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Time-lapse captures accelerated reconstruction of N.J. bridge
This time-lapse video shows the replacement of the 60-foot-long, single-span, 89-year-old bridge. Watch the video here on Equipment World.
July 19, 2019
Roadbuilding
N.J.’s $1B Pulaski Skyway project reaches milestone with return of 2-way traffic
The project on the 3.5-mile, 85-year-old Skyway has been broken down into 11 contracts, with three contracts now completed. More information here.
July 4, 2018
Roadbuilding
Time-lapse captures reconstruction of 225-year-old bridge — the oldest in N.J.
The Work Zone Cam time-lapse video below shows the reconstruction and reopening of the oldest stone arch bridge in Princeton, New Jersey, the 225-year-old Stony Brook Bridge on Route 206. The bridge partially collapsed after heavy rains in February 2016 and was closed, NJ.com reports. Emergency repairs allowed it to open temporarily, but the damage […]
March 9, 2018
Roadbuilding
I-95 N.J. undergoes redesignation to I-295
New signs are going up along Interstate 95 in New Jersey as part of a project to redesignate the highway to I-295. Sign installation began January 16 in Mercer County with new signs and mile markers beginning at the Route 1 interchange and extending south toward the Delaware River and back. The signs will remain […]
January 18, 2018
Roadbuilding
High-friction pavement project among FHWA safety winners
The Federal Highway Administration has bestowed its 2017 National Roadway Safety Awards on nine state transportation departments.  DOT winners for Infrastructure and Operational Improvements Delaware – DelDOT placed high-friction surface treatments at horizontal curves and where wet road surfaces reduce pavement friction. The agency reports a 56 percent average drop in roadway-departure crashes at […]
December 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
More electric-vehicle charging stations coming to N.J.
New Jersey drivers should soon see more electric-vehicle charging stations in the state. The New Jersey Department of Transportation and Department of Environmental Protection have received $9.5 million in federal funding for grants to add the stations across the state. The money will also fund grants for providing electric power to tractor trailers that require […]
December 8, 2017
Roadbuilding
Richard T. Hammer named New Jersey DOT acting commissioner
Gov. Chris Christie has named Richard T. Hammer as acting commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), following the resignation of previous commissioner Jamie Fox in October. Hammer has been serving as assistant commissioner over the NJDOT’s Capital Program Management since 2006. “Rick’s 33-years of service to New Jersey and the department bring […]
November 2, 2015
Roadbuilding
New Jersey DOT commissioner Fox resigns amid controversy
New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Jamie Fox has announced that he wills step down from his position at the end of the month, just one year after being sworn into office and in the middle of accusations of ethics violations. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced the decision last week in a press release that […]
October 9, 2015
Roadbuilding
Bayonne Bridge completion date pushed back 2 years
The completion of the $1.3 billion Bayonne Bridge “Raise the Roadway” project has been pushed back two years, with the renovated bridge now expected to be complete in 2019. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced October 1 that the delay in construction would mean the larger “post-Panamax” ships won’t be able to navigate into […]
October 7, 2015
Roadbuilding
New Jersey DOT commissioner accused of ethics violations
The commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation has been accused of violating ethics laws last year when he failed to recuse himself from a meeting with a company he lobbied for just a month prior. According to NorthJersey.com, two former State Ethics Commission chiefs said Jamie Fox committed ethics violations by sitting in on […]
October 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
Fundraising site set up to help New Jersey DOT worker who was run over on the job
A website created to raise money for a New Jersey Department of Transportation worker who was injured on the job has raised well over $8,000 in just four days. Carmine Desomma, 28, was working with a NJDOT crew to remove litter and other debris from the roadway on an overpass when he was struck by a vehicle. […]
August 12, 2015
Roadbuilding
Crews building a “bridge within a bridge,” as part of $1B Bayonne Bridge clearance expansion
The world’s fourth largest arch bridge is undergoing upgrades to raise it to new levels. The $1.3 billion ongoing project to renovate the Bayonne Bridge connecting Bayonne, New Jersey, to Staten Island, New York, is raising the clearance of the bridge 64 feet, according to the Hudson Reporter. The Port Authority of New York & […]
May 4, 2015
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