Kerry Clines (EQW)RoadbuildingGeorgia DOT awards 55 contracts for construction, maintenance projects statewideOn July 1, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) awarded 55 contracts for construction and maintenance projects statewide totaling $171.3 million, wrdw.com reports. GDOT told the news agency that eight contracts totaling $72.6 million will go toward bridge replacements across the state. Approximately $36.8 million will go toward 20 road resurfacing and maintenance projects statewide. In addition, almost […]July 15, 2016HomeMass. lawmakers want to focus funding on repairing small bridgesMassachusetts lawmakers want to start a new “Small Bridge Program” to focus on repairing municipally owned bridges less than 20 feet in length that don’t qualify for federal funding and rural towns can’t afford to repair, wwlp.com reports. These bridges don’t qualify for federal funding because of their size, and many rural towns can’t afford fix them. “Anyone of […]July 14, 2016SafetyHouse subcommittee approves bill cutting OSHA, MSHA, NIOSH fundingThe House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee met July 7 to mark up the text of a draft bill released by the House Appropriations Committee for FY 2017. According to a report from Safety + Health, the bill’s proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) budget of $534.4 million would be approximately 3.3 […]July 13, 2016Roadbuilding35 Conn. bridges to be re-examined after lead inspector arrested for falsifying reportsThirty-five Connecticut bridges are scheduled to be re-examined by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) after the inspecting engineer, Akram Ahmad, was arrested in May on allegations that he falsified a bridge report in New York, myrecordjournal.com reports. Ahmad worked with a handful of contractors as team leader of those 35 inspections, including 13 with TranSystems of Meriden. […]July 12, 2016RoadbuildingS. Carolina DOT slates 10 bridges for replacementThe South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has slated 10 substandard bridges on state roads in Pickens County to be replaced, thanks to the roads legislation adopted by the Legislature this year, Greenville Online reports. The new legislation will generate $950 million over the next 10 years to replace 400 deficient bridges statewide and will allow the agency […]July 8, 2016RoadbuildingOne worker dead, one injured after truck hits arm of lift at bridge work siteOn July 1, two men who were working on the Fauntleroy Expressway Bearing Pad Replacement Project under the West Seattle Bridge were injured when a box truck traveling on a bridge off-ramp hit the arm of the lift in which they were working, KIRO 7 reports. Both men were knocked out of the lift basket by the impact. One man, who was wearing […]July 7, 2016RoadbuildingSan Bernardino awards contract to KEC Engineering for Garnet Street Bridge replacementOn June 28, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors awarded a $4,053,725.50 contract to KEC Engineering of Corona for the construction of the Garnet Street Bridge on Mill Creek in Mentone, Highland Community News reports. The bridge project consists of removing the existing steel truss bridge and constructing a new bridge on a two-span, cast-in-place, pre-stressed […]July 7, 2016SafetyLabor Dept. hikes penalty amounts for OSHA and MSHA violationsIn November 2015, Congress enacted the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act to adjust civil monetary penalties for inflation and maintain their deterrent effect. EHS Today reports that the law directs federal agencies to adjust penalties for inflation each year, and requires agencies to publish “catch up” rules this summer to make up for lost […]July 6, 2016RoadbuildingMichigan DOT bridge nesting boxes a haven for endangered peregrine falcon chicksBridges serve as a way for vehicles to get from one place to another, but some also provide nesting sites for endangered bird species. Such is the case in Michigan, where MLive reports that seven peregrine falcon chicks were born this spring on top of two Upper Peninsula bridges—the Portage Lake Lift Bridge between Houghton and […]July 5, 2016RoadbuildingFlorida DOT announces work on 3 Jacksonville bridgesThe Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced plans to work on three Jacksonville bridges, News 4 Jax reports. Work on the Ortega River Bridge has already begun, and work will begin soon on Dames Point Bridge and Hart Bridge. Preliminary work on the Ortega River Bridge on Roosevelt Boulevard (U.S. 17) began in early June and is […]July 4, 2016Previous PagePage 82 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
