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Caltrans completes joint replacement work on Richmond-San Raphael Bridge upper deck
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has completed joint replacement work on the Richmond-San Raphael Bridge, KPIX reports. The bridge was closed for a day on February 7 after several large chunks of concrete fell on the lower deck of the bridge, one of which hit a car. Caltrans crews determined that the concrete chunks […]
September 6, 2019
Roadbuilding
Bridge on Fla.-Ga. Line collapses, leads to two crashes
A two-lane bridge span on Hutchinson Ferry Road northwest of Tallahassee, Fla., near the Florida-Georgia Line, collapsed before daylight on Wednesday morning, August 21, WFLA Channel 8 News reports. The bridge collapsed and fell into the river below. According to the news agency, two vehicles that could not see that the bridge had collapsed crashed […]
September 5, 2019
Roadbuilding
New Eighth Street Bridge opens to traffic in N.J.
After nearly four years of setbacks and construction, the new Eighth Street Bridge over the Passaic River in northeastern New Jersey opened to traffic the week of Aug. 5, 2019, northjersey.com reports. The bridge, which replaced the 103-year-old original span, connects the cities of Passaic and Wallington. It includes a 290-foot bridge with two lanes […]
September 4, 2019
Roadbuilding
Granite receives two APWA awards for transportation projects
Granite announced that it was the recipient of two American Public Works Association’s (APWA) 2019 Public Works Project of the Year Awards, recognize the alliance between the managing agency, the contractor, the consultant, and their cooperative achievements. The awards are given in four divisions and five categories. The divisions are: projects less than $5 million; […]
September 3, 2019
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NAPA conference calling all future leaders in asphalt industry
The National Asphalt Pavement Association’s upcoming annual Impact Leadership Group Conference, to be held September 17-19 in Atlanta, is focused on the next generation of leaders in the asphalt industry. NAPA says the conference will help develop leadership and management skills, provide updates on the latest safety concerns, build a national network of industry professionals […]
September 2, 2019
Roadbuilding
Ohio Turnpike gets fresh striping every summer
According to the Ohio Turnpike and E-ZPass Customer Connection newsletter, the agency believes its annual pavement marking project to re-stripe toll lanes is one of the most important maintenance programs. Every summer, approximately 974 miles of edge lines along the shoulders and 710 miles of lane lines are re-striped on the 241-mile Ohio Turnpike. It […]
August 30, 2019
Roadbuilding
W. Va. suspension bridge reopens to traffic after nearly two months of closure
The Wheeling Suspension Bridge in West Virginia reopened to traffic on August 13. The bridge was closed for nearly two months after a charter bus weighing more than the bridge’s 2-ton limit crossed it, KDKA reports. The bus driver was cited for failing to obey traffic control signs. The West Virginia Division of Highways issued a […]
August 29, 2019
Roadbuilding
KDOT reinstates its Local Bridge Improvement Program
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is reinstating its Local Bridge Improvement Program, which awards state funds to public authorities in cities and counties to help replace and rehabilitate structurally deficient local bridges, Transport Topics reports. Gov. Laura Kelly authorized $216 million in sales tax revenue for the state highway fund in fiscal year 2020 […]
August 28, 2019
Roadbuilding
VDOT replaces 61-year-old bridge in one weekend
The time lapse video below shows how the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) replaced the 61-year-old Wilson Blvd. bridge with a brand new one in just one weekend. The bridge, one of several in the Seven Corners intersection in Falls Church, Va., crosses U.S. Route 50. To have less of an impact on traffic, VDOT’s […]
August 27, 2019
Roadbuilding
ARTBA certification seeks to curb work-zone deaths, set industry standard
For the past three years, a safety certification program for the road construction industry has been quietly gaining momentum. The Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals began in 2016 as a response to the hundreds of deaths and tens of thousands of injuries that occur each year in road work zones. Since then, the program […]
August 26, 2019
Roadbuilding
Cincinnati’s Roebling Bridge reopens to traffic after pieces of tower fell to road deck
Cincinnati’s John A. Roebling Bridge reopened to traffic the morning of August 9, following a four-month closure after chunks of rock from the bridge’s north tower fell onto the road deck, WLWT reports. In response, work crews chipped off approximately 200 pounds of loose rock that could have fallen from the bridge, and have attached a specially-made […]
August 23, 2019
Roadbuilding
MoDOT develops tools to provide information on five-year road and bridge program
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) announced that it has created the “Missouri Road and Bridge Program” to better communicate how road and bridge revenues will be invested in the state’s infrastructure over the next five years. The new document is an abbreviated form of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) that was approved by […]
August 22, 2019
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