Kerry Clines (EQW)RoadbuildingWork begins on Jackson Lake Road bridge replacement in Henry County, Ga.A groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 10, marked the beginning of work to replace the Jackson Lake Road bridge over Mackey Creek in Henry County, Ga, the Henry Herald reports. The project has a budget of more than $980,000. Moffatt & Nichol, Inc. designed it and the contractor is Georgia Bridge & Concrete, LLC. Work is expected […]November 18, 2016RoadbuildingMissouri DOT hires special crew for thorough inspection of Kansas City bridgeThe Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has hired a special crew, at an estimated cost of $200,000, to inspect the Buck O’Neil Bridge to make sure it’s safe for the estimated 50,000 drivers who cross it daily, 41 KSHB reports. The crew will spend the next three weeks performing the inspection. MoDOT hired the crew […]November 17, 2016RoadbuildingSan Francisco’s Bay Bridge celebrates 80th birthdayThe Bay Bridge celebrated its 80th birthday on Saturday, Nov. 12. According to a report from SF Gate, construction of the $77 million project began July 9, 1933 and was completed in 1936. Prior to its completion, ferries carried Bay Area residents between Oakland and San Francisco, with an estimated 46 million passengers in 1928 alone. More recently, the eastern span […]November 16, 2016SafetyThree inventors recognized for ideas to reduce work-related hearing lossDuring the first ‘Hear and Now – Noise Safety Challenge’ held on October 27, 2016, in Washington, D.C., three inventors were recognized for their ideas for reducing work-related hearing loss. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), in partnership with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health […]November 15, 2016RoadbuildingOklahoma DOT started bridge inspections within minutes of recent 5.0 quakeOklahoma Department of Transportation crews began bridge inspections within 15 minutes of a recent earthquake, according to a report from The Ponca City News. The quake struck Payne County, just west of Cushing at 7:44 p.m. November 6. Just before 8 p.m., ODOT crews had begun visually inspecting 110 state highway system bridges within a 30-mile radius […]November 14, 2016RoadbuildingIndiana festival celebrates three historic bridges joined together to form oneHamilton County Parks and Recreation held the Historic Bridges Dedication Ceremony and Festival Thursday, to celebrate the connection of three 100-year-old bridges to form one 285-foot-long bridge across the White River at Strawtown Koteewi Park and White River Campground in northern Noblesville and Cicero, Indiana. According to a report from the Current in Westfield, Hamilton County paid approximately $600,000 […]November 11, 2016RoadbuildingFive workers fall into canal while painting NY bridge, one drownsOn the morning of November 6, a cable is believed to have broken, sending five contract workers who were painting the Smiths Basin Bridge on Route 149 in Kingsbury, N.Y. for the New York Department of Transportation (NYDOT) into the waters of the Champlain Canal, Time Warner Cable News reports. One worker was killed in the accident […]November 10, 2016RoadbuildingDamage from harsh winters necessitates 4-year repair plan for NY townSouthold (New York) Highway Superintendent Vincent Orlando told the Town Board that the highway department would need to spend approximately $2 million per year through 2020 in order to repair the town’s deteriorating roads, The Suffolk Times reports. Orlando presented a detailed plan on the town’s roadways which had been damaged by harsh winters that caused the asphalt […]November 9, 2016RoadbuildingMass. town receives $949k grant to repair 3 bridgesCharlemont received a $949,000 grant from the MassWorks Infrastructure Program to repair three bridges, The Recorder reports. The city will return two weight-restricted bridges on Route 8A North (also known as North Heath Road) to full service, and replace the Legate Hill Road bridge superstructure. Selectmen Sarah Reynolds and Toby Gould received the town’s grant at […]November 8, 2016RoadbuildingIowa county’s GRS bridge construction technique to be studied for cost savingsEngineers in Iowa’s Buchanan County used a new construction technique and new construction materials to replace the Catt Bridge on 215th Street, northeast of Independence, kcrg.com reports. Outside contributions helped pay for one-third of the $250,000 price tag on the 40-foot-wide bridge over Nash Creek. Buchanan County engineer Brian Keierleber said they used wooden beams instead of […]November 7, 2016Previous PagePage 74 of 91Next PageTop StoriesOff-Road TrucksDeere Previews Autonomous Haul Truck: One Truck, Two Operation ModesThe bolt-on autonomy system would let contractors switch their articulated dump trucks between manual and autonomous operation. Get a first look here.Pickups2027 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD Get More HP With New Diesel, Gas V8sBulldozersConstruction’s Mighty Bull Stands the Test of Time — Dozer Buyer’s Guide 2026Mini ExcavatorsXCMG Releases 2 New Mini Excavators for North American MarketGraders/Scrapers“The Lightest 30-Yard Scraper on the Market” — K-Tec's New 1230
