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Roadbuilding

Crews to work night and day and through Thanksgiving to speed Chesapeake Bay Bridge rehab

The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) announced plans to take a series of steps to shorten the duration of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge rehabilitation project and mitigate the traffic impact. “My most important responsibility is the safety of Maryland citizens,” said Gov. Larry Hogan during a meeting of the Board of Public Works, according to an […]

November 12, 2019

Roadbuilding

CalPortland receives WACA Excellence in Concrete Construction Award for its work on Seattle’s SR 99 tunnel

CalPortland received the Washington Aggregates and Concrete Association (WACA) 2019 Awards for Excellence in Concrete Construction “Grand Award” for its work on the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program SR-99 Tunnel. The nearly 2-mile-long tunnel has two stacked 32-foot-wide roadways — two southbound lanes over two northbound lanes — and features state-of-the-art fire detection, suppression, and […]

November 8, 2019

Roadbuilding

Large sinkhole opens up in downtown Pittsburgh

Engineers are scrambling to figure out why a 100-foot-long, 20-foot-deep sinkhole opened up on 10th Street in downtown Pittsburgh on October 29, according to TribLive. City officials say it could take a while to determine the cause and noted the city’s advanced age. “We’re building on top of 250 years of development, and there are […]

November 7, 2019

Roadbuilding

N.C. bridge being dismantled using saw cutting technique

After the new $252 million, 2.8-mile Basnight Bridge over the Oregon Inlet in North Carolina opened in February 2019, the dismantling of the old Herbert C. Bonner Bridge began in April. Since then, crews have removed sections from the north end and the middle of the bridge. Pablo Hernandez, resident engineer for the North Carolina […]

November 6, 2019

Roadbuilding

Ill. governor proposes 5-year highway improvement plan

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has the FY 2020-2025 Proposed Highway Improvement Program report, which will put more than $3.7 billion into highway construction in 2020 and more than $23 billion by 2025 to fix and expand 4,200 miles of roadways and 9 million square feet of bridge decks, WIFR reports. The spending plan is being […]

November 5, 2019

Roadbuilding

Mo. bridge closed after deterioration found during inspection

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) closed an 80-year-old bridge that spans the Little Sac River on Greene County Route BB after a significant amount of deterioration was found during a bridge inspection, the Springfield News-Leader reports. The bridge, which is located between Greene County Route Z and Missouri Route 13 northeast of Willard, was […]

November 1, 2019

Roadbuilding

ACI announces winners of 2019 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has announced the winners of its 2019 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards. The winners in the Infrastructure category were: 1st Place: I-91 Brattleboro Bridge — Concrete Bridges to Nature: Brattleboro, Vt. 2nd Place: Goethals Bridge Replacement Project: Elizabeth, N.J. The awards were created to honor the visions of the most […]

October 31, 2019

Safety

National Ready Mixed Concrete Association launches ThinkFirst safety program

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA)  launched a new safety program called ThinkFirst, dedicated to reinforcing a culture of safety in the ready-mixed concrete industry. NRMCA’s Safety, Operations, and Environmental staff noted that the Top 10 most frequently-cited safety violations in the construction, general industry, and ready-mixed concrete industry have barely changed in the […]

October 30, 2019

Roadbuilding

INDOT announces $99.2 million in state matching funds for infrastructure projects

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced its plans to give more than 200 local government agencies a total of $99.2 million in state matching funds through the Next Level Roads: Community Crossings Initiative to help them pay for infrastructure projects, Transport Topics reports. “High-quality local roads and bridges are an important part of our […]

October 30, 2019

Roadbuilding

Okla. announces 8-year, nearly $6.5 billion infrastructure construction plan

Oklahoma state and county transportation officials announced that the Oklahoma Transportation Commission (OTC) approved an eight-year, nearly $6.5 billion construction plan (Fiscal Year 2020-2027) involving nearly 1,400 projects, KFOR reports. The plan includes three main points: Replacing structurally deficient highway bridges; Improving 780 miles of two-lane highways that have no shoulder to include shoulders wider […]

October 29, 2019

Roadbuilding

GDOT to host Smart Vehicle Tech Challenge

The goal of the Smart Vehicle Tech Challenge at Digital Ignition is to translate GDOT data into applications that can be used to support autonomous vehicles.

October 25, 2019

Roadbuilding

Women of Asphalt announces its first Board of Directors

This is Women of Asphalt's first Board of Directors and it includes 11 women across the asphalt industry. More information here on Equipment World.

October 24, 2019