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Roadbuilding

Nonprofit steps in to save Craighead Bridge in Pa. from demolition

Workin’ Bridges, a new national nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving greenbelts and historic truss bridges, recently applied to Cumberland County to take ownership of Craighead Bridge in South Middleton Township, Pa., to save it from demolition, The Sentinel reports. Craighead Bridge, which was built in 1899, is an iron truss bridge that spans the Yellow Breeches Creek on […]

March 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

Two-bridge, $1.9 million PennDOT replacement project includes 108-year-old span

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) began work on a $1.9 million project to replace two structurally deficient bridges in Berks County on March 6, 2017, The Mercury News reports. Crews will replace the Weavertown Road Bridge over Monocacy Creek in Amity Township, and will replace the superstructure (beams and deck) on Scarlets Mill Bridge over Hay Creek […]

March 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

PennDOT plans to replace 20 structurally deficient bridges in Lancaster County in 2017

A report released by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) on Feb. 15 lists Pennsylvania as second among the states with structurally deficient bridges. In effort to bring that number down, PennDOT is planning to replace 20 bridges in Lancaster County in 2017 at an average cost of $1.59 million apiece, Lancaster Online reports. “We’ve been chipping away […]

February 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

PennDOT will replace 558 structurally deficient bridges using P3 and e-Builder solution

The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project is working to replace 558 structurally deficient bridges in the next three years through a public-private partnership (P3), Government Technology reports. In order to meet the strict guidelines for design reviews and specific types of required responsiveness, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) started searching for a way to modify its […]

January 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

PennDOT completes Rapid Bridge Replacement project in Rush Township

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) reports that the Casanova Road bridge over Moshannon Creek in Rush Township reopened to traffic Nov. 23. The bridge was replaced as part of PennDOT’s Rapid Bridge Replacement Project aimed at reducing the number of structurally deficient bridges in the state. PennDOT still plans to apply a polyester polymer concrete (PPC) overlay to the bridge […]

December 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

Crews demo and replace Penn. bridge in just 57 hours (Time-lapse)

The video below shows time-lapse footage of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) project to replace the Route 30 bridge over Bessemer Ave. PennDOT let the job in November 2015. HNTB was the designer, and Brayman Construction was the contractor, winning the bid at $2.3 million. According to a report by the Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation […]

October 31, 2016

Roadbuilding

Penn. county will use P3 to replace 33 structurally deficient bridges

Pennsylvania transportation officials will be watching Northampton County for the next few years as it begins a program to replace or repair more than a fourth of its bridges. The Morning Call reports that the county’s General Purpose Authority will award a Private-Public Partnership (P3) contract to replace 33 structurally deficient bridges in record time, while locking in the county’s costs. […]

September 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

PennDOT’s 4-year project to replace 7 bridges over I-676 on schedule

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) $64.8 million project to rebuild bridges over Interstate 676 in Philadelphia is right on schedule, according to PennDOT’s Assistant Press Secretary Gene Blaum, Pennoni Associates’ designer Jim Pezzotti, and Urban Engineers’ construction manager Dave Palmer in speaking with the Philadelphia (Phillymag). PennDOT began the four-year, two-part project a little […]

August 23, 2016

Roadbuilding

USDOT recognizes PennDOT as ‘model’ for highway project innovation

U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) leaders recently honored the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for being a “model” for the country “in using state-of-the-art technologies” on highway projects. Deputy Transportation Sec. Victor Mendez and Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau recognized the agency during PennDOT’s Innovation Showcase in Harrisburg. “For many […]

August 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

PennDOT web app helps municipalities and planners manage traffic flow

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has launched a web application database housing details on roughly 8,700 state route and local road traffic signals to help oversee operations by its staff as well as municipalities and planning partners. The Traffic Signal Asset Management System (TSAMS) is available at this link. “Our traffic operations team has […]

August 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA gives 8 state DOTs $3 million in highway-related job training grants

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded eight state departments of transportation roughly $3 million in grants for highway-related job training through the Ladders of Opportunity Initiative On-The-Job Training/Supportive Service. States DOTs receiving grants include California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Missouri, Montana, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The grants support DOT training programs for highway contractors, apprentices and […]

June 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

PennDOT Green Light-Go program provides $12 million to 109 municipalities

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Green Light-Go program is providing $12 million to 109 municipalities to underwrite the costs of upgrading traffic signals. “State and local partnerships like this are critical to improving traffic flow and safety across the state, and this program helps us meet that goal,” says Gov. Tom Wolf. “Through this […]

June 2, 2016