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Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway’s massive I-90 project wins a top construction industry award

The Illinois Tollway has won Construction Industry Service Corporation’s 2017 Project of the Year Award for the $2.5 billion Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) Rebuilding and Widening Project. The four-year project involved more than 540 firms, including 415 construction companies and 125 professional engineering services firms. More than 200 of those firms were identified as […]

February 12, 2018

Roadbuilding

Parker tapped as 2018 chairman of NAPA

Craig Parker is being sworn in today, February 12, as 2018 chairman of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) during the association’s 63rd Annual Meeting in San Diego. As chairman, Parker is responsible for guiding NAPA’s efforts to support the asphalt pavement industry. Parker is executive vice president of Silver Star Construction, based in Moore, […]

February 12, 2018

Roadbuilding

Renovated historic bridge damaged when truck tries to cross with CTL in tow

The Concord Road Bridge in Cobb County, Georgia, that crosses Nickajack Creek received an $802,000 renovation in the Fall of 2017, but that hasn’t stopped errant truck drivers from trying to cross the bridge with too tall a load. According to AJC.com, the bridge renovation included adding structural supports, replacing decaying siding and shingles, and […]

February 9, 2018

Roadbuilding

New permanent asphalt/concrete plant approved near Severance, Colo.

On Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, Weld County Commissioners voted 4-1 to approve a permanent asphalt and concrete plant near Severance, Colo., The Tribune reports. The decision was based on Simon Contractors, the company that would operate the plant, taking a number of steps to reduce the impact of the facility, including the following: Roadwork — Company […]

February 9, 2018

Roadbuilding

Bill would divert Pakistan aid funds to U.S. infrastructure

Two House Republicans, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.), introduced a bill that would redirect financial aid for Pakistan to the Highway Trust Fund for infrastructure projects in the United States, The Hill reports. Both representatives, members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, explained their bill citing concerns over Pakistan’s relationship with […]

February 8, 2018

Roadbuilding

U.S. 95 widening begins in Las Vegas

A project to widen six miles of U.S. 95 in northwest Las Vegas has begun. Las Vegas Paving won the $64.6 million general contract for the work between Durango Drive and Kyle Canyon roads. The project will expand the highway from four to six lanes to relieve congestion and improve safety, according to the Nevada […]

February 8, 2018

Roadbuilding

Transportation Research Board offering webinar on pavement marking visibility

The Transportation Research Board is offering a webinar that will focus on helping to ensure roadways are safe for night travel. This webinar will focus on assessing pavement marking retroreflectivity at night. It will explore proposed pavement marking visibility standards and promising maintenance practices, according to the TRB. The webinar will be held from 2 p.m. […]

February 8, 2018

Roadbuilding

Spurred by a trucker’s murder, MnDOT installing truck parking technology at rest areas

Minnesota is now taking action with a $1.4 million project to improve trucker’s safety at rest stops, culminating a long effort touched off by the 2009 slaying of New York-based trucker Jason Rivenburg. Work is now under way by the Minnesota Department of Transportation to install technology at seven rest areas in the state that […]

February 8, 2018

Roadbuilding

Time-lapse captures Montroyal Bridge girder installation

The time-lapse video below shows construction on the Montroyal Bridge over Mosquito Creek in the District of North Vancouver on Jan. 23, 2018. Crews used a crane to hoist six 131-foot-long bridge girders weighing 119,000 pounds each into place. The $8.5 million project, which is paid for through the district’s asset management program, includes two […]

February 7, 2018

Roadbuilding

Concrete and cement Industry groups introduce free web-based pavement design platform

A free, new online concrete pavement design tool now offers features and benefits never before available to the cement and concrete industry – and engineers are snapping it up for use in the few weeks since its launch. Industry groups worked together on the two-year effort to launch the highly interactive tool PavementDesigner.org for city, […]

February 7, 2018

Roadbuilding

Daytona’s new Orange Ave. bridge will honor veterans with unique design

The new Orange Ave. bridge in Daytona, named the Tom Staed Veterans Memorial Bridge, won’t be complete until some time in 2019, but it’s already turning heads with its unusual design. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that the $38 million project is the first of its kind in Florida to feature a concrete archway design. The […]

February 7, 2018

Roadbuilding

AEM poll indicates overwhelming bipartisan support for infrastructure plan

A new poll finds that 81 percent of those who watched President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address say they want Congress to pass an infrastructure bill this year. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) commissioned the poll by Morning Consult, a privately held technology and media company. It found that four out of five viewers […]

February 6, 2018