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Roadbuilding: Page 6

Roadbuilding
WVDOT Tests Advanced Bridge Monitoring System on Ohio River Span
The system can detect stress and damage in real time, enabling engineers to catch problems earlier.
August 28, 2025
One of the accelerometers on the Gunner Gatski Bridge.
Roadbuilding
Oregon Replaces State's Oldest Swing Span with New Earthquake-Resilient Bridge
The new five-span bridge features steel haunched plate girders on drilled shaft interior bents and driven piling end bents.
August 26, 2025
The Van Buren Bridge's has been officially opened to eastbound traffic.
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$161M Akron Beltway Central Interchange Project Nears Completion
More than 40 bridges were repaired and 45 lane miles of pavement reconstructed over four years.
August 25, 2025
The nearly finished Akron Beltway Central Interchange.
Roadbuilding
Elon Musk’s Boring Company to Build 10-Mile “Music City Loop” in Nashville
The “Music City Loop” would carry passengers in Teslas in 10-mile underground tunnels.
August 22, 2025
A Tesla moves passengers through the Las Vegas Loop.
Roadbuilding
Proposed $300M Sacramento "Basket Handle" Bridge to Replace 113-Year-Old Span
The project’s lead architect, TYLin, won the bridge’s design competition with its “Spring” concept.
August 21, 2025
Architect TYLin won the bridge’s design competition with its “Spring” concept: an 860-foot-long, 100-foot-wide span with a 300-foot-long basket-handle network tied-arch lifting span.
Roadbuilding
State House Bill Calls for Feasibility Study of Proposed I-73 Through Ohio
The proposed 270-mile interstate would start near Michigan and extend to the Kentucky/West Virginia border.
August 20, 2025
An Ohio State House bill calls for a $1.5 million feasibility study for a proposed I-73.
Roadbuilding
Watch Crews Blow Up 92-Year-Old, Historic Nebraska Bridge (Video)
Built in 1933, the deteriorated Loup River Bridge in Columbus is being demolished to make way for a new span.
August 19, 2025
Two sections of the Loup River Bridge were dropped earlier this month.
Roadbuilding
USDOT Overhauls $5B Electric Charging Infrastructure Program, Cuts Biden-Era Requirements
New guidance ends a six-month freeze on funding to states for EV charging stations approved by Congress under the 2021 infrastructure law.
August 18, 2025
USDOT says 84% of NEVI funds were unobligated when the program was frozen several months ago.
Roadbuilding
Dali Ship Owners Sue Hyundai Heavy Industries for Deadly Key Bridge Collapse
The Dali’s owner hopes to recover costs, including those from multiple lawsuits against it, from the manufacturer of the ship's switchboard.
August 15, 2025
The U.S. Coast Guard escorts the Dali from Baltimore to Norfolk, Virginia, June 24, 2024, after the cargo ship crashed into the Key Bridge, causing its deadly collapse three months earlier.
Business
Granite Construction Acquires Warren Paving, Papich Construction for $710M
Absorbing both companies means Granite’s aggregate reserves and resources will expand by 30%.
August 11, 2025
A Warren Paving barge transportation construction materials
Roadbuilding
Missouri’s Largest-Ever DOT Contract: I-70 Widening Project Moves to Phase 2
This $600 million project falls under a $2.8 billion statewide program to add a third lane to the interstate in each direction.
August 8, 2025
A rendering of what the finished three-mile corridor will look like.
Roadbuilding
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Re-Decking Completed with Night Work Strategy for Safety
Designed to minimize traffic disruptions and keep workers safer, parts of the deck were removed and replaced at night while the east span was closed.
August 6, 2025
Crews work on the eastbound Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
Roadbuilding
Illinois DOT to Rehabilitate Beloved, Rare Wooden Covered Bridge
The 150-feet-long Red Covered Bridge over Big Bureau Creek has been closed since late 2023.
August 4, 2025
The Red Covered Bridge seen shut down after a vehicle strike.
Roadbuilding
Notorious Atlanta I-285/I-20 Bottleneck Undergoing $1.7B Revamp
The interchange ranks as the 10th worst freight bottleneck in America and is being widened and reconstructed.
August 1, 2025
A rendering of Legacy Infrastructure Contractors' proposed design for the interchange.
Roadbuilding
Massachusetts Bridge Project Reduces Girders Needed with High-Performance Steel
The girders, which are being installed, will form the foundation to replace a structurally deficient bridge over I-495.
July 31, 2025
MAS crews worked for several nights in a row to install the first girders, seen here.
Roadbuilding
South Carolina Crowe Creek Bridge Collapses Before Scheduled Replacement
Built in 1968, the bridge was rated in “fair” condition during its last inspection this spring.
July 28, 2025
The Crowe Creek Road Bridge, seen here, partially collapsed shortly after a truck surpassing its weight limit drove over it.
Roadbuilding
NCDOT Awards $337M Contract for Expanding Interstate 85
A new lane will be added in each direction to bring I-85 to eight lanes with a 26-foot median.
July 25, 2025
A rendering of a future section of I-85 in North Carolina. Construction is expected to start next summer and finish in 2029.
Roadbuilding
NCDOT to Mine Rock from National Forest for Rebuilding Hurricane-Damaged I-40
Rock will be extracted from a 33-acre site in the Pisgah National Forest for repairing a section washed out by Hurricane Helene.
July 24, 2025
After being heavily damaged by Hurricane Helene in September 2024, I-40 in North Carolina partially reopened in March.
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