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Roadbuilding
Contract awarded to repair burn damage to major Ohio River bridge
Following its closure due to fire damage from a wreck in November, Kokosing Construction intends to repair and reopen the Brent Spence Bridge before Christmas.
November 18, 2020
Roadbuilding
Paving company building catches fire in Pa.
A maintenance building at Lindy Paving caught fire at approximately 5 a.m. and burned for several hours on the morning of January 31. Get more details here.
February 6, 2019
Roadbuilding
National Purchasing Partners Government Division awards contract to John Deere
The National Purchasing Partners Government Division (NPPGov) has awarded John Deere Construction & Forestry a three-year construction equipment contract. It is the only OEM awarded such a contract in NPPGov’s most recent round of contract awards. NPPGov works with non-profit and public entities as a “cooperative purchasing organization” to provide access to RFP-process contracts. It […]
July 21, 2016
Construction Equipment
Firefighters use heavy equipment to control fire at sand and gravel facility
A fire broke out at a Massachusetts sand and gravel facility Tuesday, and the firefighters on the scene put to use some of the heavy equipment that’s usually used for moving aggregates instead of burning debris. According to Patch.com, the fire started early Tuesday morning at Worcester Sand and Gravel and quickly spread to about an acre […]
August 13, 2015
Roadbuilding
Fire collapses $31.7 million bridge still under construction
The construction site of a $31.7 million bridge in California caught fire Monday, ultimately resulting in the bridge’s collapse, Sourceable reports. A report from the New York Daily News notes that a worker accidentally started the blaze with a welder’s torch, igniting the Ranchero Road overpass bridge’s wooden supports. With wind gusts up to 35 […]
May 7, 2014
Business
Three-alarm blaze does $2 million in damage at Anaheim construction site
In Anaheim, California 88 firefighters fought for more than an hour to contain a three-alarm fire at an apartment complex construction site. The fire, which did not spread to surrounding structures, gutted the building, dealing $2 million worth of damage, according to a report from the Orange County Register. The building is one of several […]
April 9, 2014
Safety
Construction worker’s harrowing rescue from massive fire in Houston caught on tape
A $50 million luxury apartment complex under construction in Houston was reduced to ashes Tuesday afternoon by a five-alarm fire that raged for nearly two and-a-half hours. There were 90 construction workers in the building when the fire started and all were evacuated safety and without injury. However, there was an extremely close call when […]
March 26, 2014
Construction Equipment
GM recalls 370k 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups due to fire risk
General Motors has announced a huge recall on its new redesigned half-ton pickups. About 370,000 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks are affected by the recall that will reprogram a software bug that “could lead to overheating of exhaust components, potentially causing engine compartment fires,” according to the GM announcement. GM has confirmed eight […]
January 13, 2014
Construction Equipment
Helicopter rescues stranded crane operator high above a raging inferno
A student housing complex under construction in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, caught fire Tuesday afternoon, stranding a crane operator high above the inferno below. Around 2 p.m. Tuesday, explosions were heard at the site, according to the CBC. Thought to be the sound of propane tanks exploding, the resulting blaze engulfed the under-construction housing complex and […]
December 18, 2013
Roadbuilding
Tesla Model S catches fire, owner exits unharmed
Here on the Roadologist blog, we’ve shared plenty of stories about fires, including one about a roadside fire caused by cutting corners, another about a 42 million-tire pile that burned for an entire month and a another story about a firefighter who lit up his BMW. Well, if those stories aren’t hot enough for you, […]
October 15, 2013
Roadbuilding
A Firefighter Fire-Starter
A 43-year-old British firefighter is starting a fire instead of fighting it. In an attempted insurance scam that involved burning his BMW, Anthony Murray pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit arson as well as two fraud charges that involve two separate insurance companies, Business Insurance (BI) magazine reports. Murray faces jail time. Murray also pleaded […]
October 7, 2013
Roadbuilding
PHOTOS: Roadside on Fire
It’s always a good idea to test a product or a procedure before it’s widely used. Isn’t that the idea behind safety and quality control? Apparently a Central Wisconsin logging company doesn’t believe in this because it was just slapped with a hefty fine—$600,000—for causing the Germann Road (in the towns of Gordon and Highland, […]
September 13, 2013
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