Chris Hill (EQW)RoadbuildingDeteriorating bridge drops debris on passing motorist in MarylandIn another example of how the nation’s bridges are suffering from reduced maintenance due to limited highway funding, portions of an overpass fell on a woman’s car February 10 near Morningside, Maryland, according to a report from Maryland TV station WUSA-9. Motorist Katherine Deane received the worst of the damage, the station reported, with her windshield being smashed by “a […]February 11, 2015RoadbuildingFlorida DOT begins service patrols in preparation for I-4 “Ultimate” improvement projectThe Florida Department of Transportation has launched service vehicle patrols on the Interstate 4 corridor in Orlando to “assist with maintenance of traffic and overall safety of the I-4 Ultimate project.” As part of the I-4 Ultimate project, slated to begin early this year, 21 miles of the interstate will be rebuilt on a section between Orange County […]February 11, 2015RoadbuildingTransportation Research Board to host webinar on warm mix asphalt moisture susceptibilityThe Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National academies is conducting a webinar covering moisture susceptibility of warm mix asphalt technologies on February 26. TRB says the webinar is set to cover all of the sections of its National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 763: Evaluation of the Moisture Susceptibility of WMA Technologies and will provide an overview of the […]February 11, 2015RoadbuildingSanders says his $1 trillion infrastructure bill would cost less than Iraq WarSen. Bernie Sanders says his 5-year $1 trillion infrastructure bill would cost less than the estimated cost of the “Bush/Cheney Iraq War”, according to a report from The Hill. In a speech at the Brookings Institution in Washington, the independent senator from Vermont said estimates of the total cost of the war “will total $3 […]February 10, 2015RoadbuildingChanges were made to demolition plans hours before Cincinnati bridge collapseKokosing Construction Company Inc., whose employee Brandon Carl was crushed and killed in January while working atop a bridge crossing Interstate 75, says it has hired “independent experts” and a “third party professional engineering firm” to review its demolition plans for the entire company. CEO Brian Burgett made the announcement in a statement late last week, as reported by […]February 10, 2015RoadbuildingARTBA seeks entries for transportation challenges student video contestThe American Road & Transportation Builders Association is looking for creative students to develop a short video about their “perceptions of America’s transportation infrastructure” in order to help raise awareness about conditions of the roads, bridges, and other transportation systems in the U.S. ARTBA’s Student Video Competition is looking for two-to-four minute long videos in an elementary through high […]February 10, 2015RoadbuildingNAPA launches asphalt plant “Diamond” best practices recognition programThe National Asphalt Pavement Association has created the Diamond Terminal Commendation program to help asphalt terminal operations to “demonstrate their commitment to best practices for operations.” “The Diamond Commendation program encourages continuous improvement. It is a way for asphalt plants to benchmark their operations, and it provides a blueprint for how to improve them,” NAPA 2014 Chairman William C. […]February 10, 2015RoadbuildingGeorgia DOT to spend $1 billion on Atlanta interchange updates in most expensive project in state historyThe busy interchange at Atlanta’s Interstate 285 and Georgia State Route 400 will receive $1 billion worth of lane and fly-over updates, according to a report from WSB-TV. According to a report on the news channels web site, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Project Director Marlow Clowers says the project will be the most expensive in GDOT’s history. To […]February 10, 2015RoadbuildingHistoric Gasconade River Bridge on Route 66 to remain closed amid Missouri budget shortfallsIn a statement released Feb. 9, the Missouri Department of Transportation says it’s planning to keep closed “indefinitely” the outer road bridge over the Gasconade River near Hazelgreen due to a lack of funding to repair the bridge or build a new one. The bridge is 90 years old and is along the historic Route 66 corridor. The […]February 10, 2015RoadbuildingMissouri approves budget-reduced road and bridge construction planThe Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has approved the Missouri Department of Transportation’s “325 System” plan, which will focus on maintenance rather than new construction for less than 25% of the states roads. The plan’s name comes from the figure MoDOT will have for construction in 2017—$325 million. 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