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Roadbuilding

Kentucky’s Eggners Ferry Bridge implosion captured by drone

Built in 1932 and functionally obsolete, the old Eggners Ferry Bridge spanning Kentucky Lake near Aurora, Kentucky, was demolished earlier this week by the state’s transportation cabinet. According to a report from the Kentucky New Era, thousands gathered to watch the implosion of the bridge which took place Monday at 6:30 a.m. The drone video below […]

July 28, 2016

Roadbuilding

Marines make repairs to gravel road in Willamette National Forest

The U.S. Forest Service called on the Marines Corps to make repairs to North Shore Road (Forest Service Road 5821) in the Willamette National Forest. From July 13-26, approximately 50 Marines from Engineer Services Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 23 graded, rocked, cleaned culverts and cleared brush along the narrow, gravel section of road that serves […]

July 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

Columbia County, Georgia DOT make videos to educate drivers about work zone safety

Hoping to lower the 2015 figure of 27 deaths in work zones on Columbia County roads, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and county officials have filmed construction zones around town for a new series of Public Service Announcements, wtvm.com reports. Each week, a new online video will discuss different rules and aspects of what drivers need to know when […]

July 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

Carbon nanotube ‘smart skin’ may identify bridge issues before a collapse

Before a bridge collapses, there can be subtle warning signs, but they can be hard to detect. A new study in the Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation focuses on a carbon nanotube sensor that may be able to identify bridge issues before a collapse occurs. According to a press release from the University of Delaware, several years ago, Erik Thostenson and […]

July 25, 2016

Roadbuilding

Several I-15 bridge projects in Idaho to be completed by late October

Several bridges on Interstate 15 between Blackfoot and Idaho Falls in Bingham County, Idaho, will be repaired or upgraded in a series of projects that are now underway and should be completed by late October, the Idaho State Journal reports. According to the report, the work is being funded by new revenue approved by the Idaho Legislature in 2015. Once […]

July 22, 2016

Roadbuilding

MoDOT plans to open new Champ Clark Bridge by November 2019

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) plans to have a new Champ Clark Bridge open to traffic by Nov. 1, 2019, the Hannibal-Courier Post reports. “While the timeline is tentative, one of the advantages to using a design-build process to procure and construct a major bridge is the reduction of time when compared with traditional design […]

July 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

Excavator operator strikes gas line on Wisc. road reconstruction jobsite

An excavator operator working on the North Starr Ave. and utility reconstruction project in New Richmond, Wisconsin, struck a 4-inch diameter gas line, leading to an evacuation in the area, according to a report fro the New Richmond News. Firefighters from the New Richmond Fire & Rescue Department went door to door, evacuating residents living in the […]

July 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

Indestructible bridges could be possible with ‘form-finding’ design process

A new generation of indestructible bridges could be possible, thanks to research being done at the University of Warwick. According to a news release posted to Science Daily, Emeritus Professor Wanda Lewis in the School of Engineering is using a design process called ‘form-finding’ to design rigid structures that follow a strong natural form sustained by a force of […]

July 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT awards 55 contracts for construction, maintenance projects statewide

On July 1, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) awarded 55 contracts for construction and maintenance projects statewide totaling $171.3 million, wrdw.com reports. GDOT told the news agency that eight contracts totaling $72.6 million will go toward bridge replacements across the state. Approximately $36.8 million will go toward 20 road resurfacing and maintenance projects statewide. In addition, almost […]

July 15, 2016

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Mass. lawmakers want to focus funding on repairing small bridges

Massachusetts lawmakers want to start a new “Small Bridge Program” to focus on repairing municipally owned bridges less than 20 feet in length that don’t qualify for federal funding and rural towns can’t afford to repair, wwlp.com reports. These bridges don’t qualify for federal funding because of their size, and many rural towns can’t afford fix them. “Anyone of […]

July 14, 2016

Safety

House subcommittee approves bill cutting OSHA, MSHA, NIOSH funding

The House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee met July 7 to mark up the text of a draft bill released by the House Appropriations Committee for FY 2017. According to a report from Safety + Health, the bill’s proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) budget of $534.4 million would be approximately 3.3 […]

July 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

35 Conn. bridges to be re-examined after lead inspector arrested for falsifying reports

Thirty-five Connecticut bridges are scheduled to be re-examined by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) after the inspecting engineer, Akram Ahmad, was arrested in May on allegations that he falsified a bridge report in New York, myrecordjournal.com reports. Ahmad worked with a handful of contractors as team leader of those 35 inspections, including 13 with TranSystems of Meriden. […]

July 12, 2016