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Roadbuilding

Tenn. DOT: I-440 could be rebuilt 2 years faster by closing segments

TDOT is considering closing road segments rather than following traditional construction methods for the reconstruction on Interstate 440 at Nashville.

June 4, 2018

Roadbuilding

Last road panel installed in Seattle SR-99 tunnel dug by Bertha

The Washington State Department of Transportation reports that the last of 1,152 road panels have been installed on the new State Route 99 tunnel, which will replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct. The panels form the lower deck of the double-deck highway, which will allow drivers to travel under downtown Seattle as a bypass or stay […]

April 2, 2018

Roadbuilding

TxDOT, city, architect dispute fault for Dallas bridge flaws

Flaws in a pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Trinity River in Dallas are leading to finger-pointing among state transportation and Dallas city officials, as well as the architect that designed the span, which is part of the Margaret McDermott Bridge system. The bike and walking bridge was supposed to open last summer, but rods […]

January 31, 2018

Roadbuilding

CoIo. I-25 interchange completed 7 months early

The Interstate 25 and Arapahoe Road Interchange Reconstruction project has been completed seven months ahead of schedule, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Construction began in May 2016 with the goal of completing the project by July 2018, CDOT says. “This project is helping to reduce congestion and improve traffic operations and safety,” said […]

January 2, 2018

Roadbuilding

Repaving of Golden State Freeway leads to lane closures

Work continues on a $171 million repaving project for Interstate 5/Golden State Freeway. The California Department of Transportation reports the work is scheduled to be completed in Summer 2019. Drivers have been facing temporary lane closures and temporary changes in traffic patterns for the work. But Caltrans says it is limiting most of those inconveniences […]

January 2, 2018

Roadbuilding

Slide-in projects quickly replace two Ind. bridges

The Indiana Department of Transportation reports success with slide-in bridge construction, a process that allowed the agency to replace two bridges on Interstate 70 within eight days each. Road crews built the new bridge decks on temporary supports beside the existing eastbound and westbound bridges near Richmond. Then the existing bridges were demolished and the […]

November 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Drone’s eye view of Vail’s new I-70 underpass and roundabouts

A $30 million project to build an Interstate 70 underpass and roundabouts to improve traffic flow in Vail, Colorado, has been completed ahead of schedule, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The underpass connects north and south frontage roads between the Vail resort area and West Vail mall areas. The new Sandstone Underpass is […]

October 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

Weekend closures continue on I-24 in Nashville to replace bridges

Nashville drivers just made it past their second weekend of the closing of Interstate 24 in the downtown area. The Tennessee Department of Transportation says two more weekends of closing that section of the interstate will be needed for the $28.5 million project to replace the Oldham Street and Spring Street bridges. Though the weekend […]

October 23, 2017

Roadbuilding

Crews use river tides to lift, lower new center span of Maine-N.H. bridge

Bridge builders got some help from the tides to install the 3-million-pound center lift span for the new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, which connects Kittery, Maine, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. On October 17, the span was floated in on barges across the Piscataqua River. Then on October 18, the rising tide lifted the span above […]

October 19, 2017

Roadbuilding

Calif. uses ABC for first time to replace bridge destroyed in landslide

A 49-year-old concrete bridge in the Big Sur community of California that collapsed from a landslide has been replaced after eight months, the state’s department of transportation reports. Caltrans used accelerate bridge construction for the first time to build the new State Route 1 Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge. “It’s a project that would normally take several […]

October 17, 2017

Dealers

Metso adds Holt Cat to dealer network

San Antonio, Texas-based Holt Cat has added Metso crushing and screening products to the contractor and recycling segments. Holt Cat’s deal with Metso covers 118 counties throughout Texas. Holt is the largest Caterpillar dealership in the United States. “This partnership strengthens our distributor channel in Texas, one of our key markets in the United States,” […]

October 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

S&S Builders wins N. Federal Boulevard contract in Wyo.

The $14 million reconstruction of North Federal Boulevard in Riverton, Wyoming, is scheduled to begin next March. S&S Builders of Gillette, Wyoming, was awarded the $13.9 million contract in September by the Wyoming Transportation Commission. “We visited with the contractor this week, and the contractor is tentatively planning to begin mobilizing equipment to the Riverton […]

September 28, 2017