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Roadbuilding

Concrete Pavement Restoration: How to give CPR to roads

Concrete pavement restoration (CPR) is much like its shared acronym, in that it restores life to worn-out pavement. But CPR isn’t just one simple preservation process. It comprises a handful of techniques that must be applied to match certain conditions and during certain stages of pavement distress. Jerod Gross, project manager for Snyder and Associates […]

November 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

Sustainability measures key to long-lasting concrete pavements

Life-cycle analysis (LCA) is emerging as a leading method of determining the environmental impact at both a macro and micro level in transportation projects in context of sustainability. The concrete pavement industry in particular is pushing for the increased use of this approach. LCAs, which are broadly used in Europe and are included in “green” […]

November 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

Signage continues thermal wrong-way detection installation in Ariz.

Signs are going up on Interstate 17 in Phoenix to alert drivers to the proper direction to drive. The overhead “Wrong Way” signs are part of a new system that would be the first in the nation to use thermal cameras to detect and warn wrong-way drivers.   Installation of the system began earlier this […]

November 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

Deaths from transportation accidents rise 5% in 2016

2016 was a deadly year for transportation accidents, for road, rail, water and air, with 2,030 more fatalities than in 2015, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. In 2016, a total of 39,339 people died in transportation accidents, up from 37,309, the NTSB reports. Of those, 95 percent of the fatalities occurred on highways. […]

November 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

Colo. DOT puts parolees to work on maintenance projects

The Colorado Department of Transportation is hiring people with criminal records to work on bridges and clean up areas along roadsides in an effort to give those on parole a second chance. CDOT contracts with the Center for Employment Opportunities to place the parolees in full-time and transitional employment. The center operates transitional work crews […]

November 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

New Brunswick covered bridge to be restored

Some Charlotte County residents who launched a campaign to make sure New Brunswick didn’t lose another covered bridge were thrilled to learn that the McGuire covered bridge in Elmsville, near St. George, will be restored. The St. Couix Courier reports that the bridge had been closed because of structural problems. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Bill Fraser […]

November 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

Transportation safety certificate seeks to curb work zone deaths

Alarmed at the statistic that 50,000 deaths and injuries occur each year in or around U.S. road and bridge construction sites, a national organization has developed a safety training certificate with the goal of creating incident-free transportation work zones worldwide. So far, 111 candidates have been listed as earning the Safety Certification for Transportation Project […]

November 24, 2017

Roadbuilding

Amherst County (Va.) bridge named for fallen Vietnam War veteran

An Amherst County (Va.) bridge was dedicated in the memory of a local fallen military veteran, Pfc. Roger Lee Floyd, on the 52nd anniversary of his death in the Vietnam War, according to a report by The News & Advance. On November 12, 2017, community members, local veterans and members of the Amherst County Board […]

November 24, 2017

Roadbuilding

More truckers, bus drivers wearing seat belts, FMCSA reports

Commercial truck and bus drivers are buckling up more than ever, according to a recent survey by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The survey reports that 86 percent buckled up in 2016, up from 84 percent in 2013, when the survey was last conducted. The rise in seat-belt use has been steady since the […]

November 24, 2017

Roadbuilding

New website geared to training Ariz. traffic incident responders

Arizona emergency responders have a new website offering a clearinghouse for traffic incident management training. “Effective traffic incident management keeps the public safe, emergency responders safe and traffic moving,” said Derek Arnson, Traffic Management Group manager for the Arizona Department of Transportation. “It’s important that everyone who responds to a traffic incident, from law enforcement […]

November 24, 2017

Roadbuilding

Pieces of N.Y.’s Tappan Zee Bridge finding use in local bridge projects

Dismantling of the 61-year-old Tappan Zee Bridge is expected to take more than a year. Bridge sections are being removed carefully and shipped on barges upriver to Albany and downriver to Perth Amboy, N.J. to be sold — concrete will be crushed for use in highway construction and the steel will be recycled. However, the […]

November 23, 2017

Roadbuilding

Asphalt recycling for paving rose 3% in 2016

The amount of reclaimed asphalt used on roads, parking lots and other paved surfaces continues to grow, according to a new survey by the National Asphalt Pavement Association. In 2016, 79.6 million tons of reclaimed asphalt pavement were recycled, the NAPA survey says. That’s up 3 percent from 74.2 million tons in 2015, and up […]

November 23, 2017