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Roadbuilding: Page 63
Roadbuilding
Littleton receives Domino’s Paving for Pizza grant in Colo.
Littleton, Colo., was chosen as a recipient of Domino’s “Paving for Pizza” grant to fix potholes, according to a press release from the City of Littleton. “Cracks, bumps, and potholes can easily ruin a good carryout pizza, and nobody wants that,” said Mike Rea, who owns one of the Littleton Domino’s locations, in a city […]
March 19, 2019
Roadbuilding
A step-by-step look at the Arlington Memorial Bridge rehab
The Arlington Memorial Bridge rehabilitation project is now moving into the heavy construction phase, with lanes being closed to allow workers to cut the bridge deck into pieces for removal. The National Park Service has released a video giving a step-by-step view of the project: https://www.nps.gov/audiovideo/gwmp/E6BE2184-A37A-78A2-5CE9C126B139AA12/gwmp-Part3ConstructionPhasingv14_640x360.mp4  The new lane patterns for the historic bridge […]
March 18, 2019
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Roadbuilding
Accelerated Bridge Construction picks up speed with lower costs, safer job sites
The use of Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) is growing, with prefabricated elements and systems reducing or eliminating the onsite construction time needed to build a similar structure using conventional methods. ABC relies on innovative planning, design, materials and construction methods to reduce both onsite bridge construction and reconstruction time. That’s important to highway contractors who […]
March 15, 2019
Roadbuilding
Woman fixes pothole in busy Ark. road after city denies responsibility
When drivers started to complain about a certain, large pothole on Savannah Drive in Maumelle, Arkansas, and city officials said it was not the responsibility of the City of Maumelle to maintain the privately owned road, Sara Martin took it upon herself to fix it, KARK.com reports. Martin went to a hardware store, bought some […]
March 14, 2019
Roadbuilding
Researchers develop low-cost stop-sign warning system
Researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio believe they have found a low-cost solution to improving safety when driving rural roads at night. The Rural Area Vehicle Detection, as it is called, is a solar-powered warning system that alerts drivers to an upcoming stop sign, reports UTSA Today. The system’s thermal-energy technology detects […]
March 14, 2019
Roadbuilding
Ala. Gov. Ivey signs 10-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase
Riding on a bi-partisan wave, the Alabama Senate approved 28-6 a 10-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase Tuesday. It was then promptly signed by Gov. Kay Ivey. Pointing out that the state gas tax had not been raised since 1992, Ivey announced her Rebuild Alabama Infrastructure Plan last week, calling on lawmakers to hold a special session […]
March 13, 2019
Roadbuilding
Hawaii infrastructure receives D+ grade from ASCE
The new 2019 Hawaii Infrastructure Report Card released by the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Hawaii Section, gives the state’s infrastructure an overall “D+” in 11 categories, the Star Advertiser reports. Bridges received a C+, while roads received a D+. The report recommends an increase in the state gas tax, as well as additional […]
March 13, 2019
Roadbuilding
Conn. governor looks to private investors for electronic highway tolls
Lacking federal help, one U.S. governor is moving ahead to help drum up private funds for needed road maintenance and improvement projects. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said this week that he is exploring bringing in private investment to help pay for constructing electronic highway tolls through a partnership with the state, the Hartfield Courant reports. […]
March 12, 2019
Roadbuilding
143-year-old N.H. covered bridge to be renovated
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation is undertaking a nine-week renovation of the Honeymoon Bridge, a 143-year-old covered bridge in Jackson that was built by Charles Austin Broughton and his son Frank, the Boston Globe reports. The renovation will close the bridge from approximately March 25 through May 23 while the wood deck is replaced, […]
March 12, 2019
Roadbuilding
More sensors to be added to Mich.’s Mackinac Bridge for maintenance experiment
Thousands more tiny sensors will soon be installed on the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan to gather data in a project that could lead to better, lower-cost bridge maintenance and management. The project began in 2016 with 20 prototype sensors placed on the bridge. And about 2,000 more are scheduled to be installed this summer, MSU […]
March 11, 2019
Roadbuilding
UDOT opts for braided ramps on Payson I-15 interchange
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) gave final approval to the project team to use braided ramps on the Payson Interstate 15 interchange, the Daily Herald reports. UDOT says the braided ramps—ramps that cross over each other—will improve the existing interchange while a new interchange is built approximately .7 miles to the northeast. A new […]
March 11, 2019
Roadbuilding
Firm that built collapsed Miami pedestrian bridge files for bankruptcy
Nearly one year after a pedestrian bridge being built on Miami’s Florida International University campus collapsed and killed six people, a bridge contractor on the project has filed for bankruptcy protection. According to a report from the Associated Press, Munilla Construction Management announced the filing March 3. The firm says that the filing is not […]
March 8, 2019
Roadbuilding
Illustration of new Ga. 400 toll lane design
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) video below is an artist’s illustrated rendering of what the new Ga. 400 toll lane design will look like, according to Reporter Newspapers. The design includes rebuilding three bridges and putting in a flyover above the Northridge Road overpass in Sandy Springs. Parts of the toll lanes are expected […]
March 8, 2019
Roadbuilding
After road worker killed filling potholes, Neb. lawmakers mull safety changes
The grieving family of an Omaha city street crew worker who was killed on the job were among those lobbying lawmakers for changes intended to make roadway work sites safer. Salvatore “Sammy” Fidone, 48, was working on a two-truck crew to fill potholes on Jan. 23, 2017, and standing on the driver’s side of his city […]
March 7, 2019
Roadbuilding
Ariz. South Mountain Freeway could open three years early and under budget
The South Mountain Freeway could open ahead of schedule in December 2019 and under budget at a total cost of $1.7 billion, KTAR News reports. The South Mountain Freeway (Loop 202) will add 22 miles of freeway to the existing transportation system in the Phoenix metropolitan area to connect the east and west valley, while providing […]
March 7, 2019
Roadbuilding
USDOT Sec. Chao says red tape, not budget, to blame for road project delays
Federal red tape negatively affected construction projects, and the U.S. Department of Transportation is paying attention. Making infrastructure construction more productive by cutting “red tape” at the federal level remains one of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s overarching goals, according to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao in the AASHTO Journal. The report says that during the […]
March 6, 2019
Roadbuilding
Snow causes roof collapse of 150-year-old Minn. covered bridge
A heavy snowfall and high winds between February 22 and 23 caused the roof to collapse on the historic Zumbrota covered bridge in southeastern Minnesota, the Rapid City Journal reports. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the 150-year-old covered bridge is the only remaining covered timber truss bridge in the state. The 123-foot-long bridge, […]
March 6, 2019
Roadbuilding
Volvo opens spring registration for Road Institute courses
Volvo Construction Equipment Road Institute has openings for courses on paver and compactor operation and maintenance. Get more information on Equipment World.
March 5, 2019
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