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Roadbuilding
Ohio governor signs $5 billion transportation budget bill
Ohio Governor John Kasich signed H.B. 53, the state’s 2016-2017 Transportation Budget Bill, into law April 1, providing $5 billion for nearly 1,600 projects across the state. The bill provides $600 million for local government road and bridge projects, a new streamlined contracting process, and driver training reforms. Major projects that will be able to […]
April 3, 2015
Roadbuilding
Ohio DOT launches construction season at Opportunity Corridor
The Ohio Department of Transportation began its construction season March 16 at the northern section of Opportunity Corridor that will connect Interstate 490 and University Circle near Cleveland, according to a report by the The Plain Dealer. New bonds totaling $1 billion from the Ohio Turnpike will fund the corridor. “It’s one of the most […]
March 18, 2015
Roadbuilding
Ohio DOT approves $2.5 billion in construction projects
The Ohio Department of Transportation’s Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC) has approved roughly $2.5 billion in transportation plan projects and associated jobs over the next 11 years, according a release from the department. The investment for projects in 2015 total $705.8 million. The projects are part of Gov. John Kasich’s “Jobs and Transportation Plan” that has […]
March 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
Kokosing CEO admits demolition plan was flawed in deadly bridge collapse
The demolition plan for a bridge that crossed over Interstate 75 near Cincinnati was flawed and has been found to have contributed to the structure’s collapse which killed a worker last month. According to a report from the Cincinnati Enquirer, Brian Burgett, CEO of Kokosing Construction, the firm contracted by the Ohio Department of Transportation to […]
February 15, 2015
Safety
Demolition goes awry, excavator operator killed in tragic bridge collapse in Cincinnati
While working atop a bridge that crosses over Interstate 75 in Cincinnati late Monday night, the structure suddenly collapsed below an excavator operator, crushing and killing the man. According to a report from the Cincinnati Enquirer, 35-year-old Brandon Carl, was operating the machine when the Hopple Street bridge suffered a pancake collapse beneath him. Carl, engaged […]
January 21, 2015
Roadbuilding
Texas sees more traffic deaths in construction work zones than any other state
The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse has released the latest data tally of deaths in motor vehicle traffic crashes in construction work zones, broken down by state. Of 32,719 traffic fatalities in 2013, 579 occurred in work zones. Texas topped the list, with 104 fatalities occurring in a work zone. The NWZSIC pulls the data from the […]
January 12, 2015
Roadbuilding
Ohio’s ‘Jobs and Transportation Plan’ continues to fuel infrastructure investment
Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich’s “Jobs and Transportation Plan” is entering its second year with a projected $2 billion investment in the state’s infrastructure, economy and jobs over the next several years. The state’s Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC) has given preliminary approval to continue the governor’s plan that – once complete – is expected to create up […]
December 18, 2014
Workforce
BuildOhio.org connects skilled workers to hiring firms, students to industry training across state
Following the release of an Associated General Contractors of America survey in which 83 percent of U.S. contractors said they can’t find enough skilled craft workers, another of the association’s state chapters has launched a website that looks to help connect these workers and the firms that need them. The AGC of Ohio launched BuildOhio.org last week. […]
November 6, 2014
Roadbuilding
Salt prices to hurt road budgets
With winter right around the corner, cold-weather states are starting to stockpile on rock salt to fight icy conditions. Unfortunately, several states will have to squeeze budgets due to skyrocketing prices. In Michigan, Ann Arbor area municipalities, school systems and road commissions are paying $76.58 per ton of rock salt. That’s more than double last year’s […]
September 24, 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
Road trip Days 4-5: Pools, movies and downpours
We had a day of just sitting still so it was time to go on the move again! The kids and I packed up early in the morning, left my parents’ house and headed toward Central Ohio to visit family – some cousins and their adorable kids – aunts and uncles, and some of my […]
July 15, 2014
Roadbuilding
With streaking flash of explosives, mile-long bridge collapses in 3 seconds
When the Innerbelt Bridge opened to traffic in Cleveland in 1959, it was the widest bridge in Ohio and carried Innerstate 90. Today it’s gone. Though demolition work began on the bridge back in January, according to WKYC TV, crews working for the Ohio Department of Transportation got most of the job done Saturday morning […]
July 15, 2014
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