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Roadbuilding

GDOT holds public meeting to discuss plans for new toll lanes on I-285

The toll lanes would ease traffic congestion and link the growing network of toll lanes around the Perimeter between Acworth and Buford. Details here.

May 28, 2019

Roadbuilding

As infrastructure talks fail, trade groups still hope for road, bridge funding

These groups are calling for a solution to fix the country’s crumbling roads, bridges and other infrastructure and hoefully as soon as possible. More here.

May 27, 2019

Roadbuilding

Audit discovers billions in PennDOT road and bridge funds transferred to state police

The auditor found funding for repair, construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of roads and bridges had been transferred to the state police. More here.

May 24, 2019

Roadbuilding

ARTBA challenges transportation contractors to enroll workers in SCTPP program

ARTBA is challenging workers to enroll in the Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals program for the 2019 Construction Safety Week.

May 23, 2019

Roadbuilding

UDOT tests new radar-activated signs to reduce deer collisions

UDOT is testing out radar-detecting wildlife signs to alert drivers if wildlife is present in the area to prevent vehicle-deer collisions. Details on TPS!

May 22, 2019

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Developed by Army Corps of Engineers, Cor-Tuf concrete offers 75-year lifecycle

The new ultra-high performance concrete was developed at the Corps' Geotechnical Structures Lab and exceeds Federal Highway Administration specifications.

May 21, 2019

Roadbuilding

Cold-asphalt RAP mix used in PennDOT’s pilot to pave rural roads fails

PennDOT's pilot program that planned to pave rural roads with recycled asphalt has failed. The asphalt formula is what caused the fail leading to potholes.

May 20, 2019

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Paving company flagger shot and killed on the job following argument

Police report that Terrance Barnes was arrested and charged with the April 17 fatal shooting of Barry Holmes, a man who was working as a flagger for a paving company in Southeast Washington D.C., FOX 5 reports. Police say Holmes was shot after asking a pedestrian not to step on freshly laid asphalt. According to investigators, […]

May 16, 2019

Roadbuilding

Fla. bridge closed after being struck by barge

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office reported that two smokestacks being transported on a barge struck the John T. Brooks Bridge in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, the morning of April 27, FOX10 reports. The Sheriff’s Office said the bridge was closed until the bridge structure could be inspected to make sure it was safe. The Florida Department […]

May 15, 2019

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San Francisco’s Richmond-San Rafael Bridge to undergo year-long inspection

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is conducting the inspection on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge in San Francisco. Details here on Equipment World.

May 14, 2019

Roadbuilding

Bridge designer declared FIU bridge safe just hours before its collapse, records indicate

Records released May 6 by the Florida Department of Transportation reveal that on the day of the collapse of a pedestrian bridge last year at Florida International University, the bridge designer reported that cracks observed in the bridge were not a safety concern. The comments came during a meeting at 9 a.m. March 15, 2018—about […]

May 13, 2019

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Tulsa’s Turner Turnpike widening project nears completion ahead of schedule

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority says the 22-mile, $300 million project will be completed by late May or early June which is ahead of schedule. Details here.

May 10, 2019