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Roadbuilding

Cal. wildfires close freeways, create thousands of evacuees

Wildfires raging in Southern California this week have led to thousands of residents evacuating their homes. A fire out of control in Ventura County reached the Pacific Ocean on December 6 destroying homes along the way. The fire jumped Highway 33 and crossed the 101 Freeway into Solimar Beach, burning 50,500 acres, according to the […]

December 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

Residents blame flats on highway department’s choice in gravel

Some people in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada, are complaining about the material being used on local roads, claiming it’s puncturing their tires, cbcnews.com reports. “We’re probably getting 40 tires a month with these rocks in them,” Dustin McCulley, who has owned Endurance Automo tive in Dawson City since 2004, told the news agency, adding that […]

December 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

U.S. awards more help for Puerto Rico’s hurricane-hit roads and bridges

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has announced the immediate availability of $30 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief funds to further roads and bridges throughout Puerto Rico. Another $6 million has been awarded for road repairs throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands. These funds supplement $42.5 in emergency funds previously made available to […]

December 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

511 App now allows drivers to request roadside assistance in S.C.

Drivers needing roadside assistance in South Carolina can now request help on the S.C. Department of Transportation’s 511 App. The State Highway Emergency Program, or SHEP, responders can change tires, perform minor repairs and provide small amounts of gas. They also can help clearing wrecked vehicles from travel lanes. SHEP has helped about 800,000 motorists […]

December 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

Pre-cast concrete key to Sarah Mildred Long Bridge construction

Engineers believe the $158.5 million Sarah Mildred Long Bridge project, connecting Portsmouth, N.H., with Kittery, Maine, may be the first vertical-lift bridge to use precast-concrete segmental towers, the Engineering News-Record reports. Construction of the new bridge carrying U.S. Route 1 Bypass over the Piscataqua River began in 2015. The bridge is slated to open by […]

December 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

ADOT reduces speed on portion of I-40 after wrong asphalt mix applied

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has reduced the speed limit on Interstate 40 between Parks and Bellemont from 75 to 55 miles per hour because of slick road conditions. According to the Arizona Daily Sun, the department released a statement saying that the slick road conditions were the result of the wrong asphalt mix […]

December 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

New I-15 interchange near Las Vegas to reduce congestion, noise

A new interchange to Interstate 15 near Las Vegas is being built to relieve traffic and reduce traffic noise for nearby residents. The $33.7 million interchange at Starr Avenue will include six lanes, landscaped medians and bike lanes and is scheduled to be completed in mid-2019. The project completes construction of Starr Avenue between Las […]

December 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

Modest rise in transportation construction forecast for 2018

Transportation-related construction activity is expected to increase next year after dropping in 2017, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. The association predicts an annual increase of 3.2 percent for 2018 compared to an expected 2.8 percent drop this year. The largest market segment – public road projects by state and local governments […]

December 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

S.C. hybrid, electric vehicle owners to pay new fees in 2018

South Carolina owners of hybrid and electric vehicles will soon start paying a new fee, as property tax notices begin going out in January reflecting the new charges, according to the S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles. Hybrid vehicle owners will pay $60 every other year, and electric car owners will pay $120 every other year. […]

December 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

After a sinkhole caused shutdown, I-694 to reopen this weekend in Oakdale, Minn.

Interstate 694 is expected to reopen this weekend in Oakdale, Minnesota, after a water pipe broke beneath the interstate, causing a giant sinkhole and water to flow onto the interstate on  Sunday, Dec. 3. The broken water main has been repaired and backfill work is under way, according to the City of Oakdale. The closure […]

December 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

Worker killed when core drill strikes power line on I-44 near St. Louis

A contract worker trying to obtain a road core sample was electrocuted November 29 along eastbound Interstate 44 near St. Louis when the truck-mounted core drill he was operating struck a power line. Stephen J. Tepatti, 39, of Florissant was working around 9:45 a.m. beneath a power line that stretched over the highway. He was […]

December 1, 2017

Roadbuilding

Reward issued for tractor-driving historic bridge wrecker in Ind.

Some residents in Boone County, Indiana, are rallying to save a historic, one-lane Pratt truss bridge that has been closed for a year after being damaged by a tractor. They have issued a $2,500 reward for information that leads to the tractor driver who wrecked the bridge on November 10, 2016. The Boone County Sheriff’s […]

December 1, 2017