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Roadbuilding
Tenn. DOT begins work on I-440 Reconstruction Project
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) awarded a contract in August for the $152.9 million I-440 Reconstruction Project that will extend nearly 8 miles, from Interstate 40 to Interstate 24 in Nashville. As the video below explains, the concrete roadway was built in the 1980s and not intended to handle the more than 100,000 vehicles […]
November 16, 2018
Roadbuilding
Nashville mayor disputes TV station’s investigative report on transit plan costs
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry’s proposed transit plan could cost nearly twice as much as the public had initially been told, WSMV-TV reports. But following the television report, the mayor’s office was quick to dismiss that contention in a response provided to Equipment World. The estimated cost could be nearly $9 billion, according to the station’s […]
January 22, 2018
Roadbuilding
Remnants of old Tenn. iron bridge imploded
The video below shows the implosion of the remaining iron spans of the Hoskins-Jarnagin Bridge in Dandridge, Tenn. on December 21, 2017. The Standard Banner reports that the old, narrow bridge, which was completed in 1944, was removed to make way for a new $29 million concrete bridge. The center span of the bridge had […]
January 16, 2018
Roadbuilding
Failing to remove snow, ice from vehicles against the law in some states
It can be a hassle to clean snow and ice off your car, but failing to do so can be deadly. New Hampshire state police in early December received about 20 reports of snow and ice coming loose from cars, trucks and tractor-trailers and striking other vehicles and, in some cases, shattering windshields, reports the […]
January 1, 2018
Roadbuilding
High-friction pavement project among FHWA safety winners
The Federal Highway Administration has bestowed its 2017 National Roadway Safety Awards on nine state transportation departments.  DOT winners for Infrastructure and Operational Improvements Delaware – DelDOT placed high-friction surface treatments at horizontal curves and where wet road surfaces reduce pavement friction. The agency reports a 56 percent average drop in roadway-departure crashes at […]
December 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
Nashville considers $5.2 billion transit plan that includes tunnel
As Nashville, Tennessee, continues to grow, its mayor says it’s time to consider a tunnel for light rail service and rapid buses to relieve ever-increasing traffic congestion. The proposals are part of Mayor Megan Barry’s $5.2 billion “Let’s Move Nashville” plan that could go before voters May 1. The proposed tunnel would be 1.8 miles […]
December 7, 2017
Dealers
Thompson Cat adds Prinoth Panther to rental lineup
Another dealership has signed up to represent the Prinoth Panther lineup. Thompson Cat of Memphis, Tennessee, which covers western Tennessee and northern Mississippi, will add the Panthers to its offerings. A Prinoth news release notes that the Panthers are powered by Caterpillar engines. The Prinoth Panthers will be added to the dealership’s Cat Rental Store. […]
November 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
Safety improvements completed on Tenn. Route 10, more coming
Safety and drainage improvements on a portion of State Route 10 in Lafayette, Tennessee, have been completed. The $15.6 million reconstruction project involved adding a truck climbing lane, wider shoulders, turn lanes, retaining walls and drainage improvements, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Construction began in June 2014 on the 1.8-mile project from south […]
November 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
Left-lane hogs face fines in Okla. under new law
Tired of traveling down the highway and seeing slow drivers hogging the left lane? The Oklahoma legislature is too, and on November 1, its new law took effect to prevent slow drivers from using the passing lane as a travel lane. Signs began appearing on Oklahoma highways’ digital monitors with such statements as “Camp at […]
November 8, 2017
Roadbuilding
Work to begin on widening I-40 at Jackson, Tenn.
Ground has been broken on widening 3 miles of Interstate 40 from four lanes to six in Jackson, Tennessee. The $67 million project also includes improving two intersections and building a new one along the highway, between west of the U.S. 45 Bypass and west of State Route 5. Two bridges—at SR 5 and SR […]
October 5, 2017
Roadbuilding
New AASHTO president hopes to work with Trump on infrastructure
Tennessee Transportation Commissioner John Schroer has been elected the new president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ board of directors. Schroer said he hopes to lead AASHTO’s efforts to work with the Trump administration and Congress to enact an infrastructure package and a new long-term transportation reauthorization bill. The impacts of […]
October 2, 2017
Contractor of the Year
Whaley & Sons’ comeback required rebuilding this family construction co. from the ground up
Matt Whaley had a passion to run equipment from an early age, but had to constantly nag his father to let him to do it. His father, Ken Whaley, wanted his son to one day run the company he started in 1972 – not a bulldozer. Matt’s rise in the company was incremental. He started […]
September 18, 2017
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