Tag: Not in My Backyard

Roadbuilding

Bridge building on Alaska’s North Slope

Four bridges integral to the Alpine Satellite Development Program faced environmental challenges. The four bridges being constructed by ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. (CPAI) as part of the Alpine Satellite Development Program’s Colville Delta-5 (CD-5) Construction project on Alaska’s North Slope have not only faced construction in harsh cold weather — including extreme temperatures — but also […]

June 12, 2014

Roadbuilding

Ignore the potholes; re-elect me!

Think of it as a NIMBP problem. As in a Not In My Back Pocket problem. [You know the NIMBY problem of course: yes we want you to build that horrible/dangerous/smelly —–, just Not in My Backyard] Americans want more money to be spent on our roads and bridges. They just don’t want to be […]

August 2, 2013