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Roadbuilding

Worker rescued from beneath collapsed crane on I-15 ramp in San Diego

Update: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that this accident occurred on I-95. However there is no I-95 in San Diego. It actually occurred on I-15. We regret the error and have updated the post to reflect the correct location. A road crew near San Diego scrambled to rescue a co-worker who became […]

January 22, 2016

Roadbuilding

Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board awards $194 million in transportation project contracts

Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) has awarded seven road and bridge project contracts valued at $194 million in the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Hampton Roads, Richmond and Staunton districts. Projects include: Widening and reconstruction of seven miles of I-64 in Newport News and York and James City counties. Contractor: Allan Myers VA, Glen Allen, Virginia. Project […]

January 22, 2016

Roadbuilding

CUTC honors educators and students for contributions to transportation research and education

The Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) has recognized several individuals including transportation educators, students and industry advocates for their “outstanding contributions to transportation research and education.” The CUTC was formed in 1979 as a forum for educational systems to “interact collectively” with government entities and the transportation industry. Membership includes more than 90 university-based […]

January 22, 2016

Roadbuilding

Watch Caltrans use explosives to move a 20-ton boulder

A 20-ton boulder blocking a rural road might seem like an pretty difficult thing to move, but not when you have explosives. After the massive boulder fell onto U.S. Highway 50 about 80 miles north of Sacramento, the California Department of Transportation cleared the area and brought in the big guns – well, big explosives. In […]

January 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

Connecticut road worker charged with negligent homicide

A road worker in Tolland, Conn., is facing a negligent homicide with a motor vehicle charge for a workplace accident that led to a coworker’s death. The Hartford Courant reported that Tolland Public Works employee William Burke turned himself into police on Dec. 15 after he found out a warrant had been issued for his […]

January 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

TRIP’s Tennessee report finds 11 percent of urban roads in poor condition, cost state’s drivers $5.6 billion per year

The Road Improvement Program’s (TRIP) recent condition report on Tennessee’s roads and bridges finds 11 percent of the state’s urban roads are in poor condition, while 14 percent of the bridges are functionally obsolete. In the report, TRIP says this translates to $5.6 billion to state motorists each year in additional vehicle operating costs, traffic […]

January 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

Asphalt Pavement Association of Indiana presents safety awards to member company employees

The Asphalt Pavement Association of Indiana (APAI) recently presented its Safe Work Awards to member company employees during its annual conference in Indianapolis. APAI recognized 18 employees from six companies at is annual awards luncheon sponsored by Tobias Insurance Group. “While most safety programs in the construction industry are company awards, the APAI Safe Worker […]

January 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

Democratic presidential candidates call for increased highway funding

During Sunday’s Democratic presidential debate in Charleston, South Carolina, Sunday night, all three candidates vowed that transportation funding would be one of their top priorities if they were elected to the White House. In the first question of the final Democratic presidential debate before the Iowa caucuses, front-runner Hilary Clinton, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Mayland Gov. […]

January 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

AEM’s Infrastructure Vision 2050 Challenge offers $150,000 in prizes for infrastructure improvement ideas

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has a launched the Infrastructure Vision 2050 Challenge  offering $150,000 in prizes for “innovative ideas to overhaul the crumbling infrastructure that Americans rely upon to move people, materials, products, services and information.” The competition is open to anyone and is categorized in three phases. The first phase, launched Jan. 19, […]

January 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

Pavia Systems hosts peer exchange webinar with Washington, Texas DOTs

Pavia Systems is hosting “e-Construction in Practice,” a peer exchange webinar with the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to discuss transportation infrastructure issues. Stephen Meunch, associate professor of civil engineering at the University of Washington and founding director of Greenroads will moderate the webinar scheduled for 11 a.m. […]

January 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

Man dies in Illinois construction zone crash

A man in Illinois died over the weekend after he hit a semi truck trailer parked in a road construction zone. According to the Daily Herald, David Bozowski was driving his car through a construction zone on an off ramp on Interstate 290 in Itasca, Illinois, when he struck the trailer parked on the left shoulder […]

January 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

Concrete overlays: Price parity and growing DOT/municipality use lead industry

Today’s roadbuilding environment requires more results from fewer resources, so extending pavement life is critical. One way to do this is with concrete overlays. Conventional thinking has concrete overlays most suited for high volume, heavy truckload pavements, such as intersections and interchanges. In fact, it’s been joked that intersection projects are the “gateway drug” for […]

January 19, 2016