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Workforce

Watch Disneyland built in 1 minute in rare, 60-year-old construction time-lapse recently uncovered

Disneyland first opened its doors on July 17, 1955, meaning that in just a few months, the iconic theme park will turn 60 years old. As part of the celebration, Disney began digging through its archives recently and uncovered rare time-lapse footage shot during the park’s construction many at the company had forgotten about. RELATED >> Disneyland […]

April 27, 2015

Safety

Boom failure crushes and kills crane truck operator in NYC

A hydraulic failure on a truck crane took the life of a construction worker in New York City Friday. According to a report from NBC New York, the worker was having trouble operating his knuckle boom crane on a midtown Manhattan hotel construction site Friday morning. The New York Times reports 40-year-old Trevor Loftus noticed […]

April 27, 2015

Roadbuilding

Oregon DOT starts second year of U.S. 26 Mount Hood Safety Project with blasting

A blasting near Government Camp, Ore., April 21 began the second year of work on the Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Mount Hood Safety Project, an effort designed to limit falling rock issues along an 8-mile area of U.S. 26. Work first began last year and will carry on from April to October this year, […]

April 27, 2015

Roadbuilding

TRB webinar to focus on protecting transportation infrastructure from hackers, data loss

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is hosting a webinar to review ways to protect transportation infrastructure from cyber “incidents” May 13, 2-4 p.m. eastern. The program will review materials recently developed by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). “Cyber incidents (intentional and unintentional) may likely occur in transportation systems due to the increasing convergence and […]

April 27, 2015

Construction Equipment

Cat D10 dozer and a loader rescue stuck 70-ton dumper like it’s no big deal

No. 6 Video of 2015 « No. 7 No. 5 »   Due to the sheer power of the D10T, this rescue is one of the most uneventful we’ve seen yet. That 777D was in major trouble though, stuck in a very muddy spot on the roadside and with only single tires on the back (the […]

April 24, 2015

Business

Volvo Trucks boots Persson, names chief of rival Scania as new CEO

Volvo Group has dismissed Olof Persson as its president and chief executive, the company announced Wednesday. It also announced it plans to hire Scania boss Martin Lundstedt to lead Volvo Trucks back to increased profitability and restructuring efforts. “After three years of focus on product renewal, internal efficiency and restructuring, the Volvo Group is gradually entering a new phase with an […]

April 24, 2015

Safety

Worker killed in cinder block wall collapse in New Jersey

A worker involved in the installation of a garage door at a New Jersey auto business was killed Wednesday when a wall collapsed on top of him. According to a report from NorthJersey.com, 56-year-old David Lewis was killed when a 9-by-12-foot section of a cinder block wall collapsed as he and others were working to remove […]

April 24, 2015

Roadbuilding

Illinois DOT launches month-long infrastructure needs listening tour

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has teamed up with the Illinois Capital Development Board (ICDB) to tour the state with a series of listening sessions to gather a list of infrastructure needs to present recommendations to Gov. Bruce Rauner later this year. Updated schedules for the month-long tour are available at www.idot.illinois.gov. “With a […]

April 24, 2015

Workforce

Discovered on Instagram, construction worker leaps from jobsite to runway in new career as a model

It’s not very often we realize just how far-reaching the Internet is. Matthew Noszka certainly wasn’t thinking about it when he posted a picture of himself to his Instagram taken while working on building a deck. But thanks to that picture, he’s now a highly-sought-after fashion model. According to ABC News, Noszka, 22, posted the […]

April 23, 2015

Roadbuilding

TRIP report ties Michigan economic health to road and bridge conditions

The Road Improvement Program’s latest report examining the conditions of Michigan’s transportation system identifies issues with “long-term economic growth” if roads and bridges within the state are not improved within the next few years. “Failure to make needed improvements to Michigan’s transportation system could threaten the state’s economic recovery,” the organization said. In the report, […]

April 22, 2015

Roadbuilding

Web tool analyzes impact of long-term pavement treatments across states, highways

Web-based IRI Explorer (www.iriexplorer.com) uses data from the Federal Highway Administration’s Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) database to study the long-term impact of various pavement treatments on road smoothness. Life Cycle Solutions created the program with funding from the National Asphalt Pavement Association and the State Asphalt Pavement Associations. Users can review historical data of different […]

April 22, 2015

Roadbuilding

Troopers go undercover from construction vehicles in speeding crackdown on Pennsylvania work zones

Troopers with the Pennsylvania State Police will take an embedded approach in protecting construction workers in highway work zones this summer. In partnership with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s (PTC) campaign “Operation Orange Squeeze,” troopers will be working inside construction vehicles on highway jobsites running radar. They’ll relay speeders to other other troopers waiting outside the work […]

April 21, 2015