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Roadbuilding
Orange Beach express bridge extends lower toll price
The Foley Beach Express Bridge to Orange Beach, Alabama, will continue to charge a reduced toll to try to ease traffic congestion on Route 59, according to WKRG TV news. The toll was reduced from $3.50 to $2.75 on June 28. And American Roads, a private company that operates the toll bridge, has now said […]
September 12, 2017
Roadbuilding
Ala. county replacing 5 bridges with funding from state’s transportation rehab program
Lauderdale County, Alabama, is ready to accept bids on five bridge replacement projects that are set to begin in early 2017, the Times Daily reports. The projects will be funded through the $15 million the county received for road and bridge projects from the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (ATRIP), which was approved by the Alabama Legislature in […]
October 5, 2016
Roadbuilding
Ala. community shows appreciation for bridge workers replacing dangerous Double Bridges
On Friday, September 9, the Asbury community in Alabama showed the bridge construction crew working on the Double Bridges project in Marshall County just how much they appreciated what they were doing.  WHNT19 reports that the community members provided lunch for the workers. State and local officials showed their appreciation by attending the luncheon, as well. […]
September 15, 2016
Construction Equipment
Ten-year-old boy ends police chase by bringing pickup hauling scrap to a halt
A 10-year-old boy in Alabama is being hailed as a hero after taking control of a pickup that officers say was swerving and running vehicles off the road on Interstate 65 and Highway 14 on Friday in Montgomery. Christopher Wheeler’s life-saving deed went viral after police say he grabbed the wheel of a pickup he was […]
March 28, 2016
Roadbuilding
Alabama House committee approves gas tax increase to fund transportation
Alabama could see a six-cent rise in the gas tax if a new bill approved by a state House committee moves forward. The Montgomery Advertiser reported that the House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee voted in favor of a bill that would raise the state’s gas tax from 18 cents per gallon to 24 cents […]
March 21, 2016
Roadbuilding
Alabama road worker killed after being struck by a vehicle
An Alabama road worker was killed and another one was seriously injured just as they were finishing up work on Thursday. According to the Gadsden Times, the two workers were preparing to reopen the right lane on the northbound section of Interstate 59 where resurfacing was taking place when the crash happened. The two men […]
January 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Alabama holding meetings about raising its gas tax
Alabama drivers might see an increase in the gas tax for the first time in more than a decade. The Alabama Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee is holding a series of five meetings across the state this month to discuss a gas tax increase, according to the Montgomery Advertiser. It would mark the first state gas tax […]
January 6, 2016
Roadbuilding
Fatal crash in Alabama work zone prompts state troopers to caution safety
The death of a teenage girl in a construction zone on an Alabama interstate has caised state troopers to warn of the dangers of not being cautious near road work. According to WIAT, a 15-year-old girl died Dec. 5 and became the second fatality in a construction zone on Interstate 59 in Tuscaloosa County following a crash that killed her […]
December 9, 2015
Roadbuilding
Montana tops list of 10 deadliest states for motorists
Forbes has a new list out of the top 10 deadliest states in America for drivers, and Montana’s 80 mph speed limits and rural roads pushed it to the top spot. Washington, D.C., was named the safest place to drive. The Forbes list is based on a study from the University of Michigan Transportation Research […]
October 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
Stronger, longer bridge girders the aim of research collaboration between University of Alabama, ALDOT
More durable and longer bridge girders could spell cheaper construction costs among other benefits, and a few engineering researchers at the University of Alabama are trying to make that a reality. According to a UA news release, researchers are testing longer, stronger giant concrete bridge girders in a lab at the University of Alabama. The […]
September 18, 2015
Roadbuilding
Alabama House committee passes 5 cent gas tax hike
Alabama drivers could see the state’s gas tax rise for the first time in 23 years. The Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure committee has passed a new bill that would raise the gas tax in the state by 5 cents per gallon, The Anniston Star reported. The bill would also automatically raise the gas tax by […]
September 14, 2015
Workforce
Alabama’s new building permit fee will fund statewide construction education and training
Though the construction industry’s rebound is in full effect with spending at a nearly 7-year high and jobs at a six-year high, contractors across the country are still struggling to find enough skilled workers. The latest survey on the U.S. industry’s shortage from the Associated General Contractors of America found that 83 percent of construction firms […]
July 7, 2015
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