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Roadbuilding

How crews fixed a Houston tollway’s massive sinkhole in Harvey’s wake

Joe Harper had just hit the road to work September 7 when his mobile phone went off at 6:30 a.m. The Harris County Toll Road Authority wanted to know if he could immediately mobilize enough workers and equipment to fix a giant sinkhole at the Sam Houston Tollway in Houston. Tropical Storm Harvey’s rains had […]

October 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

Eastern Concrete Materials driver is 2017 NRMCA mixer champ; Cemex driver takes second

Edward Rieper, a driver for Eastern Concrete Materials in Bogota, New Jersey, took home the crown in the National Ready-Mixed Concrete Association’s (NRMCA) 2017 National Mixer Driver Championship held outside Dallas. This is Rieper’s second national mixer driver championship. He won the event in 2014 and placed fifth in last year’s competition. Dave Mangold, a Cemex […]

October 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

Florida to re-examine evacuation routes post-Hurricane Irma

In the aftermath of the largest evacuation in U.S. history, Florida Gov. Rick Scott has directed transportation officials to find quicker ways to get residents out of the state should a hurricane threaten. The Florida Department of Transportation says it will begin examining ways to help expedite evacuation routes from the Interstate 75/Florida Turnpike Interchange […]

October 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

Calif. uses ABC for first time to replace bridge destroyed in landslide

A 49-year-old concrete bridge in the Big Sur community of California that collapsed from a landslide has been replaced after eight months, the state’s department of transportation reports. Caltrans used accelerate bridge construction for the first time to build the new State Route 1 Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge. “It’s a project that would normally take several […]

October 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

Drone captures implosion of N.Y.’s old Cohoes-Waterford Bridge piers

All traffic was halted on the Cohoes-Waterford Bridge on October 5 as workers imploded the six piers from the old bridge, timesunion.com reports. The bridge carries vehicles on Route 32 over the Mohawk River in New York. The New York State Department of Transportation recorded the implosion from different angles with a couple of cameras and […]

October 16, 2017

Roadbuilding

$4 million in bridge repair grants offered in Neb.

The Nebraska Department of Transportation has $4 million to distribute in the state to replace and repair structurally deficient bridges. The NDOT is asking for counties to submit proposals for the grants, which require a 45 percent local government match. To be eligible for the program, bridges must meet the following criteria: Deemed structurally deficient […]

October 16, 2017

Roadbuilding

Web cam set up for construction of new Champ Clark Bridge

Those interested in keeping up with construction of the new Champ Clark Bridge over the Mississippi River can now access a construction web cam at champclarkbridge.com. “This camera takes four to five shots of the bridge an hour at random intervals, so it refreshes every 10 to 15 minutes, which gives viewers near real-time work,” […]

October 16, 2017

Roadbuilding

NHTSA Twitter chat set to help parents prepare teen drivers

It’s time for parents to start talking to their teenagers about being safe drivers. That’s the message from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is gearing up for National Teen Driver Safety Week, from October 15-21. The NHTSA is teaming up with the NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety for a Twitter chat on October 18 […]

October 16, 2017

Roadbuilding

Richard Branson, Virgin invest in Hyperloop One ultrafast train startup

Hyperloop One, which has launched a competition to decide where to build its first high-speed train system, has received the backing of Richard Branson and his company Virgin Group, according to UPI. Branson’s investment was large enough for the private startup company to change its name to Virgin Hyperloop One. Branson will serve on its […]

October 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Congress urged to provide long-term, consistent funding for transportation infrastructure

Long-term, consistent revenue is needed for developing a new transportation infrastructure package. That was the message from Patrick McKenna, director of the Missouri Department of Transportation, when testifying October 11 before the U.S. House’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. The committee wanted to hear views from transportation stakeholders on improving the country’s infrastructure. McKenna, who […]

October 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Oregon road-charging program OReGO gets $4.9 million boost

Oregon’s road-charging program – designed to find an alternative funding source to the gas tax – has received two U.S. Department of Transportation grants totaling $4.9 million. The pilot program called OReGO charges drivers by miles driven in exchange for state gas-tax credits. One of the grants involves implementing a joint project with California to […]

October 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Fort Hamer Bridge to open Oct. 18, 2017

The Fort Hamer Bridge, which spans the Manatee River in Manatee County, Florida, is set to open on October 18, 2017, the Bradenton Herald reports. Construction of the 2,318-foot bridge began in March 2015, with an expected completion date of the summer of 2017, but two inclement weather delays pushed the opening date back. However, […]

October 13, 2017