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Roadbuilding

Crews building a “bridge within a bridge,” as part of $1B Bayonne Bridge clearance expansion

The world’s fourth largest arch bridge is undergoing upgrades to raise it to new levels. The $1.3 billion ongoing project to renovate the Bayonne Bridge connecting Bayonne, New Jersey, to Staten Island, New York, is raising the clearance of the bridge 64 feet, according to the Hudson Reporter. The Port Authority of New York & […]

May 4, 2015

Safety

Group of construction firms launches second-annual Safety Week

In an effort to increase awareness for heightened and daily attention to safety precautions in the construction industry, a group of firms across the U.S. has launched its second-annual Safety Week for construction. More than 40 national and global construction firms partnered together last year to form the Construction Industry Safety Initiative (CISI) and the Incident […]

May 4, 2015

Construction Equipment

With Tread, Leatherman fits 29 tools on your wrist in a stylish watch or bracelet

Leatherman has been making phenomenal multi-tools and knives for quite some time. And while the quality of tools like the Charge ALX multi-tool is unsurpassed, there’s only one real problem: even though it packs 18 tools, you’ve still got to put it somewhere. It has to spend most of its time in a pocket or […]

May 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

New stopgap House bill would cut transportation funding by $1 billion

The House Appropriations Committee introduced a new bill on Tuesday to fund the Transportation Department and provide funding to the soon-to-be expiring Highway Trust Fund for fiscal year 2016, according to The Hill. The $55.3 billion bill would provide $40.3 billion to the Highway Trust Fund Act, which is set to expire by the end of […]

April 30, 2015

Home

Google spent $500 million on construction in the last decade

The biggest boon to the Mountain View, California, area construction industry in the last 10 years? By far, that honor goes to Google, which has spent $500 million in that time on construction and remodeling. According to a report from Forbes, that total is nearly double the total spent by all Mountain View homeowners on […]

April 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

FHWA gives $5 million in emergency funds to West Virginia DOT for flood-damaged roads and bridges

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has given the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) $5 million in Emergency Relief Funds for repair work on federal-aid roads and bridges damaged by heavy rains and floods in early March. The state reported significant damage, totaling between $15 million and $65 million, to the highway system in more […]

April 30, 2015

Safety

Worker killed in second-story fall from California casino jobsite

A worker was killed Wednesday afternoon after falling two stories at a casino construction site in Santa Ynez, California. According to a report from the Lompoc Record, 45-year-old steelworker Dave Goldsberry fell from scaffolding on the second story of a tower under construction at the Chumash Casino Resort. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Goldsberry was employed […]

April 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

Michigan bridge quality will continue to decline at current funding level reports state transportation council

If funding levels remain at current amounts, Michigan bridge conditions will steadily decline, according to the Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council’s (TAMC) 2014 annual report. The TAMC was created in 2002 to “expand the practice of asset management statewide to enhance the productivity of investing in Michigan’s roads and bridges. Part of the TAMC’s mission […]

April 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

Giant “Left Coast Lifter” crane’s first lift at new Tappan Zee bridge site more than a year in the making

One of the largest cranes in the world was finally put to use in the Hudson River on Friday as it made its first lift in the construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge, according to a report from The Journal News. The crane’s first job was to place a 650-ton cap for the bridge—no big […]

April 29, 2015

Construction Equipment

Doosan’s new heavy-duty ditching bucket cuts excavator cycle times with higher capacity

For those excavating and grading projects where you need a bit more capacity than the standard bucket, Doosan has introduced heavy-duty ditching buckets for all of its crawler excavators. Though it features the same profile as a standard digging bucket, the heavy-duty ditching bucket is wider and moves more dirt per cycle. Boosting that capacity […]

April 28, 2015

Workforce

Construction crew finds body while excavating site near Detroit

A construction crew working a site in a rural Michigan town near Detroit discovered a body last week. According to a report from WDIV TV, the workers were doing excavation work at a site in Carleton being prepped for the construction of a home. The workers discovered the body in a wooded area near train […]

April 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

Wisconsin DOT using social media to update drivers on WIS 441, I-41 construction

Through updates from the Wisconsin State Patrol, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will be posting construction updates for Wisconsin 441 (WIS 441) and Interstate 41 on dedicated Twitter and Facebook sites. The Twitter handle is @WIS441I41News and the Facebook user name is also WIS441I41News. “The US 41 Project social media accounts have been a very […]

April 28, 2015