Tag: Better Roads: Page 64

Roadbuilding

Caltrans holding job fairs to fill 1,100 vacancies

Citing the passage of the SB 1 transportation funding bill, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is holding a series of career fairs to fill more than 1,100 open positions. The agency expects “a workload increase associated with accelerating construction projects and addressing deferred maintenance needs” as a result of the $54 billion measure that […]

August 15, 2017

Roadbuilding

ABC cuts PennDOT bridge replacement from 6 months to 2 weeks

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will use accelerated bridge construction (ABC) to replace the Route 11 bridge in Dickinson and West Pennsboro townships, The Sentinel reports. PennDOT District 8 spokesman Greg Penny told the news agency that, if they hadn’t decided on ABC, the work would have taken six months if they closed the […]

August 15, 2017

Roadbuilding

Larson proposes 10-year $1 trillion America Wins Act for infrastructure

Rep. John Larson (D-Connecticut) has proposed legislation targeting the much-touted $1 trillion infrastructure spending goal via the 10-year America Wins Act. “I am introducing the America Wins Act in order to repair our crumbling roads and bridges and to jump start transformative projects that can solve our infrastructure challenges,” Larson says. “This is a jobs program […]

August 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

Louisiana DOTD contracts James Construction for I-10 widening

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) has signed a $72 million contract with James Construction Group for widening I-10 from four to six lanes east of Highland Road to LA 73 in Baton Rouge. Construction is set to begin in early 2018 and will take roughly two-and-a-half years to finish. The project also […]

August 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

Ground broken on $500 million Alexandra to D.C. I-395 Express Lanes expansion

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and officials from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Interstate 95 Express Lanes private partner and operator Transurban recently held a ground breaking ceremony for the I-395 Express Lanes expansion from Alexandria to Washington, D.C. “Anyone who travels on I-395 and I-95 today can attest that this is one of […]

August 14, 2017

Driver/operator coaching/training

AGC of North Dakota awards scholarships to students in construction programs

The Associated General Contractors of North Dakota‘s (AGCND) Education Committee awarded 32 scholarships totaling more than $57,000 for the 2017-2018 school year to outstanding students enrolled in North Dakota post-secondary construction programs, The Jamestown Sun reports. The following students from the Jamestown area received scholarships: Michael Kelly — North Dakota State University, $1,500 Diederich Scholarship; Nicholas […]

August 14, 2017

Home

Granite Construction Q2 revenue up 26%

Granite Construction Inc. reports net income of $14.1 million for the 2nd quarter of 2017, ended June 30, compared to $14.2 million in the second quarter of 2016. Earnings per diluted share in the quarter was $0.35, about the same as last year. Additional key points include the following: Second quarter consolidated revenue increased 26.2 percent to $762.9 million, compared with $604.6 […]

August 11, 2017

Roadbuilding

PHOTOS: Skanska completes first phase of former Kosciuszko Bridge demo with lowering of main span

Skanska USA recently completed the first phase of demolition of the former Kosciuszko Bridge in New York City with the lowering of the 2,400-ton main span onto two barges beneath the structure. The following day, the barges floated the span measuring 300 feet long, 89 feet wide and 50 feet tall out to the East […]

August 11, 2017

Roadbuilding

Caltrans QuickMap travel app integrates Waze to add more details for motorists

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has integrated Waze app data into its QuickMap travel app to add real-time details on slow traffic, road closures and highway incidents for state motorists. “We’re always looking at ways to integrate new technologies and innovations into bettering our traffic management strategies,” says Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. “This partnership […]

August 11, 2017

Roadbuilding

Ceremony marking 70th anniversary of concrete pavement section of I-10 set for Aug. 18

Industry officials are holding a ceremony Aug. 18 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the construction of a 10-mile concrete pavement section of Interstate 10 between Ontario and Colton, California. This portion of the highway extends between Mulberry Street and Colton, and the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) says it “represents a ‘crown jewel’ to […]

August 11, 2017

Safety

Construction struck-by deaths up 34% since 2010

Struck-by hazards have been defined as one of the Focus Four hazards identified by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as a leading cause of injuries in construction, according to the Quarterly Data Report from CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training. The other hazards include falls, caught-in-between injuries, and electrocution. Between […]

August 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

U.S. public construction spending hits 24-year low as % of GDP

Data from the U.S. Census Bureau and represented in graph form by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis show public construction spending in the country hit a 24-year low in the second quarter of this year, reaching 1.42 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product. This is the second quarter of decline in spending […]

August 10, 2017