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Pa. contractor fined $208,560 for trench violations
A Pennsylvania contractor faces $208,560 in fines for several safety violations, including failing to protect workers from trench collapse, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The violations allegedly occurred August 17 at a construction site in Philadelphia. Etna Construction of Warminster, Pennsylvania, did not install cave-in protection inside the […]
March 12, 2019
Safety
Plumber, military veteran killed in trench collapse; family launches GoFundMe for expenses
Details of what caused the collapse are under investigation and those who wish to help the family with expenses can donate to the GoFundMe page. More here.
August 21, 2018
Roadbuilding
Recycled glass aggregate being developed as lightweight road material
AeroAggregates LLC opened a plant to produce lightweight construction material from mixed recycled glass, The Inquirer reports. The company manufactures foamed glass aggregate, which resembles crushed rock and serves a similar purpose in construction projects, but it weighs 85 percent less than stone and is very strong. “We can take Philadelphia curbside glass and make a construction […]
January 4, 2018
Roadbuilding
PennDOT’s 4-year project to replace 7 bridges over I-676 on schedule
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) $64.8 million project to rebuild bridges over Interstate 676 in Philadelphia is right on schedule, according to PennDOT’s Assistant Press Secretary Gene Blaum, Pennoni Associates’ designer Jim Pezzotti, and Urban Engineers’ construction manager Dave Palmer in speaking with the Philadelphia (Phillymag). PennDOT began the four-year, two-part project a little […]
August 23, 2016
Roadbuilding
USDOT announces Every Place Counts Design Challenge winning locations
The four winners of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Every Place Counts Design Challenge are set to receive “on-site technical assistance from the department and design experts in the field.” The program is an effort to “raise awareness” about barriers to transportation infrastructure and “identify innovative solutions” to reconnect people to essential services. The […]
June 29, 2016
Roadbuilding
PennDOT to halt all major roadwork for Pope’s visit
Pope Francis is heading to Philadelphia this month, and the state is shutting down all of its major projects during the papal visit. According to the Associated Press, major road projects in the city of Philadelphia will be put on hold from September 22 through September 27 while Pope Francis is in town. He is visiting the Philadelphia […]
September 1, 2015
Safety
Philadelphia unveils required construction, demolition project signage one year after fatal building collapse
As a measure taken in the aftermath of a building demolition that killed six people last year, the city of Philadelphia is now requiring construction and demolition sites to post large signs that provide ample details to the public about the work being done at the site. According to a report from CBS Philadelphia, the […]
July 22, 2014
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Inspector of collapsed Philadelphia building commits suicide, says collapse “wasn’t my fault”
The collapse of a downtown Philadelphia building that killed 6 people last week has turned even more tragic with news coming this morning that an inspector who surveyed the building weeks before it was demolished was found dead Wednesday night from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Ronald Wagenhoffer, 52, worked for the city’s Department of Licenses […]
June 13, 2013
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Demolition of Philadelphia building under investigation after collapse atop thrift store kills 6
A four-story building on Philadelphia’s Market Street collapsed atop a Salvation Army thirft store next door Wednesday morning, killing at least 6 people and injuring more than a dozen others. The collapse happened around 10:43 a.m. Wednesday, shaking the ground and creating a noise that one witness who spoke with Philly.com said sounded “like a […]
June 6, 2013
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