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NAPA taps Shivak as new membership director

Steven Shivak has been named the new director of membership for the National Asphalt Pavement Association. Shivak comes to NAPA after serving as a business consultant to associations and nonprofit organizations. He has also served as president of the SMC Business Councils, a statewide trade association representing small businesses in Pennsylvania. Other positions include vice […]

December 18, 2019

Roadbuilding

Dallas brings out ‘Big Tex’ boring machine for flood tunnel

The city of Dallas is preparing to build a 5-mile flood-protection tunnel, and “Big Tex” will do the honors. The tunnel boring machine is 220 feet long and was recently assembled and unveiled for the city’s $300 million Mill Creek Drainage Relief Tunnel. Big Tex will bore the first 9,000 feet of the tunnel at […]

December 16, 2019

Roadbuilding

23 contractors earn ACPA awards for outstanding concrete pavement

The American Concrete Paving Association has presented its 30th annual Excellence in Concrete Pavements Awards for quality concrete pavements constructed in the United States and Canada. The awards recognize contractors, engineers and project owners who completed outstanding projects. Winners were determined by 41 industry professionals who served as judges. The winners are as follows:   […]

December 12, 2019

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Feds propose rule to improve highway-rail crossings, issue update to crossing handbook

States would be required to develop and implement new or updated highway-rail grade crossing action plans, under a proposed rule by the Federal Railroad Administration. “Grade crossing collisions are the second leading cause of rail-related deaths in America, but nearly every one of them is preventable,” says FRA Administrator Ronald L. Batory. “The action plans provide […]

December 11, 2019

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6 highway workers injured when suspected drunken driver crashes through work zone

Six highway workers on Interstate 66 in Arlington, Virginia, were hospitalized after a suspected drunken driver crashed into their work zone December 5 with his SUV. The contractors from Southern Traffic Services were installing and maintaining traffic-data stations for the Virginia Department of Transportation, according to Ellen Kamilakis, senior public affairs officer with VDOT’s Northern […]

December 9, 2019

Roadbuilding

Tech startup using artificial intelligence to detect bridge flaws

A technology startup company based in New York and Israel has begun deploying artificial intelligence to find flaws in bridges and tunnels long before a collapse occurs. Dynamic Infrastructure aims to create “medical records” for bridges, tunnels and elevated highways. Using images captured by smartphone, drones and laser scanning, the company says it can compare images […]

December 4, 2019

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How the Alaskan Way Viaduct was demolished

Denver is using the Alaskan Way Viaduct demolition, which occurred beside buildings and other structures, as a model for its viaduct demolition. This time-lapse video shows how the Seattle landmark was painstakingly taken down.

December 3, 2019

Roadbuilding

Barrett to head up AGC’s congressional advocacy efforts for infrastructure

The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) announced the hiring of Murphie Barrett as its new Vice President of Congressional Relations for Infrastructure Advancement. In her new role, Barrett will oversee the association’s infrastructure advocacy efforts, including working to encourage the passage of new federal surface transportation, aviation, and water infrastructure bills. She will also […]

December 2, 2019

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Bridging Kentucky Program completes 100th bridge rehab

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) reached a major milestone with the completion of the 100th bridge restoration project through its Bridging Kentucky Program. The 100th bridge, a three-span bridge that carries KY 339/Clinton Road across Massac Creek, is located in southern McCracken County in Western Kentucky. The $1.1 million project, completed by Harold Coffey Construction […]

November 29, 2019

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Work begins on $2.2 billion toll expressway to close Raleigh outer loop

Construction on the first phase of completing a $2.2 billion outer expressway toll loop around Raleigh, North Carolina, has begun. Lane Blythe Construction Joint Venture of Charlotte won the $403 million design-build contract in December 2018 for the first phase of the project, which will extend the Triangle Expressway from U.S. 401 to Interstate 40 […]

November 28, 2019

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Final section of INDOT’s I-69 project to begin in early 2020

Section 6, the final section of construction on the Interstate 69 project to connect Evansville to Indianapolis, will begin in early 2020 and is expected to open to traffic by the end of 2024, the IndyStar reports. The I-69 project began more than 10 years ago. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) estimates that this latest […]

November 27, 2019

Roadbuilding

Burnside Bridge reopens in Ore. after two years of repairs and upgrades

After more than two years of repairs and upgrades, the Burnside Bridge in Multnomah County, Ore., completely reopened to traffic on earlier this month, KATU reports. The bridge now has two lanes in each direction, as well as bikes lanes and a bus-only lane in the eastbound direction. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has […]

November 26, 2019