Kerry Clines (EQW)RoadbuildingGranite receives two APWA awards for transportation projectsGranite announced that it was the recipient of two American Public Works Association’s (APWA) 2019 Public Works Project of the Year Awards, recognize the alliance between the managing agency, the contractor, the consultant, and their cooperative achievements. The awards are given in four divisions and five categories. The divisions are: projects less than $5 million; […]September 3, 2019RoadbuildingOhio Turnpike gets fresh striping every summerAccording to the Ohio Turnpike and E-ZPass Customer Connection newsletter, the agency believes its annual pavement marking project to re-stripe toll lanes is one of the most important maintenance programs. Every summer, approximately 974 miles of edge lines along the shoulders and 710 miles of lane lines are re-striped on the 241-mile Ohio Turnpike. It […]August 30, 2019RoadbuildingW. Va. suspension bridge reopens to traffic after nearly two months of closureThe Wheeling Suspension Bridge in West Virginia reopened to traffic on August 13. The bridge was closed for nearly two months after a charter bus weighing more than the bridge’s 2-ton limit crossed it, KDKA reports. The bus driver was cited for failing to obey traffic control signs. The West Virginia Division of Highways issued a […]August 29, 2019RoadbuildingKDOT reinstates its Local Bridge Improvement ProgramThe Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is reinstating its Local Bridge Improvement Program, which awards state funds to public authorities in cities and counties to help replace and rehabilitate structurally deficient local bridges, Transport Topics reports. Gov. Laura Kelly authorized $216 million in sales tax revenue for the state highway fund in fiscal year 2020 […]August 28, 2019RoadbuildingVDOT replaces 61-year-old bridge in one weekendThe time lapse video below shows how the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) replaced the 61-year-old Wilson Blvd. bridge with a brand new one in just one weekend. The bridge, one of several in the Seven Corners intersection in Falls Church, Va., crosses U.S. Route 50. To have less of an impact on traffic, VDOT’s […]August 27, 2019RoadbuildingCincinnati’s Roebling Bridge reopens to traffic after pieces of tower fell to road deckCincinnati’s John A. Roebling Bridge reopened to traffic the morning of August 9, following a four-month closure after chunks of rock from the bridge’s north tower fell onto the road deck, WLWT reports. In response, work crews chipped off approximately 200 pounds of loose rock that could have fallen from the bridge, and have attached a specially-made […]August 23, 2019RoadbuildingMoDOT develops tools to provide information on five-year road and bridge programThe Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) announced that it has created the “Missouri Road and Bridge Program” to better communicate how road and bridge revenues will be invested in the state’s infrastructure over the next five years. The new document is an abbreviated form of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) that was approved by […]August 22, 2019RoadbuildingNew Swan Lake Road bridge in Shreveport, La., opens to trafficThe new Swan Lake Road bridge over Flat River opened to traffic on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 6, but drivers are being asked to proceed with caution while finishing touches are being done at the bridge and heavy equipment is working near the highway, the Shreveport Times reports. Swan Lake Road, part of phase one of […]August 21, 2019Roadbuilding$1.5 million awarded to add public artwork to Fla. I-4 corridorThe I-4 Ultimate Project Art Endowment Committee—representatives of I-4 Mobility Partners, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), and Skanska Granite Lane (SGL Constructors)—will provide $1.5 million to integrate public art installations into the project landscape along a 21-mile stretch of Interstate 4 to create a more scenic and cultural experience for motorists and pedestrians. The […]August 20, 2019RoadbuildingConstruction begins on replacement for Calif. bridge damaged by debris flowSanta Barbara County Public Works announced that construction on the Ashley Road replacement bridge in Montecito, California, began in July and is expected to be completed by the end of 2019, Noozhawk reports. The bridge was badly damaged by heavy debris flows in January 2018. 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