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Roadbuilding
APWA opens International Public Works Congress and Expo with new board, ‘Lone Survivor’ Marcus Luttrell
The American Public Works Association (APWA) opened its annual International Public Works Congress (IPWC) and Exposition in Phoenix announcing a new board of directors for 2015-2016, and by pumping up the crowd with an inspirational presentation from “Lone Survivor” Marcus Luttrell. Luttrell, who spoke at the end of the first general session, gave an hour-long discussion […]
August 31, 2015
Roadbuilding
Iowa DOT workers begin testing digital driver’s license app
Upwards 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, 2015
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Roadbuilding
Louisiana DOTD discuss rebuilding parish roads, employee contributions in Katrina recovery
The final two Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) videos commemorating the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina highlight the road rebuilding efforts in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes, and the hard work of department employees immediately following the storm. In “Paths to Progress Rebuilding Orleans and Jefferson Parishes,” LDOTD Secretary Sherri LeBas describes the improvements […]
August 31, 2015
Roadbuilding
PennDOT launches online map that details road and bridge work
The 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, 2015
Roadbuilding
Snooper truck overturns on I-84 on-ramp, crushes bridge inspector in Connecticut
A 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, 2015
Roadbuilding
Louisiana DOTD develops debris management process in Katrina aftermath
Removing and dealing with the sheer volume of debris was a major challenge for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) following the storm surge, winds and flooding from Hurricane Katrina. But in the following years, the department has created a debris management plan that will make clean up following weather events a much […]
August 28, 2015
Roadbuilding
Report estimates nearly 400,000 highway construction and maintenance job openings to be created between 2012 and 2022
A joint transportation jobs report released by the U.S. Departments of Transportation, Labor and Education estimates 388,904 highway construction and maintenance job openings will be created between 2012 and 2022, with the majority being for semi-skilled and highly skilled workers. The report, “Strengthening Skills Training and Career Pathways across the Transportation Industry,” provides a look […]
August 28, 2015
Roadbuilding
One killed, one injured after wall collapses during road-widening project in Arizona
One 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, 2015
Roadbuilding
Stronger Big Bertha cutter head lowered back into its pit for tunneling
Big 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. In […]
August 27, 2015
Roadbuilding
Florida DOT to test autonomous truck mounted attenuators in work zones later this year
Autonomous vehicles are nothing new by now, but what two companies have teamed up to develop in this new-technology space is: a vehicle that combines driverless capability with a truck designed to improved safety in highway work zones. Pennsylvania-based Royal Truck & Equipment and Florida-based Micro Systems have created an Autonomous Truck Mounted Attenuator (ATMA) vehicle. It […]
August 27, 2015
Roadbuilding
Final section of 300-foot-tall Trinity River bridge arch put into place in Dallas
The first of two arches over the new Trinity River bridge in Dallas was completed on Saturday as crews lifted into place the final section to connect the two sides of the arch. The Dallas Morning News reported that the 77,500-pound center section of the Margaret McDermott Bridge’s first arch finalized a transformation in the Dallas […]
August 27, 2015
Roadbuilding
Louisiana DOTD details I-10 Twin Span Bridge repair in aftermath of Katrina
In its second video commemorating the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development feature the rebuilding of the Interstate 10 Twin Span Bridge connecting New Orleans to Slidell. The first video provides and overview of planning and evacuation efforts now in place for future hurricanes. In “I-10 Twin Span Bridge: Rebuilt […]
August 27, 2015
Roadbuilding
Ten years after Katrina: Biloxi Bay, Bay St. Louis Bridges keep community strong
Ten years ago Hurricane Katrina damaged beyond repair the Biloxi Bay and Bay St. Louis Bridges, destruction that cut off many communities in the Biloxi area from each other. The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), through processes that allowed bridge design, engineering, permitting and construction to operate concurrently, was able to rebuild the Biloxi Bay […]
August 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
Ten state DOT projects named America’s Transportation Awards finalists
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), along with AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have selected the top 10 project finalists from this year’s regional winners of the America’s Transportation Awards (ATA). Each year four regional competitions are held and the 10 winners with the highest overall scores are selected […]
August 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
Cement quarry featured prominently in HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ could become a permanent attraction
The Magheramorne Quarry might just be an old Lafarge Tarmac cement quarry with a nice view of the Irish Sea in the real world. But in HBO’s massively popular “Game of Thrones” fantasy television series, it’s “The Wall” and it’s all that stands between Westeros and the dangers in the north. The old quarry has been turned into […]
August 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
Transportation Construction Coalition launches ads targeting House members about highway bill
Just as the House of Representatives gets ready to get back to work after the August recess, quite a few congressmen are likely to have a few more phone calls urging action on transportation thanks to new radio ads. The Transportation Construction Coalition is running an advertising campaign directed at 16 members of the House Ways and […]
August 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
Construction worker pulls man from burning vehicle after Illinois work zone crash
An Illinois Tollway construction worker is being touted as a hero after pulling a man from a burning vehicle on Friday. According to the Elgin Courier-News, a box truck on Interstate 90 slammed into the back of a vehicle stopped in traffic and caused a three-vehicle crash inside a construction zone at about 4 a.m. near Hampshire. […]
August 25, 2015
Roadbuilding
Louisiana DOTD launches Katrina video series documenting improvements made since the storm
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is releasing a video series that features employees involved in the recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which decimated portions New Orleans 10 years ago this week. The videos also focus on LDOTD’s infrastructure improvements designed to help in mass evacuations, one of the major problems […]
August 25, 2015
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