Tag: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)

Roadbuilding

Tidy explosion drops Pittsburgh’s century-old Hulton Bridge into Allegheny River

A Pennsylvania bridge with more than a century of history was demolished Tuesday morning with more than 500 explosives above the Allegheny River. The Hulton Bridge connected the eastern Pittsburgh suburbs of Oakmont and Harmarville for 107 years, but the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that it was time to make way for the new bridge in part of a $66 million project. […]

January 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

Contractor cited for violations that led to partial Pennsylvania bridge collapse

A contractor in Clarion, Pennsylvania, is being held accountable for the partial collapse of a bridge earlier this year that injured two workers. According to Penn Live, Francis J. Palo Inc. has been cited for serious violations in the form of a flawed engineering process that didn’t make sure the bridge could withstand the heavy […]

January 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

PennDOT accepting applications for transportation project funding

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced it’s accepting applications for $40 million in grants available for transportation projects next fiscal year. PennDOT announced that it will begin taking proposals for projects through December 18 under the state’s Multimodal Transportation Fund, which was created in 2013 with the state’s Act 89 transportation funding plan. “The fund allows us […]

October 2, 2015

Roadbuilding

PennDOT to halt all major roadwork for Pope’s visit

Pope Francis is heading to Philadelphia this month, and the state is shutting down all of its major projects during the papal visit. According to the Associated Press, major road projects in the city of Philadelphia will be put on hold from September 22 through September 27 while Pope Francis is in town. He is visiting the Philadelphia […]

September 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

PennDOT launches online map that details road and bridge work

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has a new online map for drivers in the state to get up-to-date information about road and bridge projects across the state. PennDOT revealed the new interactive map, which details the projects and other improvements in the works on state highways as a result of the state’s transportation financing bill, Act […]

August 31, 2015

Roadbuilding

PennDOT worker injured after being run over by a dump truck in work zone

A Pennsylvania Department of Transportation worker was hospitalized Tuesday after a dump truck ran over his legs in a construction zone in Hanover. The PennDOT employee was in a work zone on State Route 29 at around 2 p.m. when the dump truck ran him over and pinned him to the ground, according to the Wilkes Barre Times-Leader.  The […]

August 7, 2015

Roadbuilding

Arterial Relations: Widening a one-mile stretch of Pennsylvania roadway far from routine

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February 22, 2012

Roadbuilding

Pennsylvania takes on 300-mile full-depth reclamation project of rural roads

With funding from gas providers such as Chesapeake Energy and specifications from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the repairs called for full-depth reclamation (FDR) to recycle the existing roads into a stronger base than the original. EJ Breneman (EJB) of West Lawn, Pa., contacted Stoltz Site Spreaders of Morgantown, Pa., to put together a fleet of Stoltz truck and trailer spreaders to take on a 300-mile repair project. All together, enough equipment was fabricated and rented to supply seven crews to run separate FDR jobs, all overseen by John DeMartino and Dean Etchberger of EJB.,With funding from gas providers such as Chesapeake Energy and specifications from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the repairs called for full-depth reclamation (FDR) to recycle the existing roads into a stronger base than the original. EJ Breneman (EJB) of West Lawn, Pa., contacted Stoltz Site Spreaders of Morgantown, Pa., to put together a fleet of Stoltz truck and trailer spreaders to take on a 300-mile repair project. All together, enough equipment was fabricated and rented to supply seven crews to run separate FDR jobs, all overseen by John DeMartino and Dean Etchberger of EJB.,With funding from gas providers such as Chesapeake Energy and specifications from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the repairs called for full-depth reclamation (FDR) to recycle the existing roads into a stronger base than the original. EJ Breneman (EJB) of West Lawn, Pa., contacted Stoltz Site Spreaders of Morgantown, Pa., to put together a fleet of Stoltz truck and trailer spreaders to take on a 300-mile repair project. All together, enough equipment was fabricated and rented to supply seven crews to run separate FDR jobs, all overseen by John DeMartino and Dean Etchberger of EJB.,With funding from gas providers such as Chesapeake Energy and specifications from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the repairs called for full-depth reclamation (FDR) to recycle the existing roads into a stronger base than the original. EJ Breneman (EJB) of West Lawn, Pa., contacted Stoltz Site Spreaders of Morgantown, Pa., to put together a fleet of Stoltz truck and trailer spreaders to take on a 300-mile repair project. All together, enough equipment was fabricated and rented to supply seven crews to run separate FDR jobs, all overseen by John DeMartino and Dean Etchberger of EJB.,With funding from gas providers such as Chesapeake Energy and specifications from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the repairs called for full-depth reclamation (FDR) to recycle the existing roads into a stronger base than the original. EJ Breneman (EJB) of West Lawn, Pa., contacted Stoltz Site Spreaders of Morgantown, Pa., to put together a fleet of Stoltz truck and trailer spreaders to take on a 300-mile repair project. All together, enough equipment was fabricated and rented to supply seven crews to run separate FDR jobs, all overseen by John DeMartino and Dean Etchberger of EJB.,With funding from gas providers such as Chesapeake Energy and specifications from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the repairs called for full-depth reclamation (FDR) to recycle the existing roads into a stronger base than the original. EJ Breneman (EJB) of West Lawn, Pa., contacted Stoltz Site Spreaders of Morgantown, Pa., to put together a fleet of Stoltz truck and trailer spreaders to take on a 300-mile repair project. All together, enough equipment was fabricated and rented to supply seven crews to run separate FDR jobs, all overseen by John DeMartino and Dean Etchberger of EJB.,With funding from gas providers such as Chesapeake Energy and specifications from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the repairs called for full-depth reclamation (FDR) to recycle the existing roads into a stronger base than the original. EJ Breneman (EJB) of West Lawn, Pa., contacted Stoltz Site Spreaders of Morgantown, Pa., to put together a fleet of Stoltz truck and trailer spreaders to take on a 300-mile repair project. All together, enough equipment was fabricated and rented to supply seven crews to run separate FDR jobs, all overseen by John DeMartino and Dean Etchberger of EJB.

November 1, 2011

Roadbuilding

PennDOT awards Skelly and Loy 3-year, $10 million contract

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has awarded Skelly and Loy a contract to provide remediation services throughout Pennsylvania. The contract is for three years with two, one-year options for extensions. The value is estimated at $10 million to $12 million. Skelly and Loy’s team will perform a full range of environmental remediation and investigative […]

August 22, 2011

Roadbuilding

Pennsylvania contractors association supports transportation funding plan

The trade association representing Pennsylvania’s highway construction industry has strongly endorsed the recommendations of the Gov. Tom Corbett’s Transportation Funding Advisory Commission. Robert Latham, executive vice president of Associated Pennsylvania Constructors (APCST) and a member of the Commission, said the benefits to residents of Pennsylvania far outweigh the modest cost to the average motorist. “This […]

August 3, 2011

Safety

Associated Pennsylvania Constructors supports transportation funding plan

Associated Pennsylvania Constructors supports transportation funding plan

August 3, 2011

Roadbuilding

Keep ‘Em (the Lanes, That Is!) Separated

How a lane separation system keeps traffic and construction moving. A lane separation system is guiding more than 6,000 vehicles each day through changing traffic patterns along Tyburn Road in Falls Township, Bucks County, Pa. The Pexco (a plastics extruder) Philadelphia plant, which is located less than two miles from the installation site, served as […]

November 2, 2010