Kerry Clines (EQW)RoadbuildingHow crews removed Portland’s old Sellwood Bridge in one pieceThe time-lapse video below shows Portland’s old Sellwood Bridge, which was built in 1925, being moved to temporary supports on January 19, 2013, so that a new bridge could be constructed in its place. You can view another time-lapse of the new bridge construction here. Omega Morgan was the company hired to move the 3,400-ton truss bridge, […]June 16, 2016RoadbuildingGrand Forks installs cameras to allow residents to keep up with road projectsGrand Forks has a new way for residents to keep up with local road construction projects. The city installed two cameras that allow staff and the public to see live action, still images, and time-lapse video of street projects as they progress, the Grand Forks Herald reports. City officials say the cameras not only boost transparency, but allow […]June 15, 2016RoadbuildingGirder collapses on crane during Arizona bridge construction, injures 2 workersTwo workers were injured when a 150-foot concrete and steel girder cracked and collapsed the morning of June 9, in Surprise, Arizona, azcentral.com reports. One worker fell about 40 feet and was airlifted to a trauma center in critical condition, Surprise Fire Department officials told the news agency. The second man, who was in a piece of heavy equipment when […]June 13, 2016RoadbuildingTwo bridges in Chippewa Falls, Wisc., undergo reconstructionTwo bridges in Chippewa Falls, Wisc.–the Veterans Memorial Bridge on Main Street and the Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge on Spring Street—will undergo reconstruction in this month, according to a report in The Chippewa Herald. Work on the Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge started June 6, and work on the Veterans Memorial Bridge is scheduled to start June […]June 10, 2016RoadbuildingMDOT warns drivers that roadwork will soon begin on I-94 near Detroit Metro AirportThe Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is warning drivers that roadwork will begin on Interstate 94 in the Detroit area soon. According to the Detroit Free Press, MDOT will close I-94 in Detroit this weekend so that road crews can set new bridge support beams for the Trumbull Road overpass replacement, and next week, the agency will […]June 9, 2016RoadbuildingMoDOT begins work on first of 2 major road projects in St. LouisThe Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) began work on one of two major road construction projects planned for St. Louis in June, Fox 2 News reports. On June 2, the agency began removing the Grand Bridge over Interstate 44. Crews will demolish and rebuild the bridge in two halves so that Grand can remain open to traffic. One lane […]June 7, 2016RoadbuildingTennessee General Assembly votes to increase county roads, bridges fundingThere’s a lot of road work ahead for county roads and bridges in Tennessee. The Tennessee General Assembly voted to triple the amount of funding allotted for county roads and bridges with an additional $42 million to divide between the counties, whjl.com reports. It also voted to allow counties to pay only 2 percent of the cost for road and bridge […]June 6, 2016RoadbuildingOregon DOT unveils monument honoring Lewis and Clark River Bridge engineerOn May 24, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) unveiled an interpretive display on the western approach to the Lewis and Clark River Bridge to honor the craftsmanship of Conde B. McCullough, the state bridge engineer who designed 13 bridges along the Oregon Coast between 1919 and 1935, The Daily Astorian reports. The state is in the midst of a […]June 3, 2016RoadbuildingNew York DOT completes 3-year restoration of Patroon Island BridgeImprovements to save the Patroon Island Bridge, which began in 2013, have been completed, Time Warner Cable News reports. Each day more than 70,000 motorists cross the Hudson River on the Interstate 90 bridge to travel between Albany and Rensselaer Counties. The New York Department of Transportation (NYDOT) called it one of the largest road construction projects in Upstate New York history. […]June 2, 2016RoadbuildingOklahoma DOT implodes U.S. 169 bridge over Bird Creek as part of a major construction projectOn May 29, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) closed U.S. 169 to implode the last section of an old bridge over Bird Creek as part of a $45 million major construction project in Owasso, Fox 25 News reports. Some of the lanes are still closed for the ongoing construction project. “We’re making really good […]June 1, 2016Previous PagePage 84 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
