Bobby Atkinson (EQW)RoadbuildingConstruction of new Tappan Zee Bridge is halfway done, new video details future workThe construction of the multi-billion dollar new Tappan Zee Bridge has hit the halfway point. The Journal News reported that the New York State Thruway Authority took people out on a tour of the construction at the mile-work site to celebrate the milestone for the massive project. Most of the work done this year, with the help of […]September 4, 2015RoadbuildingAlaska names new Southcoast Region DirectorThe Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has named a new director to run the Southcoast Region of the department. According to a press release, Mike Coffey will take on the new role as Southcoast Region director, overseeing Southeast Alaska, Kodiak Island, the Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Chain and the Pribilof Islands. ADOT & PF Commissioner […]September 3, 2015RoadbuildingAPWA rebrands its annual conference and expo as PWXThe American Public Works Association’s annual conference will be back next year, but with a new name. The APWA announced at the conference on Tuesday that it was rebranding what was previously known as the International Public Works Congress and Exposition to PWX—from the 45 letter original title down to just three. PWX, which stands for […]September 2, 2015RoadbuildingRhode Island inspections reveal 28 bridges in critical conditionThe Rhode Island Department of Transportation found 230 structurally deficient bridges in it’s inspections—28 of which were said to have “critical findings.” According to NBC 10, RIDOT began inspecting the state’s bridges back in May and discovered it would cost millions of dollars to temporarily fix the 28 bridges in critical condition. “We’re taking measures […]September 2, 2015RoadbuildingPennDOT to halt all major roadwork for Pope’s visitPope Francis is heading to Philadelphia this month, and the state is shutting down all of its major projects during the papal visit. According to the Associated Press, major road projects in the city of Philadelphia will be put on hold from September 22 through September 27 while Pope Francis is in town. He is visiting the Philadelphia […]September 1, 2015RoadbuildingIowa DOT workers begin testing digital driver’s license appUpwards of 100 workers from the Iowa Department of Transportation have become among the first in the nation to test out digital driver’s licenses. KCRG reported the workers will get a trial of the new app-based digital license on their state-issued smartphones over 90 days to see if they might be a viable replacement to the old […]August 31, 2015RoadbuildingPennDOT launches online map that details road and bridge workThe Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has a new online map for drivers in the state to get up-to-date information about road and bridge projects across the state. PennDOT revealed the new interactive map, which details the projects and other improvements in the works on state highways as a result of the state’s transportation financing bill, Act […]August 31, 2015RoadbuildingSnooper truck overturns on I-84 on-ramp, crushes bridge inspector in ConnecticutA bridge inspector for the Connecticut Department of Transportation died Wednesday after his snooper truck tipped over on an interstate on-ramp and crushed him. According to NBC Connecticut, William Shook was standing between the truck and the bridge railing as he retracted the truck’s arm and bucket when the truck began to tip. The 31-ton […]August 28, 2015RoadbuildingOne killed, one injured after wall collapses during road-widening project in ArizonaOne worker was killed and another was critically injured August 21 in Arizona when a wall collapsed atop them during the demolition of a building for a Tucson road-widening project. The Arizona Daily Star is reporting that the two workers were standing against a 15-foot load-bearing wall while the building was being demolished with a back hoe for the project. The wall collapsed, […]August 28, 2015RoadbuildingStronger Big Bertha cutter head lowered back into its pit for tunnelingBig Bertha’s massive cutter head is back underground after months of repairs were made to get the world’s largest tunnel-boring machine back to work. According to the Seattle Times, Big Bertha’s new, stronger front end took the 120-foot dive into the pit Tuesday as Dutch lifting company Mammoet lowered the 2,000-ton machine back down. 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