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Mass. town officials assure public unfinished look of road just part of cold-in-place recycling

A recent paving project on Route 43 in Williamstown, Mass., might have residents wondering if it’s really finished, according to a report by iBerkshires.com. The cold-in-place recycling technique the city is using leaves the road looking unfinished for a little while. Town Manager Jason Hoch told the news agency that, “At the end of the project, it will look and […]

August 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

WSDOT opens new I-90 avalanche bridge in Snoqualmie Pass

The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) recently completed the eastbound section of a new avalanche bridge on Interstate 90 in Snoqualmie Pass and opened it to eastbound traffic. The avalanche bridge is part of a major WSDOT project to widen a 15-mile section of I-90 between Hyak and Easton to six lanes and raise the roadway in areas where […]

August 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island will spend $223.4 million on maintenance of 4 Narragansett Bay bridges

The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) Board approved a 10-year $223.4 million spending plan, approximately $22 million per year, for the maintenance of the four Narragansett Bay bridges—the Newport Pell Bridge, the Mount Hope Bridge, the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge, and the Sakonnet River Bridge, the Providence Journal reports. The Pell Bridge will receive approximately $116 million, more than […]

August 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

How crews are lifting the Bayonne Bridge’s roadway while keeping its arch in place

A video report recently posted by SILive.com provides a tour of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s $1.3 billion Bayonne Bridge construction project, which began in 2013 and is “Raising the Roadway” without altering the bridge’s existing arch. “One of the interesting things about the Bayonne Bridge is that, with most bridges you’re […]

August 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Obama issues federal climate change guidance opponents fear will add delays to road, bridge projects

Earlier this week, the Obama administration issued the final emissions and climate change guidance that broadens the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), requiring agencies to analyze what the impact of activities that require federal permits might be, not just on the environment, but also on “projected direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions,” the Washington Times reports. The White […]

August 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Underwater bridges might soon become a reality in Norway

In Norway’s western region, the towns of Kristiansand in the south and Trondheim in the north are connected by Highway E39, a 683.5-mile highway that takes 21 hours to traverse because it crosses seven major fjords, as well as several other smaller fjords, channels, and inlets that can only be crossed by ferries or helicopter. So, City Metric reports, Norway is looking at constructing underwater […]

August 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Drone footage of Louisville’s ongoing East End Bridge construction

The drone video footage below from the  Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project offers a look at ongoing construction of the cable-stayed East End Bridge over the Ohio River, part of the East End Crossing project that began in the summer of 2013. The project, which will connect the east end of Louisville, near Prospect, to southern […]

August 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

USDOL launches tech competition to improve worker hearing safety

The U.S. Department of Labor recently launched the “Hear and Now – Noise Safety Challenge,” a competition that it hopes will encourage investors and entrepreneurs to develop a technological solution to hearing-related workplace noise hazards, EHS Today reports. The competition, a partnership between the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and […]

August 5, 2016

World of Concrete

Mass. town must repair/replace 2 failing bridges or face closures by state DOT

The Select Board in Stockbridge, Mass., told the city that it must repair or replace at least two failing bridges on Route 183 at a potential cost of up to several million dollars, or else face a possible shutdown of a key state highway connecting Stockbridge and Lenox, The Berkshire Eagle reports. According to the report, Selectman Stephen […]

August 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

Drone flythrough of twin tunnel construction at East End Crossing in Kentucky

Drone video footage from the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project offers a look at ongoing construction of twin 1,700-foot-long tunnels on the Kentucky side of the East End Crossing, a project that is scheduled to be completed in late 2016. The twin tunnels are said to be the second-longest in the state, with only the Cumberland Gap tunnel […]

August 3, 2016

Roadbuilding

North Dakota sees increase in roadwork due to lower oil prices

The oil production slowdown is causing problems for the oil industry and has caused some states to cut their budgets. However, aside from being a good thing for the traveling public, North Dakota is seeing an increase in roadwork from the lower oil prices, KX News reports. “We’re getting more work done for the dollar because of the fact the cost […]

August 2, 2016

Roadbuilding

Caltrans proposes seismic retrofits for bridges in Sacramento region

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is proposing seismic retrofits for three bridges in the Sacramento region: the Mokelumne River Bridge, the North Sacramento Undercrossing Bridge and the Paintersville drawbridge, Capitol Public Radio reports. Caltrans says the bridges are safe, but they don’t meet current requirements for withstanding earthquakes. Dennis Keaton with Caltrans, told the news agency that the project must first […]

August 1, 2016