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Roadbuilding

Researchers develop a stronger, salt-resistant concrete

Researchers from Brunel University London announced that researchers have created a new concrete mix that absorbs 64 percent less water and 90 percent less salt than normal concrete, and is as much as 42 percent stronger than normal concrete, which could lead to salt-resistant pavements that withstand the corrosion caused by salt applications in the […]

August 8, 2019

Roadbuilding

Volvo gears up for a new round of Road Institute courses on paving, compaction

Volvo Construction Equipment’s next Road Institute will kick off in November. The institute provides operator and maintenance training on Volvo pavers and soil and asphalt compactors and their hydraulic and electrical systems, as well as teaches paving best practices and details the latest in requirements for state departments of transportation. Those who complete the paver […]

August 7, 2019

Roadbuilding

Colo. DOT names Kraemer to rebuild collapsed section of U.S. 36

On July 24, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced that Kraemer North America had been contracted to rebuild the severely damaged stretch of eastbound U.S. 36 in Westminster that caved in over the weekend of July 20-21 when the retaining wall failed, The Denver Post reports. What began as a crack along a section […]

August 7, 2019

Roadbuilding

Reconstruction of Mich. bridge captured in time-lapse

The time lapse video below shows the reconstruction of the Opdyke Road bridge over the Clinton River in Oakland County, Michigan. The bridge project was part of a larger project to revamp Opdyke Road between Auburn Road and Perry Street in the cities of Auburn Hills and Pontiac that cost more than $7.2 million. Work […]

August 6, 2019

Roadbuilding

Mo. DOT offering apprenticeship for maintenance work

The Missouri Department of Transportation is now offering an apprenticeship program for maintenance workers. Participants will receive paid on-the-job training and classroom instruction. The program is available for new hires and current employees. “The good news for all employees, both current and new hires, is that they will earn a Completion of Registered Apprenticeship certificate […]

August 5, 2019

Roadbuilding

USDOT announces $856 million in INFRA discretionary grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced $856 million in proposed grants through its Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program, which aims to fix the nations’s infrastructure through government and private funding, using technology to improve building processes, and increasing project accountability. It also aims to increase the total investment by state, local, […]

August 2, 2019

Roadbuilding

Fla. DOT begins final phase of $1.6B Wekiva Parkway Project

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has begun the final phase, Section 7B, of the Wekiva Parkway Project, which includes widening State Road 46 to make it six lanes from Orange Boulevard to Oregon Street-Wayside Drive in Seminole County, FOX 35 reports. Crews are clearing vegetation for a retention pond between International Parkway, SR 46, […]

August 1, 2019

Construction Equipment

Dynapac upgrades commercial paver series with new engines, screeds, controls

Dynapac has released the second generation of its commercial class pavers, with upgraded engines, controls and screeds. The three models in the new lineup are the FC1700C, FC1400 II and FC1300 II.   FC1700C The FC1700C replaces the FC1600C and is equipped with a larger, 120-horsepower Tier 4 Final Cummins engine. It is designed to […]

July 31, 2019

Roadbuilding

Ga. DOT time-lapse documents ABC project to replace Atlanta’s Courtland St. Bridge

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) time lapse video below shows the accelerated bridge construction (ABC) project for the reconstruction of the Courtland Street Bridge in Atlanta. Using ABC allowed the project to be completed in five months rather than two years. The project, which cost approximately $25 million from federal, state, and local sources, […]

July 31, 2019

Roadbuilding

Iowa DOT plans grade-separated bridges at interchange in Floyd

The Iowa DOT wants to begin construction on an interchange with the Avenue of the Saints and US 218/Quarry Road in Floyd, Iowa, by 2021, KIMT 3 News reports. The plan is to have the Avenue of the Saints pass over US 218/Quarry Road on two grade-separated bridges, with extended on/off ramps. At-grade crossings into […]

July 30, 2019

Roadbuilding

Crews excavate and build underpass beneath active railroad tracks in Ill.

The video below shows time-lapse construction of the Rev. Jon A. Sibley, Sr. Underpass in Galesburg, Illinois. The $27 million Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) project included excavating beneath three BNSF railroad tracks to run a five-lane roadway under them. During construction, two of the three railroad tracks had to be operational at all times. […]

July 26, 2019

Roadbuilding

Report ranks five states as having worst infrastructure in U.S.

The 2017 American Society of Civil Engineers report card states that the United States needs to spend approximately $4.5 trillion over the next five years to fix the country’s roads, bridges, dams, and other infrastructure, CNBC reports. However, some states are in much worse shape than others. The following five states are considered to be the […]

July 26, 2019