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Roadbuilding

Galveston County officials decide on less expensive Pelican Island Bridge proposal

By selecting the conventional bridge, rather than the land bridge proposal, it allows for future development of a rail line. More info here on Equipment World.

May 17, 2018

Roadbuilding

Key Jersey Shore bridge reopens after 3 years of repair and rehabilitation

For the past 3 years, Mathis Bridge has been in the process of repairs! Now, all lanes are open for traffic. See what went into repairing the mile-long bridge here.

May 16, 2018

Roadbuilding

Bay City’s Independence Bridge reopens to traffic after $1.45 million in repairs

After unexpected delays in repair work, watch as construction crews clear away signs and reopen Bay City's Independence Bridge to vehicular traffic.

May 14, 2018

Roadbuilding

$743 million US 183 South toll road in Austin 50% complete

Construction on US 183 South 50% complete as northbound non-toll lanes open for traffic. Watch local news coverage of the construction here on Equipment World.

May 11, 2018

Roadbuilding

Road and bridge jobs fall for first March in 5 years; construction adds 17k workers in April

March saw the first decline in road and bridge construction employment in five years, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. Compared to March 2017, there were 2,100 fewer highway and bridge construction workers in March 2018, ARTBA says, citing recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The decline represents a […]

May 7, 2018

Roadbuilding

95% of property acquired for Gordie Howe International Bridge

The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) reports that, as of April 1, nearly 95 percent of the property needed for building the Gordie Howe International Bridge has been acquired by the Michigan Department of Transportation, meaning construction is still on track to begin in 2018, The Detroit News reports. “We’re aware there have been litigation and […]

May 4, 2018

Roadbuilding

Penn. bridge demolition interrupted by unexpected collapse

As Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) crews worked to slowly and carefully bring down the 100-year-old Harrison Avenue Bridge in Scranton over Central Scranton Expressway on April 19, one span of the bridge came crashing down unexpectedly, WNEP News reports. The expressway had been closed to traffic for several hours before the demolition began, and […]

May 1, 2018

Roadbuilding

Dismantling the old Sakonnet River Bridge in R.I.

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) began dismantling the 62-year-old Sakonnet River Bridge on Thursday morning, April 11, the Providence Journal reports. The support beams on either side of the large central arch segment of the bridge were cut, and the bridge section was slowly lowered onto waiting barges. Four metal columns capable of […]

April 30, 2018

Roadbuilding

ISS crewmember shares photo of Mackinac Bridge from space

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Andrew J. “Drew” Feustel of Lake Orion, one of the crew aboard the International Space Station, shared an overhead image of the Mackinac Bridge on April 18, providing a new perspective of the size and marvel of the Michigan landmark, mlive reports. This was the second time he took […]

April 30, 2018

Roadbuilding

MoDOT performs 9-foot slide of Poplar Street bridge

Various images and a video from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) show the “slide” of the eastbound I-64/I-55 Poplar Street Bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Missouri and Illinois. MoDOT moved the bridge 9 feet to the south March 31 as part of a project that will add an additional lane to the […]

April 26, 2018

Roadbuilding

Purdue researchers testing stronger cellulose-infused concrete on Calif. bridge

Researchers at Purdue University have found a way to make concrete stronger by infusing it with cellulose nanocrystals, byproducts generated from wood, and will test it on a bridge that will be built in California this spring, according to a news release from the Purdue Research Foundation. At press time, the exact bridge where the cellulose-infused […]

April 24, 2018

Roadbuilding

Crews implode historic Lake Barkley Bridge in Ky.

The old U.S. 68/KY 80 Lake Barkley Bridge in Canton, Ky., was demolished on Wednesday morning, April 11, 2018. Crews used explosives to take down the 90-year-old historic bridge. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet closed the new replacement bridge running alongside the old one during the explosion and reopened it after crews checked to […]

April 23, 2018