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Roadbuilding

Assessing Harvey’s damage to Texas infrastructure a difficult task

Officials say damage by Hurricane Harvey in southeast Texas is extensive…and ongoing, Engineering News-Record reports. Infrastructure assessments have been difficult, however, because almost all transportation networks remain completely shut down. All flights have been suspended in the Houston area, all port operations have ceased at Houston and Galveston, the Federal Railroad Administration declared a state of […]

August 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Workers demo and replace Conn. bridge in 90-second time-lapse

The timelapse video below shows a Route 8 bridge being replaced as part of the Connecticut Department of Transportation‘s (CTDOT) Bridge Program, which prioritizes rehabilitation and replacement work based on a continuous assessment of the remaining useful life of bridges. Accelerated Bridge Construction techniques were used to reduce bridge closure time. Prefabricated modular steel beam […]

August 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Cemex supplies concrete for new Route 89 bridge in Arizona

Cemex announced that it supplied the concrete for the new Cameron Bridge, a part of the Route 89 reconstruction project in Arizona. With a span of more than 650 feet, the bridge includes four highway traffic lanes, a pedestrian underpass, and additional concrete flatwork that was done to improve traffic flow and road safety. Cemex […]

August 29, 2017

Roadbuilding

Timeline for completion of Gordie Howe International Bridge extended to 2023

Due to changing specifications and the complex bidding process, construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, Canada and Detroit, Mich. probably won’t be completed until 2023, the Windsor Star reports. The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority informed the three groups competing for the project that their detailed bids will not be required until next year. […]

August 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

Chinese city uses 3D printing to build bridge railings

A well-traveled bridge in Nanjing, China, recently had its unstable railings replaced with 3D-printed bridge railings constructed by Nanjing Jiayi Precision Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd., 3D Print.com reports. According to Li Jin, chairman of the company, using traditional methods to replace the railings would have taken at least a month, but 3D printing technology allowed the railings […]

August 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

A renewed push for corporate tax reform to fund infrastructure projects

Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) has been an advocate for bipartisan legislation to use revenues from overhauling the international tax code to pay for infrastructure upgrades. Now he is renewing a push for infrastructure and tax reform this fall, since the administration has not yet come up with a plan to pay for President Trump’s proposed […]

August 24, 2017

Roadbuilding

Smart pavement pilot projects stuffing roads with sensors and internet connectivity

Integrated Roadways wants to put sensors, phone, and internet connectivity, as well as other hardware, inside road surfaces. The company has been pitching the idea to governments since 2012, and it finally has two pilot projects in the works where it will lay down pavement and prove its concept, Government Technology reports. The company’s owner, […]

August 23, 2017

Roadbuilding

Brown Transportation turns to Kenworth T880 trucks for hauling

Kenworth reports that one of its customers, Wayne Brown of Brown Transportation, started driving an aggregate hauler for his family’s business 43 years ago. He bought his own rock/aggregate hauling operation from his uncle in 2010 and added to the 24-truck fleet by purchasing Kenworth T880s with the PACCAR MX-13 engine, bringing the total number […]

August 22, 2017

Home

Time-lapse condenses 2.5 years of construction on Mississippi River Dresbach Bridge

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) reports that the $187.5 million Interstate 90 Mississippi River Dresbach Bridge project, which was completed and opened to traffic in late 2016, is expected to last for 100 years. The department has posted a time-lapse video chronicling the bridge’s construction which you can watch below. The new 2,593-foot crossing […]

August 21, 2017

Safety

Sweatt tapped as OSHA Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor

The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced President Trump’s appointment of Loren Sweatt as the new Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Sweatt’s appointment took effect July 24. For the past 15 years, she served in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Senior Policy Advisor on the Committee […]

August 18, 2017

Workforce

Students pursuing college construction degrees up 30%

College students are showing more interest in the construction trades, with a 26.4 percent increase in enrollment, according to a recent report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, a nonprofit organization that collects and distributes education data. Construction trades include many subjects, such as carpentry and management, and many four-year schools offer a bachelor’s degree in the […]

August 17, 2017

Business

Revenue increases 23% but U.S. Concrete still reports Q2 loss

U.S. Concrete, Inc. reported a net loss of $2.3 million for the second quarter 2017, which is an improvement over the $3.5 million net loss in the second quarter of 2016. Results include recognition of a $15.8 million non-cash derivative related loss resulting from fair value changes in the company’s outstanding warrants and $2.4 million in acquisition-related costs. Loss […]

August 16, 2017