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Roadbuilding
PHOTOS: FHWA intelligent compaction demonstration, open house features hands-on access to equipment and software
The Federal Highway Administration’s last Intelligent Compaction (IC) Equipment Demonstration of 2015 took place at the Alabama Department of Transportation’s headquarters September 23 and featured presentations from four equipment manufacturers and one software provider. FHWA has held approximately 30 such events across the country over the past two years to encourage and accelerate IC implementation. […]
September 25, 2015
Roadbuilding
Speed of construction, longer lives drive new bridge designs
The need for speed in construction is driving much of the bridge design in this country. The burden to accomplish faster bridge construction, however, falls on heavy contractors, who must work tougher schedules and longer workdays while they solve site organization, demolition, and foundation and superstructure erection puzzles not taught in college. The contractors collaborate […]
September 25, 2015
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Roadbuilding
Caltrans to receive $2 million in emergency relief funds for wildfire damage to roads and bridges
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has made available $2 million to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for road and bridge repairs required after damage from recent wildfires in the northern part of the state. Total estimates of repair costs for road and bridge damage aren’t complete yet, but the running total sits at $19 […]
September 25, 2015
Roadbuilding
Caterpillar CEO says Congress’ inaction on long-term highway bill threatens nation’s future
The chairman and CEO of Caterpillar Inc. is again speaking out in favor of a long-term highway bill. Doug Oberhelman wrote a column for CNBC published September 17 calling Congress to work to pass a long-term transportation bill as the deadline for the October 29 expiration of the Highway Trust Fund looms closer. He wrote a similar […]
September 24, 2015
Roadbuilding
Massachusetts highway worker saves stranded snapping turtle
Most highway workers might have more experience with hardhats than with hard shells, but that didn’t stop one Massachusetts man from halting his work to save a stranded snapping turtle. According to the Lowell Sun, Fred Baker was simply going about his day as a heavy equipment operator for the Billerica Highway Department when he […]
September 24, 2015
Roadbuilding
Oregon DOT study estimates under-maintained bridges could cost state $94 billion over 20 years
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is painting a grim picture of the economic impact on the state with current bridge funding and maintenance programs, estimating $94 billion in lost production value and a loss of 100,000 jobs over a 20-year period. The department’s 2015 Bridge Condition Report provides an overview of bridge conditions across […]
September 24, 2015
Roadbuilding
Michigan DOT Director Steudle to receive TRB distinguished service award
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) has selected Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Director Kirk Steudle to receive its 2015 W.N. Carey, Jr., Distinguished Service Award. TRB is recognizing Steudle because he has provided “outstanding service in transportation research, including being a national leader in the development of connected vehicle technology, and service to TRB”. The […]
September 24, 2015
Roadbuilding
Indiana DOT investigating potential asphalt failures due to contractor errors
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is looking at 188 road projects completed recently for potential early failure due to asphalt mix mistakes made by contractors, according to a report by the Indianapolis Star. The projects, which only include those active last year, represent $71 million in work, INDOT says, and the expectation is that […]
September 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
Forklift accident claims life of teenage construction worker on Bong Bridge
An 18-year-old Wisconsin construction worker died Monday following a forklift accident on the Bong Bridge, which connects Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Duluth News Tribune reported that Kelsey Hagenson died at the hospital after suffering “multiple blunt force injuries” in an accident involving a pedestrian and a forklift. Another was injured during the accident at 7 a.m. on […]
September 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
Colorado DOT, HPTE release first I-70 East Project request for proposals to public
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the state’s High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE) have released to the public the first request for proposals (RFP) for the Interstate 70 East Project near Denver, an effort aimed at increasing transparency and public participation. Details on the RFP are available here. The I-70 East Project proposes an additional […]
September 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
Pricey switch to fluorescent construction barrels creates controversy for Michigan DOT
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is looking to switch to fluorescent construction barrels from the reflected barrels used currently in order to increase visibility in work zones in dim light situations, a move that could increase the cost of the barrels by as much as $27 each, according to a report by the Detroit […]
September 22, 2015
Roadbuilding
Van crashes into equipment, dump truck, injuring 6 people in fiery Indiana work zone crash
A van went up in flames in a construction zone after it crashed into another vehicle, construction equipment and a dump trunk in Elkhart, Indiana. According to WSBT TV, six people were hurt after the silver minivan traveling at a high speed set off the chain reaction that ended with a scorched van. After the van hit […]
September 22, 2015
Roadbuilding
Rhode Island DOT looking for highway drainage system inspection contractors
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is looking for bids from contractors to inspect and provide an inventory of components of the state’s highway drainage system. This would the first time and inventory has been made of the system and is a result of legislation passed earlier this year that aims to update underground […]
September 22, 2015
Roadbuilding
Second Caltrans worker killed by suspected drunk driver in less than a week
Just six days after a California Department of Transportation contractor was killed by a likely impaired driver near San Diego, another worker has died under similar circumstances in Oakland. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Caltrans worker Miguel Delacruz was working on a paving project Saturday on Interstate 580 when a vehicle drove through a […]
September 22, 2015
Roadbuilding
Vandals use dozer, backhoe and even a fire truck to cause $100k+ damage to trees, roads other equipment in Oregon
An Oregon construction company is looking at a hefty price tag for the damage done by someone who broke into a jobsite and took a joyride on some of their equipment. According to The Oregonian, a vandal, or several, found their way into an Oakridge Sand and Gravel road construction site near Springfield sometime between 5 p.m. September 10 […]
September 21, 2015
Roadbuilding
Compactor operator killed in work zone rollover in North Dakota
An operator of a compactor in a North Dakota work zone was killed earlier this month in a rollover accident. According to a report from the Williston Herald, a 63-year-old man was operating the compactor in a work zone on Williams County Road 8 when the machine “came too close to the edge of the road, slid […]
September 21, 2015
Roadbuilding
Reclaimed and recycled asphalt : Where is the payoff?
End users of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and recycled asphalt shingles (RAS) in asphalt mixes – both contractors and government agencies – are benefiting from the lower raw material prices that the bituminous and mineral reclaimed products bring to the table. Those components – which are 100 percent recyclable – replace virgin materials used in […]
September 21, 2015
Roadbuilding
USDOT launches regional forum for Beyond Traffic transportation trends, policy discussions
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has planned 11 forums across the country this fall to discuss the department’s Beyond Traffic report to be published next year. Beyond Traffic started as an effort to “spark a national dialogue” about the needs and goals for the U.S. transportation system for the future. The first “Megaregion” forum was […]
September 21, 2015
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