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Roadbuilding
Work on $60 million Champ Clark Bridge over Miss. River progressing
According to WGEM.com, all the underwater work for eight drilled shafts on the new $60 million Champ Clark Bridge has been completed and crews are now focusing on the concrete substructure. The next phase of construction will be the piers in the water. The bridge spans the Mississippi River along U.S. 54 and connects the [ā¦]
April 11, 2018
Roadbuilding
Longitudinal grooving touted as an economical means of improving traction
Departments of Transportation across the United States are always exploring new ways of improving traction to enhance wet-weather safety while trying to contain rising costs ā andĀ longitudinal diamond grooving is one way to do it, according to a nonprofit trade group. The group, the International Grooving and Grinding Association (IGGA), says longitudinal diamond grooving is [ā¦]
April 10, 2018
Roadbuilding
For Work Zone Awareness week, NAPA launches āWatchForUsā campaign against distracted driving
With more than 80,000 crashes each year in roadway work zones, the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) is kicking off WatchForUs, a new distracted driving campaign for National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 9ā13. Every year, between 500 to 1,000 people are killed in work-zone accidents, Federal Highway Administration statistics show. āWith WatchForUs, NAPA [ā¦]
April 10, 2018
Roadbuilding
Trump infrastructure adviser resigns; President touts plan as job creator
A week after President Donald Trump traveled to Ohio to push his infrastructure plan, the designer of the $200 billion proposal has announced his resignation. D.J. Gribbin, the special assistant to the president for infrastructure, joined the White House in January 2017 and is credited with developing the infrastructure plan, which calls for $200 billion [ā¦]
April 9, 2018
Roadbuilding
Minn. announces $1.1B in road and bridge projects for 2018
Minnesota transportation officials have announced a total of $1.1 billion in state road and bridge projects throughout the state this year. Many of the 253 projects are already underway, supporting thousands of construction jobs, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. āThese projects are critical investments in Minnesotaās aging transportation system,ā says Charlie Zelle,Ā Minnesota transportation [ā¦]
April 9, 2018
Roadbuilding
New smart memory alloy designed to replace rebar in bridges as earthquake reinforcement
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Okanagan have developed smart memory alloys for use in concrete bridges in earthquake-prone areas that they say are safer and more cost-effective than steel rebar. āConventional steel rebar reinforcements have been used for years in building structurally sound bridges,ā said Shahria Alam, associate professor of engineering and [ā¦]
April 6, 2018
Roadbuilding
Lincoln South Beltway project in Neb. moves to final design stage
The Lincoln South Beltway is now ready for final design and for right-of-way acquisition after clearing environmental review, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. The $300 million project involves building an 11-mile freeway south of Lincoln between U.S. 77 and Nebraska Highway 2. The beltway will improve eastāwest regional and interstate traffic flow through [ā¦]
April 6, 2018
Roadbuilding
To counter damage from freeze-thaw cycles, Minneapolis is using a progressive concrete pavement preservation strategy
With the inevitable freeze-thaw cycles in Minneapolis leading to pavement damage every winter, drivers are vocal about their desire for the city to fix potholes and maintain roads, according to the International Grooving & Grinding Association (IGGA), a non-profit trade association. Every spring in Minneapolis, drivers find themselves trying to avoid the worst of the [ā¦]
April 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
Ill. loses $16.4 billion a year because of poor roads, traffic jams, report says
A new report says Illinois is losing $16.4 billion a year because of poor roads and bridges and traffic congestion. The report, released March 28 by nonprofit, Washington, D.C.-based transportation organization TRIP, determined that more than one-third of the stateās locally and state-maintained urban roads are in āpoor or mediocre conditionā and 9 percent of [ā¦]
April 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
Miami bridge collapse survivor tells story, files lawsuit
A survivor of the Miami bridge collapse that killed six people, including his friend, tells his story in this report aired by WSVN-TV Monday. Richard Humble sat next to his attorney, as he told journalists of the catastrophic failure and aftermath
April 4, 2018
Roadbuilding
MnDOT diverging diamond interchange project will cause delays on busy I-35 in Twin Cities
In Minnesota, drivers on I-35 along the northern fringes of the Twin Cities can expect lane closures and delays from now through early August. Work begins this week on the interstate in the cities of Lino Lakes, Columbus and Forest Lake. Resurfacing will take place on I-35 from Highway 97 to just north of Highway [ā¦]
April 4, 2018
Roadbuilding
Trucking group files federal lawsuit over āexcessive tollsā on Pa. Turnpike
A national trucking organization is challenging the constitutionality of what it calls excessive tolls charged by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. The Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association has filed a federal lawsuit that says $5.875 billion the turnpike commission has paid to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is unconstitutional because the tolls that fund it put [ā¦]
April 3, 2018
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