of six months ago that I wrote about Hurricane Sandy and how volunteers should respond in the wake of catastrophic natural disasters.  Those of you who are heading to Oklahoma soon might do well to read it here first. Nineteen months before that I blogged on our old website […]
May 24, 2013
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PHOTO: Scaffolding to the sky as workers make repairs to Washington Monument
We love this photo from the Associated Press which shows workers atop an impressive stretch of scaffolding as they make repairs to the Washington Monument. The 555-foot monument was damaged in an August 2011 earthquake.
May 6, 2013
Business
Sany sends equipment, rescue teams to Chinese earthquake recovery efforts
In response to a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated the Lushan County area of Sichuan Province, China on April 20th, construction equipment manufacturers that calls the country home has sent both equipment and people to aid in the recovery efforts. Sany sent in 10 excavators, 8 truck cranes and 25 vehicles along with five rescue teams. The quake killed […]
April 30, 2013
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NYC building $38 million steel wall to protect subway from future storms
New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Authority is in the process of installing a two-mile steel wall to protect a line of subway track from future storm damage. “Constructing this sheet wall along Broad Channel will protect tracks from future storm surges,” according to the caption of the above photo from the MTA’s Flickr page. “Each […]
April 2, 2013
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