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Roadbuilding

Washington agency fines 4 contractors for Bonney Lake bridge collapse that killed family

The Washington Department of Labor & Industries (WL&I) has fined four contractors for safety hazards on an SR 410 overpass collapse in Bonney Lake in April that killed a couple and their 8-month-old son. The companies, which have 15 business days to appeal the fines, include: WHH Nisqually Federal Services, Tacoma, general contractor. The company […]

October 21, 2015

Roadbuilding

Caltrans completes San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge East Span cantilever demolition

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has completed the demolition of the cantilever portion of the East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The work is the first phase of the bridge demo, having begun in November 2013 and costing an estimated $63.7 million. The East Span dates back to 1936 and is being […]

June 22, 2015

Safety

Excavator falls from bridge onto train tracks during demolition (PHOTOS)

While performing demolition work on a bridge which crosses over a portion of train tracks near Boston, an excavator fell to the tracks below last weekend. According to a report from WCVB TV, the machine was atop the bridge assisting in the demolition of one of its sides when a floor beam shifted. The shift caused the […]

June 4, 2015

Roadbuilding

Squad of excavators chews up a bridge in 30-second demolition time-lapse

Time-lapse photography may have begun with capturing the movements of people and growing plants, but as it has matured, it’s a photographic technique that feels tailor-made for construction and demolition. There’s a universal wonder the technique taps into when seeing structures appear and disappear, seemingly out of thin air. And with cameras and methods becoming […]

April 7, 2015

Construction Equipment

With streaking flash of explosives, mile-long bridge collapses in 3 seconds

When the Innerbelt Bridge opened to traffic in Cleveland in 1959, it was the widest bridge in Ohio and carried Innerstate 90. Today it’s gone. Though demolition work began on the bridge back in January, according to WKYC TV, crews working for the Ohio Department of Transportation got most of the job done Saturday morning […]

July 15, 2014