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Roadbuilding

Driver smashes into Maine I-95 overpass; DOT seeks culprit

A recent inspection of the Interstate 95 overpass in Augusta, Maine, revealed the structure had been heavily damaged by a large vehicle, and the state’s department of transportation wants help finding the culprit. Sometime between September 1 and October 3, the driver of a vehicle with a heavy payload or a piece of heavy equipment […]

November 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

Okla. commission adopts $926 million road and bridge plan

A plan for $926 million worth of road and bridge projects has been approved by the Oklahoma Transportation Commission through 2022. The plan calls for improving 800 miles of road and replacing or rehabilitating 400 bridges, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. ODOT says 297 of the bridges are rated as structurally deficient. The […]

November 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Mich.’s Mackinac Bridge turns 60 years old

The Mackinac Bridge celebrated 60 years on November 1. According to WXYZ Detroit, the “Mighty Mac” is the longest suspension bridge in the western hemisphere at 12,826 feet (nearly 2.5 miles) and the fifth longest in the world. According to the Mackinac Bridge Authority, the idea of the bridge came from the Lansing Republican newspaper […]

November 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

Ariz. DOT maps out highway, bridge plan for next 23 years

The Arizona Department of Transportation is seeking residents’ comments on its Tentative Long-Range Transportation Plan, which outlines state highway and bridge projects through 2040. The public can comment on the plan until December 21, and it is expected to be finalized in 2018. ADOT’s plan factors in $923 million a year in funding through state […]

November 10, 2017

Construction Equipment

Excavator and operator tumble into water below bridge in Ontario

An excavator with the operator still inside the cab fell off a bridge in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada, Wednesday, Nov. 1, CTV News Windsor reports. The Ministry of Labour closed the bridge while it was investigating the accident. The police told the news agency that it appeared that a guard rail had given way, causing the […]

November 8, 2017

Roadbuilding

Caltrans makes century-old San Diego bridge safe from earthquakes

The California Department of Transportation has won praise for bringing a 100-year-old bridge up to current earthquake safety standards with minimal effect to the bridge’s architectural integrity. Caltrans’ $38 million rehab of the Cabrillo Bridge in San Diego, also known as the Laurel Street Overcrossing, has earned the 2017 Seismic Award. The award is presented […]

November 8, 2017

Roadbuilding

Construction crews goof up new San Antonio bridge

A recently built bridge over New Braunfels Avenue in San Antonio, Texas, has caused many drivers to do a double take. The span replaces an old bridge that had been damaged and later demolished. The new bridge, however, has an aesthetic problem. Several of the arched windows on the bridge rail are crooked. The Texas […]

October 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Section of U.S. 1 bridge in Fla. collapses

Southbound traffic on a North Palm Beach bridge over the Earman River (C-17 Canal), part of U.S. 1 in Palm Beach, Florida, will be reduced to one lane indefinitely after a 90,000-pound section of concrete sidewalk and railing broke off and fell into the water October 19, PalmBeachPost.com reports. Luckily, no vehicles were affected and […]

October 26, 2017

Roadbuilding

’29 Ford Model A the final car to cross old Tappan Zee Bridge

Nyack resident Seth Kestenbaum was the last person to drive across the old Tappan Zee Bridge in his 1929 Model A Ford Phaeton on October 6. He crossed from Rockland to Westchester just before 10 p.m., right before traffic was diverted to the new Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge so that the landings to the […]

October 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

Louisiana DOTD lets $40.7 million in road and bridge contracts

Nineteen Louisiana road and bridge projects now have low-bidding contractors. The projects total $40.7 million, says the state Department of Transportation and Development. The projects and their apparent low bids are as follows: Bridge replacement and repair  The Blanchard Furrh Road/Choctaw Bayou bridge replacement in Caddo Parish: $634,127.15 Bridge replacements to Tucker, Dyer and Denham Road […]

October 20, 2017

Roadbuilding

View of Olympic ski jumps adds to charm of new N.Y. bridge

A new bridge on Route 73 in New York comes with a great view of the 1980 Olympic ski jumps. Two 85-year-old bridges were removed to make way for the new bridge, which New York State Department of Transportation officials see as part of a plan to increase tourism and help the local economy in […]

October 18, 2017

Roadbuilding

Drone captures implosion of N.Y.’s old Cohoes-Waterford Bridge piers

All traffic was halted on the Cohoes-Waterford Bridge on October 5 as workers imploded the six piers from the old bridge, timesunion.com reports. The bridge carries vehicles on Route 32 over the Mohawk River in New York. The New York State Department of Transportation recorded the implosion from different angles with a couple of cameras and […]

October 16, 2017