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Roadbuilding

Roadbuilding
Acrow Superprops Support I-10 Bridge Project in New Mexico
The high-strength steel shores were used to support bridges on the interstate construction project.
July 10, 2025
In a horizontal configuration, Superprop shores can also function as a truss support system.
Roadbuilding
Design Revealed for New $3.6B Brent Spence Bridge Between Ohio and Kentucky
The new bridge will be built as a companion structure just west of the existing structure as a bi-level, cable-stayed design.
July 9, 2025
A new rendering of the future Brent Spence Bridge corridor shows the northbound crossing of the Ohio River into Cincinnati.
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Roadbuilding
North Carolina DOT Trains Former Convicts for Transportation Work
Five former prisoners were trained on such tasks as operating heavy equipment, directing traffic and surveying property and have been hired.
July 7, 2025
Jahwon Hartsfield (right) was recently hired as a transportation worker by NCDOT.
Roadbuilding
Watch Remote-Control Cat Dozers, Excavator Tackle Big Sur Landslide (Video)
D8 dozers and an excavator are being operated by Cat Command from a trailer 1,000 feet away to keep workers out of dangerous conditions.
July 2, 2025
The Regent's Slide has kept a section of Highway 1 near Big Sur closed since February 2024. Conditions are so dangerous, Caltrans District 5 brought in Cat Command stations to operate dozers and an excavator from a trailer 1,000 feet from harm's way.
Roadbuilding
$933M Contract Awarded to Widen, Improve Part of I-95 in Florida
The corridor will be widened to improve traffic flow and emergency evacuation routes, as well as upgrade intersections.
July 1, 2025
Prince Contracting has previously worked on almost 17 miles of Interstate 95 in Florida DOT's District 4.
Roadbuilding
SCDOT Awards Contract for $825M Widening of I-95 with New Savannah River Bridge
A study found the corridor ranked among the worst rural interstates in the U.S. for freight mobility.
June 30, 2025
The project will take I-95 from four to six lanes toward the existing median and replace bridges over the Savannah River.
Roadbuilding
Judge: USDOT Can't Block State Funding Over ICE Cooperation
Attorney generals from 20 states secured a preliminary injunction to stop immigration cooperation requirements.
June 26, 2025
Judge McConnell stated the 20 suing states would face “irreparable and continuing harm” if Duffy’s immigration requirements continue.
Roadbuilding
Contractors File Counterclaim in Suit Over Emergency Closure of I-195 Washington Bridge
Two defendants in the state's lawsuit regarding the failed bridge say RIDOT neglected to perform an inspection recommended over 30 years ago.
June 23, 2025
Rhode Island's attorney general sued 13 companies involved in the design, construction and inspection of one of the state's busiest bridges, which had to be closed in December 2023 after the discovery of a 'critical failure.'
Roadbuilding
Teens Drive on Uncured Concrete Bridge in Nebraska Trying to Get to Coffee Shop
The county had to wait seven days before one of the vehicles stuck on the bridge could be removed.
June 20, 2025
The three teenagers drove around the barriers to reach the nearby Scooter’s Coffee shop.
Roadbuilding
SCDOT Reopens I-20 Just 36 Hours After Fiery Overpass Crash (Video)
On the morning of June 14, a tractor-trailer struck an overpass for Old Vaucluse Road over I-20.
June 18, 2025
By the evening of June 15, crews had successfully milled and repaved damaged portions of the interstate.
Roadbuilding
Oregon DOT Audit Alleges Organizational Issues, High Staff Turnover
The 20-page report covers many areas of ODOT, including its project planning and pre-development.
June 17, 2025
The report claims many of ODOT's procedures have long approval chains and extend turnaround times.
Roadbuilding
RIDOT Awards $427M Contract for I-195 Washington Bridge Rebuild
Work is set to begin in July with surveying, material ordering and the mobilization of workers.
June 16, 2025
Demolition on the original Washington Bridge, seen here, has been ongoing since last fall.
Roadbuilding
White House Instructs USDOT to Ignore GAO Opinion on Frozen EV Charger Funds
Mark Paoletta, OMB’s general counsel, said the GAO’s opinion was “wrong and legally indefensible."
June 13, 2025
The White House sent a memo to USDOT on June 3 instructing the department to disregard the GAO’s opinion on the frozen NEVI funds.
Roadbuilding
Low-Carbon Cement Startup Aims for DOT Collaboration for Building Roads
Sublime Cement can be used in any application suited for Portland cement, including civil infrastructure and roads, the company says.
June 12, 2025
Sublime Systems manufactures low-carbon cement through a process that avoids fossil fuels and limestone. When cooked, limestone becomes the primary ingredient in carbon-dioxide in the cement manufacturing process.
Roadbuilding
$1.5B in Federal Road and Bridge Repair Funds Headed to Disaster States
This new round of funding goes to communities impacted by storms and other catastrophic events.
June 10, 2025
Western North Carolina seen after Hurricane Helene arrived in September 2024.
Roadbuilding
$328M Sanibel Causeway Restoration Completed 3 Years After Hurricane Ian
The Florida island was cut off from the mainland in September 2022 after Hurricane Ian destroyed the causeway.
June 9, 2025
At the busiest point of the project, Superior-de Moya JV was coordinating 26 crews.
Regulations
Former Michigan Paving Company President Gets 6 Months in Prison for Bid-Rigging
The former president of Asphalt Specialists in Pontiac must also pay a $500,000 fine for the five-year scheme.
June 6, 2025
Multiple Michigan asphalt executives and companies have been charged with similar bid rigging schemes.
Safety
Survey: 60% of Contractors Experienced a Highway Work Zone Crash in the Last 12 Months
Nearly one-third of contractors responding to the AGC survey said five or more crashes had occurred on their jobsites.
June 5, 2025
Only 13% of contractors felt the current penalties for moving violations in highway work zones were sufficient.
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31 Construction Workers Escape L.A. Tunnel Collapse
The partial cave-in brought down a 12- to 15-foot-tall pile of loose soil and debris in the massive tunnel project. 
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How Contractors Benefit – and Not – from Trump's New Budget
Greg Linsmeyer bought the Struck Corporation a little over a year ago and has released an all-new lineup of mini dozers for 2025, with the largest series set for release later this year.
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