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Roadbuilding

Florida DOT announces plans to build new FIU pedestrian bridge 2 years after deadly collapse

The Florida DOT announced plans to design and build a new pedestrian bridge at Florida International University campus. Details here on Equipment World.

May 8, 2020

Roadbuilding

Work on Miami’s 6-arch bridge begins as part of I-395 reconstruction

The installation of more than 1,300 auger cast piles for the signature bridge to Miami’s $802 million Interstate 395 reconstruction project is underway. The 1,025-foot suspension bridge on I-395 will have six sweeping arches – the tallest of which is 330 feet high – over Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 2nd Avenue. The bridge will be illuminated, and […]

March 9, 2020

Roadbuilding

These 9 steel bridges won national honors in 2020 Prize Bridge Awards

The American Institute of Steel Construction and the National Steel Bridge Alliance have announced the winners of the 2020 Prize Bridge Awards. The nine bridges winning national awards include spans in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, New Hampshire and Washington. “These projects are tributes to the creativity of the designers and the […]

February 27, 2020

Roadbuilding

Nebraska DOT reopens final flood-damaged bridge on state highway system

Nearly a year after historic flooding and blizzard conditions closed 3,300 highway miles and 27 bridges on the Nebraska State Highway System, the state’s department of transportation announces it has reopened the system’s final bridge that was damaged in the March 2019 disaster. Contractor Herbst Construction of Le Mars, Iowa, has completed most of the […]

February 18, 2020

Construction Equipment

Manitou MTA 12055 telehandler delivers 12,000 lb. lift capacity, tight turn radius

Manitou’s new MTA 12055 Series III telehandler boasts a lift capacity of 12,000 pounds, yet with its 12-foot turning radius, it can fit on tight jobsites, the company says. The telehandler is designed for such projects as infrastructure, bridges and power generation. It has a lift height of 55 feet 5 inches and forward reach […]

January 8, 2020

Roadbuilding

Final ramp opens for $300M rebuild of I-85/I-385 in Greenville, S.C.

The final new ramp on the $300 million I-85/I-385 Gateway Project in Greenville, South Carolina, is now open. The three-year project to upgrade the busy interchange, which handles more than 220,000 vehicles a day, gives Interstate 385 six lanes between Simpsonville and downtown Greenville and widens I-85, according to the S.C. Department of Transportation. Check […]

January 7, 2020

Roadbuilding

Oregon gives owners of fuel-efficient vehicles a choice: higher registration fee or mileage fee

Oregon drivers will not only pay a higher gas tax starting in January but those driving fuel-efficient vehicles will have a higher registration fee to account for the lower amount of gas taxes they pay. Fuel-efficient vehicle drivers, however, will have the option to pay a lower registration fee, if they sign up for the […]

December 27, 2019

Roadbuilding

Tech startup using artificial intelligence to detect bridge flaws

A technology startup company based in New York and Israel has begun deploying artificial intelligence to find flaws in bridges and tunnels long before a collapse occurs. Dynamic Infrastructure aims to create “medical records” for bridges, tunnels and elevated highways. Using images captured by smartphone, drones and laser scanning, the company says it can compare images […]

December 4, 2019

Roadbuilding

Burnside Bridge reopens in Ore. after two years of repairs and upgrades

After more than two years of repairs and upgrades, the Burnside Bridge in Multnomah County, Ore., completely reopened to traffic on earlier this month, KATU reports. The bridge now has two lanes in each direction, as well as bikes lanes and a bus-only lane in the eastbound direction. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has […]

November 26, 2019

Roadbuilding

WSDOT crews discover, repair large hole in Vantage Bridge deck

While deployed to do repairs to damaged barriers on the Vantage Bridge, the WSDOT discovered a large hole that needed immediate attention. Details here.

November 19, 2019

Roadbuilding

2019 Bridge Inventory: States struggle to keep up with deteriorating bridges

With few exceptions, states are losing the battle with aging bridges in need of repair or replacement. Even states with low percentages of bridges rated poor are finding it difficult to keep up with bridge and road systems that in many cases are 50 years old or older. Utah, which ranks fourth for the lowest […]

November 11, 2019

Business

Slower growth but no recession near, predicts latest cement industry forecast

According to the Portland Cement Association, cement consumption in the U.S. is expected to grow through 2021 at a slow pace. More details on Equipment World.

October 29, 2019