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Tag: Alabama
Roadbuilding
Hurricane Sally Damages New Pensacola Bay Bridge, closes dozens of roads, bridges in Ala., Fla.
The new Pensacola Bay Bridge is one of dozens of roadway casualties to Hurricane Sally, which made landfall September 15 near Gulf Shores, Alabama. The bridge on U.S. 98 between Pensacola and Gulf Breeze, Florida, known as the Three Mile Bridge, has been damaged in several locations, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. FDOT […]
September 17, 2020
Safety
Contractors fined $265K for trench collapses, including fatal cave-ins in Ala., Miss.
This year is starting out to be a costly one for contractors cited for trench violations by the U.S. Occupational Health & Safety Administration. OSHA issued proposed penalties totaling $264,670 in January for five separate trench collapses, including cave-ins in Alabama that killed two workers and one in Mississippi that killed one worker. OSHA reported […]
February 11, 2020
Roadbuilding
Jay Winford becomes new NAPA chairman; vows to preach value of asphalt
Jay Winford, president of Prairie Contractors in Louisiana, is the new chairman of the National Asphalt Pavement Association. Winford was sworn in to a one-year term February 2 at NAPA’s annual conference, succeeding 2019 chairman John Harper, senior vice president of Construction Partners Inc. in Dothan, Alabama. In accepting the new role, Winford said he […]
February 5, 2020
Roadbuilding
States win $8 million in FHWA grants to study innovative roadwork techniques
Accelerated bridge construction, ultra-high-performance concrete and a robotic crash truck are a few of the roadwork innovations some states and local governments will be using this year, thanks to $8 million in federal grants. The Federal Highway Administration announced the grants for state and local governments in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, […]
January 29, 2020
Roadbuilding
ALDOT opens $700M Interstate bridges in Birmingham ahead of schedule
The long-awaited $700 million Interstate 59/20 bridges project in Birmingham, Alabama, is now open to traffic ahead of schedule, with the contractor on the project receiving a bonus. The deteriorated bridges at the interchange with U.S. 31 and U.S. 280 handled more than 165,000 vehicles a day through downtown Birmingham. They were demolished a year […]
January 20, 2020
Roadbuilding
Ala. DOT says major I-59/20 bridge project in Birmingham is on schedule
Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) Regional Engineer DeJarvis Leonard tells WBRC-TV that the reconstruction of Interstate 59/20 through downtown Birmingham is on schedule to be completed by March 22, 2020. Leonard noted that 1,600 new bridge segments had already been placed and that there were just 700 more to go. “We are somewhere in the neighborhood […]
September 11, 2019
Dealers
Komatsu names Tractor & Equipment forestry equipment dealer for Ala., Ga. and northwest Fla.
Komatsu America has appointed Tractor & Equipment Company (TEC) its forestry equipment dealer for Alabama, Georgia and northwest Florida, offering track feller bunchers, log loaders, wheeled harvesters, forwarders and harvesting/processing heads. TEC has done a “a great job representing and growing Komatsu’s construction and mining business in this region, and we feel confident that they […]
August 26, 2019
Safety
Two workers die in trench collapse in Ala.
Two workers for a drainage company died July 23 in a collapsed trench in Hoover, Alabama. The trench was 8 feet deep, and the buried workers were found 7 feet down, according to al.com. Hoover Fire Department Capt. Scott West said the department received the call at 3:04 p.m. and were using hand shovels to […]
July 24, 2019
Roadbuilding
Ill. doubles gas tax to fund $45 billion infrastructure, capital plan
Illinois is the fourth state this year to have increased gas taxes to address road and bridge needs. More information here on Equipment World.
July 8, 2019
Dealers
Trench Plate Rental acquires Trench Shoring Services
Trench Plate Rental has acquired Trench Shoring Services, a provider of trench safety equipment. Trench Plate Rental will now serve over 9,000 contractors.
June 25, 2019
ConExpo-Con/Agg
Machine financing in East & West South Central area sees 11% growth in 1Q 2019; state-by-state breakdown of-top financed models, equipment types, brands
The number of new financed machines in the East and West South Central U.S. has increased by 11%. State-by-state breakdown and more details on Equipment World.
June 4, 2019
Roadbuilding
ALDOT releases new renderings of proposed Mobile River Bridge and Bayway expansion
ALDOT recently released videos and images of the latest plans for the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway expansion along with interchanges to I-10. Details here.
May 29, 2019
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