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Roadbuilding

Recycled glass aggregate being developed as lightweight road material

AeroAggregates LLC opened a plant to produce lightweight construction material from mixed recycled glass, The Inquirer reports. The company manufactures foamed glass aggregate, which resembles crushed rock and serves a similar purpose in construction projects, but it weighs 85 percent less than stone and is very strong. “We can take Philadelphia curbside glass and make a construction […]

January 4, 2018

Roadbuilding

Shilling joins Skelly and Loy as geo-environmental scientist

Skelly and Loy, a Pennsylvania-based engineering and environmental consulting firm, announced that Mallory Shilling has joined the company as a Geo-Environmental Scientist. Shilling assists with site evaluations, research, field sampling, and technical report preparation for all phases of Environmental Site Assessments. She also conducts necessary sampling and oversight of emergency spill cleanup through the Pennsylvania […]

November 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Pa. transportation council wins national award for innovation

The Pennsylvania State Transportation Innovation Council has received a national award for its efforts to train local governments on new ways to improve road networks. The 2017 STIC Excellence Award is sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Innovation Initiative and the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Center of Accelerating Innovation. […]

November 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

Tybot robot performs tedious job of tying rebar on bridge decks

Steve Muck, CEO and chairman of Brayman Construction Corp., teamed up with Jeremy Searock, former technical program manager at Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center, to create Advanced Construction Robotics Inc., a new company that has produced an autonomous robot called Tybot that can do the tedious job of tying rebar for bridge decks […]

November 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

PennDOT offers new online map to show when roads cleared of snow

Pennsylvania drivers will want to check out a new online map that shows the last time a state road was plowed for snow. The color-coded map debuts this winter on the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s website at 511PA.com. Also to gear up for the winter season, PennDOT is seeking 480 temporary equipment operators to keep […]

October 24, 2017

Roadbuilding

Old Hunter Station Bridge demolished for PennDOT replacement project

In the video below, taken October 4, Demtech demolishes the last of the Old Hunter Station Bridge superstructure on Route 62, which spans the Allegheny River in Tionesta Township. The demolition was part of a $23.7 million Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) bridge replacement project, which involved the construction of a new bridge approximately 100 feet […]

October 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

Private sector proposals sought for Pa. transportation projects

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is calling on the private sector for innovative transportation projects. PennDOT says it will accept unsolicited proposals for transportation projects from the private sector through October 31. “The submission period applies to PennDOT-owned projects and infrastructure,” a PennDOT news release says. “During this period, the private sector can submit proposals […]

October 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

Penn. Turnpike to replace two bridges in less than two weeks

Call it a bridge-building blitz. The Pennsylvania Turnpike will replace two bridges within two weekends. The process known as accelerated bridge construction will save a year or more in construction time and cut costs, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission says. A similar process, though on a much larger scale, was used to replace the Interstate 85 […]

September 19, 2017

Roadbuilding

PennDOT completes state’s first diverging diamond interchange

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has completed the state’s first diverging diamond interchange located at the junction of Interstate 70 and Route 19. “Our transportation mission is to keep people and goods moving safety and efficiently, and this project brings some of the latest industry improvements home for Pennsylvanians,” says Gov. Tom Wolf said. “This […]

August 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

ABC cuts PennDOT bridge replacement from 6 months to 2 weeks

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will use accelerated bridge construction (ABC) to replace the Route 11 bridge in Dickinson and West Pennsboro townships, The Sentinel reports. PennDOT District 8 spokesman Greg Penny told the news agency that, if they hadn’t decided on ABC, the work would have taken six months if they closed the […]

August 15, 2017

Roadbuilding

Kettering University joins Smart Belt Coalition for automated vehicle tech

Kettering University is now part of the Smart Belt Coalition, a group formed earlier this year by transportation agencies from Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan to focus on automated and connected vehicle initiatives. “We are honored to participate in the Smart Belt Coalition to help create the future of mobility alongside some of the brightest minds […]

July 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Work begins on last two of 6-span Pa. bridge replacement project

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) plans to replace two bridges over Interstate 78 in Berks County, Berks-Mont News reports. The bridges, State Route 4011/Mountain Road Bridge in Shartlesville and the State Route 183 Bridge in Strausstown, are being replaced as part of a $38 million contract to replace six bridges over Interstate 78. The […]

June 27, 2017