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Roadbuilding: Page 288
Roadbuilding
Watch construction of Gerald Desmond Bridge 24/7
Love watching bridge construction? You’re in luck! The Port of Long Beach is offering you real-time footage of the construction related to replacing the Gerald Desmond Bridge. Three webcams have been installed on the World Trade Center rooftop facing west toward the bridge, at Pier A facing south and at Pier T facing north, which means […]
August 28, 2014
Roadbuilding
Think you’re a good driver? Try staying in these crooked lanes [VIDEO]
Virginia Department of Transportation crews had a mess to clean up when temporary striping tape installed on Interstate 66 peeled off and created crooked, narrow lanes. The crooked lanes caused mass confusion among drivers which resulted in lengthy traffic delays. Two vehicles were involved in a nasty accident, however, it has yet to be determined […]
August 27, 2014
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Roadbuilding
Vermeer names third-generation family member Jason Andringa incoming president, CEO
Vermeer Corporation has named Jason Andringa incoming president and CEO, taking over the position from his mother, Mary Vermeer Andringa, and continuing the Vermeer family’s leadership of the company into the third generation. The transition will be fully effective on Nov. 1, 2015. On Nov. 1 this year, Jason will assume the role of president […]
August 27, 2014
Roadbuilding
Roads and bridges in Pennsylvania fail to make the grade
Long story short: Pennsylvania’s roads and bridges need a lot of work. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the state has the worst transportation infrastructure in America. ASCE gave the state a D-minues grade, the worst of any other state, citing 44 percent of the roads in Pennsylvania are in poor condition. Without […]
August 27, 2014
Roadbuilding
How to become a more productive highway construction worker
“Work smarter, not harder.” How many times have you seen that quote? Over time, the idea that your best performance is a result of how you work, not how long you work, has become widely accepted. Studies have shown that the last employee to leave each day isn’t necessarily the hardest worker; they may simply lack organizational […]
August 26, 2014
Roadbuilding
SCDOT signs biggest road project contract in over a decade
The South Carolina Department of Transportation has signed its biggest contract for a state road project in more than a decade. SCDOT will use its $231 million contract to improve the interchange of Interstates 85 and 385 in Greenville to Flatiron-Zachry Joint Venture. The project will be the state’s largest since 2001 when it spent $631 […]
August 26, 2014
Roadbuilding
Voting now open for 11th annual Faces of Transportation contest
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has opened online voting for the eleventh annual Faces of Transportation photography contest. Voters are invited to choose their favorite photograph from among 78 images being judged in three categories: “Quality of Life/Community Development,” “Historic Projects,” and “Taking the Road Less Traveled.” Each picture represents the […]
August 26, 2014
Roadbuilding
High school students developing designs to combat tired driving
Calling all high school students! If you have a knack for art or just like creating artwork, now is the chance to help out a good cause and display your talents. The Illinois Tollway, Blick Art Materials and CBRE, commercial real estate services and investment firm, has invited high school art students to participate in […]
August 25, 2014
Roadbuilding
Turn Around! FDOT seeking ways to alert wrong-way drivers
Since 2012 there have been four deaths resulting from drivers going the wrong way in Interstate 275 in Tampa. Since that’s four too many, the Florida Department of Transportation has began to look for new way to alert wrong-way drivers. Kris Carson, spokesperson for the FDOT, has said her department has worked hard to notify […]
August 25, 2014
Roadbuilding
Semi hauling an excavator plows through a guardhouse while pulling onto college campus
At Bellhaven University they’re referring to it as “the Guardhouse Incident.” With construction having begun on a new on-campus apartment complex, a lot of big construction equipment is making its way onto Bellhaven’s small campus in Jackson, Mississippi. And, as you can see in the video below, a particular guardhouse at an entrance to the […]
August 25, 2014
Roadbuilding
Kansas to receive $1.2 billion for improvements
The Kansas Department of Transportation has announced a projected $1.2 billion improvement program for highways, bridge replacement and local projects throughout the state. The funds will create several short- and long-term highway and bridge construction jobs, with work expected to begin throughout 2015 and 2016. The improvements are a continuing part of the 10-year T-Works […]
August 25, 2014
Roadbuilding
How to avoid highway work zone injuries and deaths
Serious injury and death is becoming an all-too-common occurrence for highway construction workers. Although workers aren’t always at fault, there are several preventable measures that can be taken to help reduce the risk of such a horrible and tragic accident. Here are several steps that can be taken to help keep road crews safe: Use […]
August 22, 2014
Roadbuilding
Elderly woman destroys newly poured road
An elderly woman caused $10,000 worth of damage when she drove through 50 feet of newly poured cement in the 25th Street construction zone in Fargo, North Dakota. The 78-year-old woman was southbound when she got confused by road signs, took a wrong turn and ended up in cement that had just been poured. Her car sunk into […]
August 22, 2014
Roadbuilding
Ohio expands bridge partnership program
Ohio’s Local Bridge Partnership Program is adding 10 bridges to its plan that provides $120 million to local governments to make transportation safer. The program is already  fixing or replacing 220 bridges in local communities throughout Ohio. “This first-of-its-kind program is getting better because Gov. John Kasich and I value the state investments we are making in the […]
August 22, 2014
Roadbuilding
Will the Real Leader Please Stand Up on Nationwide Tolling?
It’s time to take a much closer look at tolling on a national level to fund our transportation infrastructure, but we will require leadership at a whole new level. The existing method, the gas tax, is obsolete. I won’t waste another word discussing why it’s broken because the design and construction industry has heard the […]
August 21, 2014
Roadbuilding
Jason Carter pushing for transportation sales tax
Democrat Jason Carter is reviving the idea of a regional sales tax for transportation infrastructure improvements in Georgia. In 2012 Carter and Gov. Nathan Deal backed a sales tax increase for transportation, known as the T-SPLOST, but failed in most parts of the state despite support from a big part of the business community and many political […]
August 21, 2014
Roadbuilding
Drunk driving deaths down in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has said deaths and injuries caused from drunken drivers have dropped dramatically over the past year. The number of fatalities in alcohol-related crashes in Wisconsin have dropped a whopping 47 percent from 348 in 2003 to 185 in 2013. The number of injuries fell 59 percent, from 6,445 in 2003 […]
August 21, 2014
Roadbuilding
Verrazano-Narrows bridge receives 50th anniversary exhibit
The Verrazano-Narrows bridge that connects Staten Island and Brooklyn will have its 50th birthday celebrated with an exhibit chronicling its construction. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) unveiled the exhibit , “Spanning the Narrows for Five Decades.” It celebrates the half centennial of the bridge with pictures of its construction, parts that were formerly on the bridge and […]
August 21, 2014
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