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Calif. uses ABC for first time to replace bridge destroyed in landslide

A 49-year-old concrete bridge in the Big Sur community of California that collapsed from a landslide has been replaced after eight months, the state’s department of transportation reports. Caltrans used accelerate bridge construction for the first time to build the new State Route 1 Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge. “It’s a project that would normally take several […]

October 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

Drone captures implosion of N.Y.’s old Cohoes-Waterford Bridge piers

All traffic was halted on the Cohoes-Waterford Bridge on October 5 as workers imploded the six piers from the old bridge, timesunion.com reports. The bridge carries vehicles on Route 32 over the Mohawk River in New York. The New York State Department of Transportation recorded the implosion from different angles with a couple of cameras and […]

October 16, 2017

Roadbuilding

$4 million in bridge repair grants offered in Neb.

The Nebraska Department of Transportation has $4 million to distribute in the state to replace and repair structurally deficient bridges. The NDOT is asking for counties to submit proposals for the grants, which require a 45 percent local government match. To be eligible for the program, bridges must meet the following criteria: Deemed structurally deficient […]

October 16, 2017

Roadbuilding

Web cam set up for construction of new Champ Clark Bridge

Those interested in keeping up with construction of the new Champ Clark Bridge over the Mississippi River can now access a construction web cam at champclarkbridge.com. “This camera takes four to five shots of the bridge an hour at random intervals, so it refreshes every 10 to 15 minutes, which gives viewers near real-time work,” […]

October 16, 2017

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NHTSA Twitter chat set to help parents prepare teen drivers

It’s time for parents to start talking to their teenagers about being safe drivers. That’s the message from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is gearing up for National Teen Driver Safety Week, from October 15-21. The NHTSA is teaming up with the NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety for a Twitter chat on October 18 […]

October 16, 2017

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Richard Branson, Virgin invest in Hyperloop One ultrafast train startup

Hyperloop One, which has launched a competition to decide where to build its first high-speed train system, has received the backing of Richard Branson and his company Virgin Group, according to UPI. Branson’s investment was large enough for the private startup company to change its name to Virgin Hyperloop One. Branson will serve on its […]

October 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Congress urged to provide long-term, consistent funding for transportation infrastructure

Long-term, consistent revenue is needed for developing a new transportation infrastructure package. That was the message from Patrick McKenna, director of the Missouri Department of Transportation, when testifying October 11 before the U.S. House’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. The committee wanted to hear views from transportation stakeholders on improving the country’s infrastructure. McKenna, who […]

October 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Oregon road-charging program OReGO gets $4.9 million boost

Oregon’s road-charging program – designed to find an alternative funding source to the gas tax – has received two U.S. Department of Transportation grants totaling $4.9 million. The pilot program called OReGO charges drivers by miles driven in exchange for state gas-tax credits. One of the grants involves implementing a joint project with California to […]

October 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Fort Hamer Bridge to open Oct. 18, 2017

The Fort Hamer Bridge, which spans the Manatee River in Manatee County, Florida, is set to open on October 18, 2017, the Bradenton Herald reports. Construction of the 2,318-foot bridge began in March 2015, with an expected completion date of the summer of 2017, but two inclement weather delays pushed the opening date back. However, […]

October 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Mobile dams used to open flooded roads in Texas after Harvey

The Texas Department of Transportation has high praise for technology it used to stem road flooding from Hurricane Harvey. TxDOT says the AquaDam, a mobile dam that can be installed to block up to 30 inches of floodwater, kept some flood victims from being cut off from aid. The mobile dam is basically a large […]

October 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

Scientists test new earthquake resistant bridge designs

Saiid Saiidi, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno, served as project leader in testing new bridge designs with connectors that he says can better withstand violent temblors and help speed reconstruction after a major quake causes damage, the Montreal Gazette reports. Scientists conducted tests using a “shake table” to […]

October 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

Group hopes to reinstate historic U.S. Highway 20 route in Iowa

A nonprofit organization hopes to designate the original 1926 alignment of Highway 20 in Iowa between Dubuque and Sioux City and is calling on local governments along the historic route to support the designation. Historic U.S. Route 20 Association President Bryan Farr tells KWWL that the movement is gaining traction among cities, towns and counties, with […]

October 12, 2017