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Roadbuilding

Ore. receives $37 million in USDOT Emergency Relief grant funds

Oregon will receive $37 million in grants through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Emergency Relief program as reimbursement for repairs it made to infrastructure on public lands damaged by the severe winter weather and acts of nature, according to a press release from U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee with […]

April 27, 2018

Roadbuilding

MoDOT performs 9-foot slide of Poplar Street bridge

Various images and a video from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) show the “slide” of the eastbound I-64/I-55 Poplar Street Bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Missouri and Illinois. MoDOT moved the bridge 9 feet to the south March 31 as part of a project that will add an additional lane to the […]

April 26, 2018

Roadbuilding

Scientists develop regenerating bio-concrete using solid-state fermentation

Scientists at the University of Waikato in New Zealand have developed a protocol called solid-state fermentation that uses nanobiotechnology to make a concrete that regenerates itself to repair cracks as they develop. Researchers around the world have been working on the same thing, but Waikato researchers Dr. Aydin Berenjian and PhD student Mostafa Seifan have […]

April 26, 2018

Dealers

AEM’s new vice chair is John Lagemann of Deere; Scott Harris of CNH Industrial joins board

John D. Lagemann, a Deere senior vice president of sales and marketing, has been elected  2018 vice chair of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). He fills the unexpired officer term of Jim Walker of CNH Industrial, who recently retired. Also, AEM elected Scott Harris of CNH Industrial to the association’s board of directors to […]

April 25, 2018

Roadbuilding

PennDOT sets aggressive schedule to repair landslide-damaged Route 30

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says it has established an “extremely aggressive” timetable for rebuilding a section of Route 30 in East Pittsburgh that collapsed this month, damaging a house and apartment building. The collapse occurred due to a 250-foot-wide landslide that damaged a house and apartment building. Residents in the area have been temporarily […]

April 25, 2018

Roadbuilding

American Concrete Institute announces new officers and directors

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced its 2018-2019 president, vice president, and four board members during its Concrete Convention and Exposition in Salt Lake City in March. David A. Lange was elected to serve as president for 2018-2019, Jeffrey W. Coleman was elected vice president for a two-year term, and Randall W. Poston was elected senior vice president for a two-year […]

April 25, 2018

Roadbuilding

To mitigate dangers for roadway workers, Minn. develops reporting system for work-zone intrusions

Research has shown that half of the deaths of roadway work-zone workers are caused by vehicles intruding into the zone. Addressing the nature of these intrusions is an important step for ensuring a safe work environment for crews. But few states have had an explicit method for systematically collecting this work-zone intrusion data. That’s why […]

April 24, 2018

Roadbuilding

Purdue researchers testing stronger cellulose-infused concrete on Calif. bridge

Researchers at Purdue University have found a way to make concrete stronger by infusing it with cellulose nanocrystals, byproducts generated from wood, and will test it on a bridge that will be built in California this spring, according to a news release from the Purdue Research Foundation. At press time, the exact bridge where the cellulose-infused […]

April 24, 2018

Roadbuilding

Crews implode historic Lake Barkley Bridge in Ky.

The old U.S. 68/KY 80 Lake Barkley Bridge in Canton, Ky., was demolished on Wednesday morning, April 11, 2018. Crews used explosives to take down the 90-year-old historic bridge. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet closed the new replacement bridge running alongside the old one during the explosion and reopened it after crews checked to […]

April 23, 2018

Roadbuilding

U.S. 290 toll road in Texas now open to traffic

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reports that U.S. 290 in Harris County is now open, with four lanes in each direction from Grand Parkway to Waller County, but some minor work remains, the Houston Chronicle reports. An event celebrating what officials called “substantial completion” took place April 18. TxDOT spokeswoman Deidre George told reporters that […]

April 23, 2018

Roadbuilding

As autonomous vehicles gain traction, Penn. steps up oversight with action plan

Pennsylvania is stepping up oversight of highly automated vehicles (HAVs) in the state. To that end, the Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has unveiled a multi-step action plan. “Given public concerns about safety on Pennsylvania roadways, we must implement interim oversight policies while we await legislative action on our request for permanent authorization,” says PennDOT Secretary […]

April 20, 2018

Roadbuilding

Eight DOTs honored by Asphalt Pavement Alliance for long-life roads

Eight departments of transportation have won the 2017 Perpetual Pavement Award by Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA). They were honored for long-life asphalt pavements that reflect characteristics of a Perpetual Pavement design. The award is presented to state transportation departments and local agency road owners for well-performing asphalt pavements that are at least 35 years old […]

April 20, 2018