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Roadbuilding

Old Hunter Station Bridge demolished for PennDOT replacement project

In the video below, taken October 4, Demtech demolishes the last of the Old Hunter Station Bridge superstructure on Route 62, which spans the Allegheny River in Tionesta Township. The demolition was part of a $23.7 million Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) bridge replacement project, which involved the construction of a new bridge approximately 100 feet […]

October 9, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Bandit dealer expansion; Takeuchi adds Trencher Plus; 60-year-old Vt. equipment supplier closes; Kenworth dealers relocate

Bandit dealer expands to N.Y., Pa.; new Fla. dealer announced Anderson Equipment Co. will now offer Bandit tree chippers and grinders in New York and parts of Pennsylvania. Bandit also announced that Hoistlift of Fort Myers, Florida, has become its newest authorized dealer. Hoistlift will provides sales, service and parts for all Bandit hand-fed chippers and […]

September 19, 2017

Dealers

Bandit dealer expands to N.Y., Pa.; new Fla. dealer announced

Anderson Equipment Co. will now offer Bandit tree chippers and grinders in New York and parts of Pennsylvania. Bandit also announced that Hoistlift of Fort Myers, Florida, has become its newest authorized dealer. Hoistlift will provides sales, service and parts for all Bandit hand-fed chippers and stump grinders, including the new 12XPC and 15XPC utility chippers […]

September 18, 2017

Roadbuilding

More than half of all U.S. states have raised fuel taxes for highway funding

With transportation revenue lagging, 26 states and the District of Columbia have enacted legislation to raise the gas tax in the past four years, according to a report by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). The most recent additions in 2017 include California, Indiana, Montana, South Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, and West Virginia. In addition, Utah enacted […]

August 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

Two paving company employees arrested for purchasing asphalt with hot checks

The New Holland (Pa.) Police Department reports that two people from Traditional Paving, a Lancaster paving company, have been arrested for writing six bounced checks for asphalt, according to PennLive. Police told the news agency that Dorothy Miller and George Stanley were charged with theft by deception and criminal conspiracy for issuing bounced checks totaling […]

July 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

Work begins on last two of 6-span Pa. bridge replacement project

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) plans to replace two bridges over Interstate 78 in Berks County, Berks-Mont News reports. The bridges, State Route 4011/Mountain Road Bridge in Shartlesville and the State Route 183 Bridge in Strausstown, are being replaced as part of a $38 million contract to replace six bridges over Interstate 78. The […]

June 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

PennDOT begins preliminary work on Memorial Bridge over Antietam Creek

Large concrete blocks were placed in the West Branch of Antietam Creek June 19 as preliminary work began on the replacement of Memorial Bridge that spans the Washington Township and Borough of Waynesboro line, TheRecordHerald.com reports. If all goes well with the preliminary work, the bridge replacement project will begin on July 6. “We are […]

June 26, 2017

Roadbuilding

Penn. work zone sees two crashes in one day

A woman was injured when she lost control of her pickup truck in a work zone June 18, hitting a temporary barrier on Route 33 that was installed as part of a bridge replacement project, lehighvalleylive.com reports. Pennsylvania State Police responded to the accident, but only told the news agency that the woman was taken […]

June 22, 2017

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Bridge workers rescued 100 ft. up after being trapped by collapsing rebar

Two workers at a highway construction site in Union County, Pa., were trapped when steel rebar on a bridge pier collapsed the morning of May 1, Penn Live reports. One construction worker was able to free himself, but emergency responders were called out to free the other, according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 3 […]

May 10, 2017

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Acid mine drainage may be the answer for bendable, more durable concrete

The Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR) in Ashley donated approximately 180 gallons of acid mine drainage from Solomon Creek boreholes in Hanover Township to the University of Michigan to help with its research into a bendable, more durable concrete, The Times-Tribune reports. Robert Hughes, executive director of EPCAMR, told the news agency he hopes to […]

April 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

PennDOT plans to replace 20 structurally deficient bridges in Lancaster County in 2017

A report released by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) on Feb. 15 lists Pennsylvania as second among the states with structurally deficient bridges. In effort to bring that number down, PennDOT is planning to replace 20 bridges in Lancaster County in 2017 at an average cost of $1.59 million apiece, Lancaster Online reports. “We’ve been chipping away […]

February 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

PennDOT will replace 558 structurally deficient bridges using P3 and e-Builder solution

The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project is working to replace 558 structurally deficient bridges in the next three years through a public-private partnership (P3), Government Technology reports. In order to meet the strict guidelines for design reviews and specific types of required responsiveness, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) started searching for a way to modify its […]

January 30, 2017