Kerry Clines (EQW)Construction EquipmentManitou donates to Red Cross for Harvey relief, issues challenge to match contributionManitou Americas donated $10,000 to the American Red Cross to support communities and families affected by Hurricane Harvey and challenges their suppliers to match their donation through The Manitou Challenge donation campaign. “Our thoughts are with those impacted by this devastating storm, and we stand ready with support as communities begin the steps to recovery,” […]September 26, 2017RoadbuildingSuspected drunk driver gets stuck on unfinished I-75 bridge after smashing through barricadesA driver suspected of being drunk swerved into a construction work zone on the Interstate 75 Rouge River bridge in Detroit Sept. 17, according to ClickOnDetroit. The northbound lanes of I-75 were closed while crews removed the vehicle from the southbound lanes. “We had a suspected drunk driver actually drive through the barricades on the southbound side […]September 25, 2017RoadbuildingFHWA sends Fla. $25 million for Irma infrastructure repairsFlorida Gov. Rick Scott announced that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approved a $25 million Emergency Relief Quick Release Grant to help the state’s roadways and transportation system recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Irma, Space Coast Daily reports. The funds will be used for emergency repairs on impacted roads, embankments, bridges or other infrastructure […]September 22, 2017RoadbuildingB.C.’s Silver Bridge to get seismic retrofitThe Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure awarded a $1 million contract to Seismic 2000 Construction Ltd. to seismically upgrade Silver Bridge on Highway 1 south of Duncan, British Columbia, Canada, the Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle reports. The upgrade is scheduled to begin in late September and be completed sometime in the spring of 2018. “Retrofitting the […]September 21, 2017RoadbuildingMassDOT approves $41.6 million Tobin Bridge rehabilitationThe board of directors at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) approved a $41.6 million, three-year project to rehabilitate a 1,675-foot stretch of Tobin Bridge that carries Route 1 over the Mystic River between Charlestown and Chelsea, the Boston Globe reports. The project, which will also include the repair and repaving of bridge ramps in […]September 20, 2017RoadbuildingIll. bridge named for fallen Vietnam heroThe bridge on West Irving Park Road that crosses the Des Plaines River in Norridge, Ill., is now named the Corporal Donald W. Bollman Bridge, in memory of a Norridge resident who received the Bronze Star for valor, but lost his life fighting in the Vietnam War in 1967, the Chicago Tribune reports. In order […]September 19, 2017RoadbuildingMild winter cuts Ill. bridge replacement time by more than a yearThe Tazewell County Highway Department reported that its new $4.4 million Manito Road bridge that spans the Mackinaw River on County Highway 16 in Illinois is open for service, according to the Washington Times-Reporter. On Sept. 8 crews removed barricades and equipment and placed raised reflectors on the center line after the 36-foot-wide bridge opened. […]September 18, 2017RoadbuildingTrump to nominate former IDOT chief Trombino to head FHWAPresident Trump announced plans to nominate Paul Trombino III to be head of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), The Gazette reports. Trombino headed the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) for five years before resigning in November 2016 to become president of McClure Engineering. At the Iowa DOT, Trombino was responsible for a $1 billion annual budget, 9,400 […]September 15, 2017RoadbuildingCrews launch steel support beams into place for Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge in Cal.The Caltrans time-lapse video below shows the progress being made on Big Sur’s Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge, which has been closed to traffic for reconstruction of the bridge. The video was taken between Aug. 21 and Aug. 28, 2017 as crews launched the steel support beams that will support the new Highway 1 bridge into place. […]September 14, 2017RoadbuildingUSDOT announces availability of $500 million in TIGER grant funds for 2017Although many feared that the Trump administration would put an end to the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant funds, on the U.S. Department of Transportation has announced that it is now taking applications for $500 million in TIGER grant funds now available for state and local infrastructure projects, American Shipper reports. 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