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Bennett’s Mill Covered Bridge Historical Society holds annual preservation dinner

Covered bridges, which are beautiful representatives of a simpler past, are quickly going the way of the dinosaurs. However, the Bennett’s Mill Covered Bridge Historical Society is doing everything it can to preserve the bridge the group is named for in Greenup, Ky. According to a report in The Daily Independent, the society hosted its annual Dinner on […]

June 24, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan State researchers, Ingham County Road Commission experiment with rubber-modified asphalt

Researchers and county officials in Michigan are experimenting with rubber-modified asphalt installations that, while looking identical to conventional asphalt, is made with recycled tires, an ingredient that can prevent the spread of cracks in roadways. The asphalt is made with tires that are cut up into pellets called devulcanized rubber. “We first mix this with asphalt binder at certain […]

June 23, 2016

Roadbuilding

Route 219 bridge demolished in 3 seconds over Cattaraugus Creek in New York

Earlier this month, the New York State Department of Transportation oversaw the implosion of the old Route 219 bridge over Cattaraugus Creek in Springville, N.Y. According to a report by WIVB TV, the bridge was imploded to make room for a $16.9 million design-build project to replace the bridge with a modern structure. Construction of the new bridge is […]

June 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

Two interstate highways buckle due to excessive heat in South Dakota

The early-June heat has been so intense in South Dakota that it has caused some roads to buckle, ksfy.com reports. On June 9, a portion of the westbound lanes of Interstate 90 on the South Dakota-Minnesota state line buckled, and crews were called in to make repairs. According to a report in the Argus Leader, the South Dakota Department […]

June 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

Bridge Construction Simulator for iPhone/iPad puts your engineering skill to the test

Here’s a little something for all you bridge engineers and wannabes out there. Put your engineering skills to the test with the new Bridge Construction Simulator 3D a Real City Building Physics Sim app for iPhones and iPads that was just released on June 10. According to the app’s description on iTunes, the simulator app allows users to design and construct […]

June 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

How crews removed Portland’s old Sellwood Bridge in one piece

The time-lapse video below shows Portland’s old Sellwood Bridge, which was built in 1925, being moved to temporary supports on January 19, 2013, so that a new bridge could be constructed in its place. You can view another time-lapse of the new bridge construction here. Omega Morgan was the company hired to move the 3,400-ton truss bridge, […]

June 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

Grand Forks installs cameras to allow residents to keep up with road projects

Grand Forks has a new way for residents to keep up with local road construction projects. The city installed two cameras that allow staff and the public to see live action, still images, and time-lapse video of street projects as they progress, the Grand Forks Herald reports. City officials say the cameras not only boost transparency, but allow […]

June 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Time-lapse chronicles first 5 years of Portland’s Sellwood Bridge construction

Since 2011, Multnomah County, Oregon, has been working to replace the Sellwood Bridge, a historic span in the Portland area that opened in 1925. The time-lapse video below chronicles the first five years of construction of the new Sellwood Bridge. The project replaces the 90-year-old, 300-foot span with a 1,976-foot steel arch design that is […]

June 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Girder collapses on crane during Arizona bridge construction, injures 2 workers

Two workers were injured when a 150-foot concrete and steel girder cracked and collapsed the morning of June 9, in Surprise, Arizona, azcentral.com reports. One worker fell about 40 feet and was airlifted to a trauma center in critical condition, Surprise Fire Department officials told the news agency. The second man, who was in a piece of heavy equipment when […]

June 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Two bridges in Chippewa Falls, Wisc., undergo reconstruction

Two bridges in Chippewa Falls, Wisc.–the Veterans Memorial Bridge on Main Street and the Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge on Spring Street—will undergo reconstruction in this month, according to a report in The Chippewa Herald. Work on the Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge started June 6, and work on the Veterans Memorial Bridge is scheduled to start June […]

June 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

MDOT warns drivers that roadwork will soon begin on I-94 near Detroit Metro Airport

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is warning drivers that roadwork will begin on Interstate 94 in the Detroit area soon. According to the Detroit Free Press, MDOT will close I-94 in Detroit this weekend so that road crews can set new bridge support beams for the Trumbull Road overpass replacement, and next week, the agency will […]

June 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

Construction of Burns Memorial Bridge in Mass. one of the more beautiful time-lapses you’ll see

In November, the new and improved Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge was opened to the public following more than three years of construction. Construction on the new 870-foot bridge, which connects Worcester and Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, began in August 2012, according to a report from MassLive.com. Recently, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation released the time-lapse video below chronicling […]

June 8, 2016