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Roadbuilding

Increase in fatal crashes with senior drivers leads to call for building safer roads

Deaths from crashes involving people 65 and over at the wheel have increased 22 percent from 2012 to 2016, according to a new report from a nonprofit transportation research group. That compares to an 11 percent increase for the overall number of fatalities in the United States during that time period, says the report by […]

March 20, 2018

Roadbuilding

Proposal to bring back tolls in Conn. fuels debate amid funding shortfall for highway projects

With Connecticut poised to delay major highway projects due to a funding shortfall, lawmakers grilled the state transportation commissioner at a public hearing this week on a proposal to bring back tolls to Connecticut roads, a local television station reports. Questions about where the tolls would go, how much revenue they would generate and […]

March 20, 2018

Roadbuilding

Engineer reported but ‘not concerned’ about cracking in Miami bridge before deadly collapse; no road closure for stress testing also at issue

Two days before the deadly collapse of pedestrian bridge in Miami Thursday, the lead engineer on the project left a voicemail with state officials saying cracking had been seen on the north end of the span that had been earlier moved into place during accelerated construction. The engineer, W. Denney Pate with FIGG Bridge […]

March 19, 2018

Roadbuilding

Caltrans seeks 2,000 workers due to influx of road funding

The California Department of Transportation plans to hire 2,000 employees over the next five years due to the influx of projects that will be funded by the state’s gas tax approved last year, according to The Sacramento Bee. The state expects to see an infusion of $54 billion during the next decade to repair and […]

March 19, 2018

Roadbuilding

Stress tests were underway when Miami bridge collapsed during accelerated construction

A first-of-its kind Miami pedestrian bridge that collapsed Thursday, killing at least six people, was being built with Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) methods, and stress tests were underway when it failed, officials say. A contractor’s crews were conducting the stress tests on the incomplete structure at the time of the collapse, according to Miami-Dade Mayor […]

March 16, 2018

Roadbuilding

Engineering firm responds to questions after deadly Miami bridge collapse

Here are responses from FIGG Bridge Engineers to some questions that the firm’s being asked regarding Thursday’s deadly collapse of a Miami pedestrian bridge: What is FIGG Bridge Engineers’ role in this project? FIGG Bridge Engineers, Inc. is the designer of the bridge, working for MCM. The project is part of a $19.4 million U.S. […]

March 16, 2018

Roadbuilding

Ad campaign calls on Congress to act on transportation infrastructure funding package

The Transportation Construction Coalition and Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition developed a new ad campaign that urges Congress and the Trump administration to act now to develop and pass a robust transportation infrastructure funding package and provide a permanent fix for the Highway Trust Fund, according to a release from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). The ad […]

March 16, 2018

Roadbuilding

“The Ray” is Ga.’s 18-mile proving ground for technology and ideas on I-85

“The Ray” is an 18-mile stretch of west Georgia’s Interstate 85, which was designed to be a proving ground for ideas and technologies that could transform transportation infrastructure in the future. A number of companies, including the Georgia Department of Transportation, Kia Motors Mfg. Georgia, Hannah Solar, Wattway, The Land Institute, Drawdown, The University of Georgia College […]

March 15, 2018

Roadbuilding

Schillerstrom, chairman of Ill. Tollway board, honored for contributions to state asphalt industry

Bob Schillerstrom, chairman of the Illinois Tollway board of directors, is being honored by the Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association (IAPA) in recognition of his contributions to the advancement of the statewide asphalt industry. The IAPA Person of the Year Award is presented annually to an individual outside the association’s membership who has demonstrated a commitment […]

March 15, 2018

Roadbuilding

Quick implosion downs old Savanna Bridge over Miss. River

Within seconds, a bridge connecting Illinois and Iowa over the Mississippi River came down in one giant blast. Watch videos of the March 9 demolition: The bridge was built in 1932 between Savanna, Illinois, and Sabula, Iowa, and at 20 feet wide was too narrow to handle wider vehicles that often overlapped the center line. […]

March 14, 2018

Roadbuilding

$4.5 million project resumes on US-6 in Neb. near Platte River

Work is scheduled to resume March 15 from Ashland to the Platte River on US-6, barring bad weather, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Constructors Inc., of Lincoln, Nebraska, has been awarded the $4.5 million project. Construction will continue with rehabilitation of the bridge over Salt Creek, guardrails, and storm sewer work. Temporary lane closures with flaggers […]

March 14, 2018

Roadbuilding

Mont. university develops affordable ultra-high performance concrete for state DOT

Researchers at Montana State University (MSU) have developed an ultra-high performance concrete that is approximately five times stronger than regular concrete, according to a university press release. The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) asked Michael Berry, a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, if the university’s Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering could help develop a more affordable, non-proprietary […]

March 13, 2018