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Arizona DOT saves on I-40 closures by sliding replacement bridges into place
ADOT credits the procedure, known as value engineering, with cutting the road closure time from the standard six to eight months to just nine days.
November 21, 2019
Roadbuilding
TxDOT district sets monthly record with $100M in road projects
The Amarillo District of the TxDOTÂ recorded its highest amount of monthly road contracts in the month of January. Check out the details here on Equipment World.
February 8, 2019
Roadbuilding
Nashville gets ready for $152M makeover of I-440
The Tennessee Department of Transportation says heavy construction work is scheduled to begin March 1 on I-440 in Nashville. Get more info on Equipment World.
February 6, 2019
Roadbuilding
Foam injections help NCDOT reopen I-95 after flooding from Hurricane Florence
Watch as workers use foam injections to stabilize the ground underneath I-95 to help NCDOT reopen it after flooding from Hurricane Florence.
October 2, 2018
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Firefighters hose dead fish off I-40 in N.C. after Florence floodwaters recede
In the aftermath of hurricane Florence, the Penderlea fire department began to hose dead fish off North Carolina's I-40. Watch the video here on Equipment World.
September 27, 2018
Roadbuilding
I-440 reconstruction plan for Nashville progresses, TDOT says
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has released the request for proposals for widening and revamping Interstate 440 in Nashville, with construction scheduled to begin this summer. TDOT says the project will involve replacing deteriorated concrete with asphalt, widening the road in each direction from two lanes to three including the bridges over I-65, and replacing […]
February 2, 2018
Roadbuilding
Improvements planned on Interstates 17, 40 in northern Ariz.
The new year will bring a slew of improvements to major roads in northern Arizona, according to the state’s department of transportation. First on the list is applying a final layer of asphalt on 12 miles of Interstate 40 between Parks and Riordan. After that, another 17 miles of the interstate will be repaved between […]
January 29, 2018
Roadbuilding
ADOT reduces speed on portion of I-40 after wrong asphalt mix applied
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has reduced the speed limit on Interstate 40 between Parks and Bellemont from 75 to 55 miles per hour because of slick road conditions. According to the Arizona Daily Sun, the department released a statement saying that the slick road conditions were the result of the wrong asphalt mix […]
December 5, 2017
Roadbuilding
Improvements planned for I-40 in N.C.
Repaving 16 miles of Interstate 40 is scheduled to occur this winter near Interstate 40’s intersection with I-95 in Johnston County, North Carolina. Penhall Co. of Los Angeles won the $10.2 million contract for the work, which also includes replacing the decks on 10 overpass bridges with more durable concrete, and sandblasting and painting four […]
November 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
Arizona DOT using pavement sensors to predict and respond to ice formation
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is using sensors at three Interstate 40 locations near Flagstaff to predict ice formation on the roadway and set their response plans as a result. The agency reports the data they’ve been collecting has proven helpful and plans to install sensors at other “high-country roadway locations” in the future. […]
February 16, 2017
Roadbuilding
Tennessee DOT renames State Route 840 as I-840, adds 77 miles to interstate system
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has designated State Route 840 as Interstate 840, in a move that adds 77 miles to the interstate system and “encourages more economic growth along the corridor and more traffic diversion around Middle Tennessee’s urban core.” “Having an interstate designation could encourage more industries to consider locating in Middle […]
August 16, 2016
Roadbuilding
3 workers hit, 1 killed in highway construction zone crash
The North Carolina Highway Patrol was forced to shut down Interstate 40 for several hours following an accident in a construction zone. Construction crews were working on a paving project at the interchange at Highway 18 when a pickup truck drove through the construction zone and hit three workers. One worker, Flavio Jaimes, died on the […]
September 23, 2014
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