Tag: Tropical Storm Harvey

Business

How Contractors Can Get Disaster Cleanup Work During 2023 Hurricane Season

Being in a position to win work takes advanced planning – before a disaster strikes.

April 17, 2019

Roadbuilding

How crews fixed a Houston tollway’s massive sinkhole in Harvey’s wake

Joe Harper had just hit the road to work September 7 when his mobile phone went off at 6:30 a.m. The Harris County Toll Road Authority wanted to know if he could immediately mobilize enough workers and equipment to fix a giant sinkhole at the Sam Houston Tollway in Houston. Tropical Storm Harvey’s rains had […]

October 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

All tollways in Houston area now reopened following Harvey

Tolls are now being collected again in Harris County, Texas, on roads that had flooded from Hurricane Harvey. That includes the southbound lanes of the West Sam Houston Tollway/Beltway 8 in Houston, which required extensive repairs. The section of the tollway was the last of the Harris County Toll Authority’s toll roads to reopen. Traffic […]

September 19, 2017

Roadbuilding

NCDOT urges drone hobbyists to stay grounded during hurricane recovery efforts

Drones have been used in the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma to bring stunning footage as well as help relief workers and rescuers respond to disaster areas, but the North Carolina Department of Transportation warns that the devices can hinder those same efforts. The NCDOT issued a warning ahead of Irma, urging drone hobbyists […]

September 14, 2017

Home

Profits expected to rise for United Rentals following Harvey

United Rentals could see a 1 percent boost in profit this year because of short-term rental increases in the aftermath of Harvey, according to a CNBC report. The rental company made $60 million in rentals for disaster recovery immediately following the storm, the report said, citing a Jefferies Group analysis. Rental equipment demand includes water […]

September 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

Section of Houston tollway damaged by Harvey still closed

The northbound lanes of a main section of the West Sam Houston Tollway/Beltway 8, which were flooded by Tropical Storm Harvey, were reopened Sept. 7 after pumping out standing water, but the southbound lanes likely won’t open until the middle of this week, according to the Harris County Toll Road Authority in Houston. The authority […]

September 11, 2017

Construction Equipment

Harvey victims, responders urged to use caution when pumping out floodwaters

As water starts to recede in flood-damaged areas in the path of Hurricane Harvey, the urge to pump that water out will only grow. But Glenn Wieczorek, managing director of pump manufacturer Tsurumi America, hopes contractors and others seeking the water’s removal from homes and buildings will follow a few precautions before cranking up the […]

September 7, 2017

Dealers

South Texas construction equipment dealers reeling from Harvey’s wrath

Heavy equipment dealers in southern Texas are working to get back up and running following Hurricane Harvey’s devastating flooding, but are contending with storm damage, flooded roads, and loss of power and phone service, among other obstacles. All eight branches of Hlavinka Equipment Company, which sells, rents and services Kubota, JCB, Case-IH and Terex brands, […]

September 1, 2017

Roadbuilding

USDOT sends Texas $25 million in relief funds for Harvey repairs

The U.S. Department of Transportation is making $25 million in emergency relief funds available to Texas to help with repairs on flood-damage roads and bridges resulting from Hurricane Harvey. Harvey, which made first landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast on Aug. 25 as a Category 4 hurricane, made a second landfall Aug. 30 as a […]

August 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Despite Harvey’s Texas exit, over 400 roads still flooded in the state

Harvey has left Texas, but more than 400 roads covering a large portion of southeastern Texas remain closed due to flooding, the Texas Department of Transportation reported August 31. The number of closed roads is down from August 30 when more than 500 roads were reported as flooded. The affected area extends north from Corpus […]

August 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Record-setting Harvey causes emergency road closures in La.

Flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey, which made a second landfall August 30 on the Louisiana-Texas border, has led to road closures in southwestern Louisiana due to flooding. According to the National Weather Service, Harvey has set a preliminary record, with more than 50 inches of rain, the most rainfall measured from a single storm in […]

August 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Over 500 roads in Texas face flooding conditions from Harvey

More than 500 roads covering a large portion of southeastern Texas are closed due to flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The affected area extends north from Corpus Christi along the coast up to Port Arthur and extends west through and beyond Houston. Harvey initially made landfall Friday as […]

August 29, 2017