Kerry Clines (EQW)RoadbuildingTime-lapse captures construction of Grand Ave. Bridge in Colo.The time-lapse video below shows construction of the Grand Avenue Bridge in Glenwood Springs, Co. from start to finish. Construction of the bridge began in January 2015 after four years of planning. The new bridge features wider lanes, better structural stability, more efficient traffic flow, and curved alignment, as well as an aesthetically pleasing design. […]November 22, 2017RoadbuildingVancouver cable-stayed bridge to get winter safety upgradeThe B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced that, in January 2018, it will install a new cable collar system on the over the Fraser River in Greater Vancouver, B.C., to improve winter safety and reliability in January 2018, CTV News Vancouver reports. The new system, which is similar to the one on the Port […]November 21, 2017ComponentsYokohama Tire joins KaBOOM! to build playground in Miss.Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi (YTMM) employees recently worked with KaBOOM! and 200 local volunteers to build a brand-new, eco-friendly playground at Marshall Park, in West Point, Miss., on Oct. 28, 2017. Yokohama and KaBOOM! met with local parents and children in August to design the new playground, which includes brightly colored environmentally safe “Cradle-to-Chadle”-certified playground […]November 20, 2017RoadbuildingTime-lapse condenses four years of construction on N.Y.’s new Cuomo BridgeThe time-lapse video below shows the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge taking shape. The video covers four years of construction and the opening of the first span to traffic in August. The new bridge is a state-of-the-art, twin-span replacement for the 3.1-mile Tappan Zee Bridge that spans the Hudson River connecting Westchester and Rockland counties. […]November 17, 2017RoadbuildingCrews begin dismantling old Tappan Zee BridgeThe video below shows crews at work dismantling the old Tappan Zee Bridge. A floating super crane is being used to remove large sections of the bridge and place them on barges for transport, CBS New York reports. Traffic has begun traveling on the first of two spans of the new Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge […]November 16, 2017RoadbuildingMd. bridge named for Civil War Medal of Honor recipientMaryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) representatives joined elected officials and American Legion representatives to dedicate the Route 22 bridge over Interstate 95 in Aberdeen as the Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Bridge in honor of Civil War veteran Sgt. Alfred B. Hilton, the only native born Medal of Honor recipient in […]November 15, 2017RoadbuildingNew I-90 avalanche bridge at Wash.’s Snoqualmie Pass set to openThe westbound lanes of the new Interstate 90 avalanche bridge will soon open at Snoqualmie Pass, which will allow the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to clear snow from the hillside without interrupting traffic on the interstate, King 5 reports. WSDOT crews will be able to trigger an avalanche to help flush snow into […]November 14, 2017Construction EquipmentJCB honored with AEM’s Pillar of the Industry awardJCB received the “Pillar of the Industry” award from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) in recognition of its work to improve the business environment for the equipment manufacturing industry, its efforts to advocate for pro-manufacturing solutions, and its participation in AEM’s “I Make America” grassroots program. “With a new Congress and administration in Washington […]November 13, 2017RoadbuildingMich.’s Mackinac Bridge turns 60 years oldThe Mackinac Bridge celebrated 60 years on November 1. According to WXYZ Detroit, the “Mighty Mac” is the longest suspension bridge in the western hemisphere at 12,826 feet (nearly 2.5 miles) and the fifth longest in the world. According to the Mackinac Bridge Authority, the idea of the bridge came from the Lansing Republican newspaper […]November 10, 2017SafetyTrump to nominate Mugno to head OSHAThe White House announced President Trump’s plans to nominate Scott Mugno, FedEx’s vice president of safety, sustainability and vehicle maintenance, to head up the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Commercial Appeal reports. Mugno has reportedly been on Trump’s short list of possible candidates since shortly after the November 2016 election. 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