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Roadbuilding
Fluor, Lane contracted for privately-funded Texas bullet train, one of the largest civil projects in U.S. history
Texas Central, an investor-owned railroad company, has selected Fluor and The Lane Construction Corporation for the construction planning, cost estimates and other engineering activities of a bullet train linking Houston to the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. When complete, the train will make the 240-mile trip in 90 minutes with a midway stop in the Brazos [âŚ]
August 15, 2017
Roadbuilding
MnDOT developing guidance for estimating bridge construction time and costs
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has contracted with WSB & Associates Inc. to begin work on a research project titled âBridge Construction Time and Costsâ aimed at helping the stateâs bridge office develop a tool for estimating bridge construction time and costs. MnDOT says the tool would give production rates based on design criteria and [âŚ]
August 15, 2017
Roadbuilding
Caltrans holding job fairs to fill 1,100 vacancies
Citing the passage of the SB 1 transportation funding bill, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is holding a series of career fairs to fill more than 1,100 open positions. The agency expects âa workload increase associated with accelerating construction projects and addressing deferred maintenance needsâ as a result of the $54 billion measure that [âŚ]
August 15, 2017
Roadbuilding
ABC cuts PennDOT bridge replacement from 6 months to 2 weeks
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will use accelerated bridge construction (ABC) to replace the Route 11 bridge in Dickinson and West Pennsboro townships, The Sentinel reports. PennDOT District 8 spokesman Greg Penny told the news agency that, if they hadnât decided on ABC, the work would have taken six months if they closed the [âŚ]
August 15, 2017
Roadbuilding
Larson proposes 10-year $1 trillion America Wins Act for infrastructure
Rep. John Larson (D-Connecticut) has proposed legislation targeting the much-touted $1 trillion infrastructure spending goal via the 10-year America Wins Act. âI am introducing the America Wins Act in order to repair our crumbling roads and bridges and to jump start transformative projects that can solve our infrastructure challenges,â Larson says. âThis is a jobs program [âŚ]
August 14, 2017
Roadbuilding
Louisiana DOTD contracts James Construction for I-10 widening
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) has signed a $72 million contract with James Construction Group for widening I-10 from four to six lanes east of Highland Road to LA 73 in Baton Rouge. Construction is set to begin in early 2018 and will take roughly two-and-a-half years to finish. The project also [âŚ]
August 14, 2017
Roadbuilding
Ground broken on $500 million Alexandra to D.C. I-395 Express Lanes expansion
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and officials from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Interstate 95 Express Lanes private partner and operator Transurban recently held a ground breaking ceremony for the I-395 Express Lanes expansion from Alexandria to Washington, D.C. âAnyone who travels on I-395 and I-95 today can attest that this is one of [âŚ]
August 14, 2017
Roadbuilding
PHOTOS: Skanska completes first phase of former Kosciuszko Bridge demo with lowering of main span
Skanska USA recently completed the first phase of demolition of the former Kosciuszko Bridge in New York City with the lowering of the 2,400-ton main span onto two barges beneath the structure. The following day, the barges floated the span measuring 300 feet long, 89 feet wide and 50 feet tall out to the East [âŚ]
August 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
Caltrans QuickMap travel app integrates Waze to add more details for motorists
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has integrated Waze app data into its QuickMap travel app to add real-time details on slow traffic, road closures and highway incidents for state motorists. âWeâre always looking at ways to integrate new technologies and innovations into bettering our traffic management strategies,â says Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. âThis partnership [âŚ]
August 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
Ceremony marking 70th anniversary of concrete pavement section of I-10 set for Aug. 18
Industry officials are holding a ceremony Aug. 18 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the construction of a 10-mile concrete pavement section of Interstate 10 between Ontario and Colton, California. This portion of the highway extends between Mulberry Street and Colton, and the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) says it ârepresents a âcrown jewelâ to [âŚ]
August 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
U.S. public construction spending hits 24-year low as % of GDP
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau and represented in graph form by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis show public construction spending in the country hit a 24-year low in the second quarter of this year, reaching 1.42 percent of the nationâs gross domestic product. This is the second quarter of decline in spending [âŚ]
August 10, 2017
Roadbuilding
Oklahoma DOT using ShakeCast to develop bridge inspection protocol following earthquakes
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is using the U.S. Geological Surveyâs (USGS) ShakeCast program to help inspectors develop a protocol for inspecting bridges following an earthquake. Oklahoma has experienced an increase in both the number and severity of earthquakes over the past seven years, during which time there was âcosmetic damageâ found following a [âŚ]
August 10, 2017
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