Tag: Ohio construction

Roadbuilding

TRIP: Ohio’s roads and bridges face $11.6 billion shortfall for improvements

The Road Improvement Program’s (TRIP) recent analysis of Ohio’s transportation system finds the state will see an $11.6 billion shortfall in funding for improvements for roads, highways and bridges through 2017. The report indicates 24 percent of the major locally- and state-maintained urban roads are in poor condition, with 41 percent being in a mediocre or […]

June 18, 2015

Technology

Ohio’s Danis Building the second construction firm granted drone exemption by FAA

A large Ohio construction firm will soon begin to fly drones regularly over its jobsites with the good graces of the Federal Aviation Administration. Danis Building Construction of Miamisburg, Ohio, tells WKEF TV it applied for a commercial drone exemption from the FAA in October and was given the thumbs up by the agency in […]

June 15, 2015

Roadbuilding

Ohio DOT to begin construction on $430 million Portsmouth Bypass this summer

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will begin work on its largest project to date—a roughly $430 million 16-mile bypass around Portsmouth—this summer with assistance from a potential $209.3 million loan from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). The project is also ODOT’s first public-private partnership (P3) via a new rule in the state that […]

April 14, 2015

Roadbuilding

Ohio DOT launches construction season at Opportunity Corridor

The Ohio Department of Transportation began its construction season March 16 at the northern section of Opportunity Corridor that will connect Interstate 490 and University Circle near Cleveland, according to a report by the The Plain Dealer. New bonds totaling $1 billion from the Ohio Turnpike will fund the corridor. “It’s one of the most […]

March 18, 2015

Business

Akron mayor, city council butt heads over $2 million in equipment for proposed city-owned construction company

Discussion of a proposed city-owned construction company turned heated within the chambers of the Akron City Council Monday night over $1.9 million in heavy equipment purchases. According to a report from the Akron Beacon Journal, Mayor Don Plusquellic has asked the council for approval to purchase or lease six concrete trucks and four dump trucks as part of his […]

March 10, 2015

Roadbuilding

Ohio DOT approves $2.5 billion in construction projects

The Ohio Department of Transportation’s Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC) has approved roughly $2.5 billion in transportation plan projects and associated jobs over the next 11 years, according a release from the department. The investment for projects in 2015 total $705.8 million. The projects are part of Gov. John Kasich’s “Jobs and Transportation Plan” that has […]

March 1, 2015

Business

Akron wants to start its own city construction company; would be an Ohio first

Contractors that bid on projects in the city of Akron, Ohio, may soon have some new competition: the city itself. Frustrated with the low levels of local workers hired on past and current city projects, Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic recently announced his plan to start a construction company run by the city, according to a […]

February 17, 2015

Roadbuilding

Kokosing CEO admits demolition plan was flawed in deadly bridge collapse

The demolition plan for a bridge that crossed over Interstate 75 near Cincinnati was flawed and has been found to have contributed to the structure’s collapse which killed a worker last month. According to a report from the Cincinnati Enquirer, Brian Burgett, CEO of Kokosing Construction, the firm contracted by the Ohio Department of Transportation to […]

February 15, 2015

Business

Worker’s death in Ohio bridge collapse places urgency upon New Jersey bridge inspections

Aging infrastructure issues are well-known topics across the political landscape, as President Obama alluded to in his recent State of the Union address. Unfortunately, it takes a tragic incident such as the death of an Ohio construction worker in an overpass collapse to really grab the attention of officials. As a direct result of the Ohio incident, […]

January 23, 2015

Safety

Demolition goes awry, excavator operator killed in tragic bridge collapse in Cincinnati

While working atop a bridge that crosses over Interstate 75 in Cincinnati late Monday night, the structure suddenly collapsed below an excavator operator, crushing and killing the man. According to a report from the Cincinnati Enquirer, 35-year-old Brandon Carl, was operating the machine when the Hopple Street bridge suffered a pancake collapse beneath him. Carl, engaged […]

January 21, 2015

Success Stories

Lifelong love of construction gives third-generation contractor Brad Phillips a distinct advantage

When you ask Brad Phillips when he first became interested in construction, his answer is straightforward: “I can’t remember when I haven’t been.” And when you look at Brad’s background, his answer makes perfect sense. Brad is part of the third generation that runs Phillips Companies, Beavercreek, Ohio. The company, which was started by his […]

January 6, 2015

Safety

Wall collapses claim the lives of 2 more construction workers on jobsites near New York City, Cleveland

Construction workers on jobsites in Long Island, New York, and Avon Lake, Ohio, were killed this week by wall collapses. On Monday, 47-year-old contractor Julian Castellanos was killed while installing a staircase in a basement apartment in Long Island, according to a report from NBC New York. One of two recently-built retaining walls in the basement […]

November 13, 2014