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Roadbuilding

Work begins on Jackson Lake Road bridge replacement in Henry County, Ga.

A groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 10, marked the beginning of work to replace the Jackson Lake Road bridge over Mackey Creek in Henry County, Ga, the Henry Herald reports. The project has a budget of more than $980,000. Moffatt & Nichol, Inc. designed it and the contractor is Georgia Bridge & Concrete, LLC. Work is expected […]

November 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT hires special crew for thorough inspection of Kansas City bridge

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has hired a special crew, at an estimated cost of $200,000, to inspect the Buck O’Neil Bridge to make sure it’s safe for the estimated 50,000 drivers who cross it daily, 41 KSHB reports. The crew will spend the next three weeks performing the inspection. MoDOT hired the crew […]

November 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

San Francisco’s Bay Bridge celebrates 80th birthday

The Bay Bridge celebrated its 80th birthday on Saturday, Nov. 12. According to a report from SF Gate, construction of the $77 million project began July 9, 1933 and was completed in 1936. Prior to its completion, ferries carried Bay Area residents between Oakland and San Francisco, with an estimated 46 million passengers in 1928 alone. More recently, the eastern span […]

November 16, 2016

Safety

Three inventors recognized for ideas to reduce work-related hearing loss

During the first ‘Hear and Now – Noise Safety Challenge’ held on October 27, 2016, in Washington, D.C., three inventors were recognized for their ideas for reducing work-related hearing loss. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), in partnership with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health […]

November 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma DOT started bridge inspections within minutes of recent 5.0 quake

Oklahoma Department of Transportation crews began bridge inspections within 15 minutes of a recent earthquake, according to a report from The Ponca City News. The quake struck Payne County, just west of Cushing at 7:44 p.m. November 6. Just before 8 p.m., ODOT crews had begun visually inspecting 110 state highway system bridges within a 30-mile radius […]

November 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Indiana festival celebrates three historic bridges joined together to form one

Hamilton County Parks and Recreation held the Historic Bridges Dedication Ceremony and Festival Thursday, to celebrate the connection of three 100-year-old bridges to form one 285-foot-long bridge across the White River at Strawtown Koteewi Park and White River Campground in northern Noblesville and Cicero, Indiana. According to a report from the Current in Westfield, Hamilton County paid approximately $600,000 […]

November 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Five workers fall into canal while painting NY bridge, one drowns

On the morning of November 6, a cable is believed to have broken, sending five contract workers who were painting the Smiths Basin Bridge on Route 149 in Kingsbury, N.Y. for the New York Department of Transportation (NYDOT) into the waters of the Champlain Canal, Time Warner Cable News reports. One worker was killed in the accident […]

November 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Damage from harsh winters necessitates 4-year repair plan for NY town

Southold (New York) Highway Superintendent Vincent Orlando told the Town Board that the highway department would need to spend approximately $2 million per year through 2020 in order to repair the town’s deteriorating roads, The Suffolk Times reports. Orlando presented a detailed plan on the town’s roadways which had been damaged by harsh winters that caused the asphalt […]

November 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

Mass. town receives $949k grant to repair 3 bridges

Charlemont received a $949,000 grant from the MassWorks Infrastructure Program to repair three bridges, The Recorder reports. The city will return two weight-restricted bridges on Route 8A North (also known as North Heath Road) to full service, and replace the Legate Hill Road bridge superstructure. Selectmen Sarah Reynolds and Toby Gould received the town’s grant at […]

November 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

Iowa county’s GRS bridge construction technique to be studied for cost savings

Engineers in Iowa’s Buchanan County used a new construction technique and new construction materials to replace the Catt Bridge on 215th Street, northeast of Independence, kcrg.com reports. Outside contributions helped pay for one-third of the $250,000 price tag on the 40-foot-wide bridge over Nash Creek. Buchanan County engineer Brian Keierleber said they used wooden beams instead of […]

November 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

FDOT’s Construction Career Days exposes high schoolers to careers in the transportation industry

Nearly 2,000 students from approximately 50 schools in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties received hands-on training at the Florida Department of Transportation’s 16th annual Construction Career Days, the Sun Sentinel reports. The event, which took place last week at the Bergeron Rodeo Grounds in Davie, hosted 47 hands-on learning labs that allowed students to experience environmental planning, surveying, traffic […]

November 3, 2016

Roadbuilding

Drone footage chronicles Sewalls Falls Bridge demolition, site prep in New Hampshire

The video footage below, which was taken by Matt Woodfin with a drone, shows construction of the new Sewalls Falls Bridge in Concord, New Hampshire. The 22-year-old Woodfin contracted with the city of Concord to take images and videos of the year-long construction project at least once a month, or more often, the Concord Monitor reports. […]

November 2, 2016