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Roadbuilding

Md. Purple Line rail project gets $900 million boost

A plan to make travel easier via light rail for residents in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland got a $900 million infusion, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The money will go toward the future 16.2-mile Purple Line that will link with three Washington Metropolitan Area Transit (WMATA) lines, […]

September 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

Concrete falling from NH bridge closes portion of I-93 S

Interstate 93 South was closed to traffic at approximately 1:40 p.m. Monday after concrete fell from a bridge over the highway in Londonderry, N.H., WMUR 9 reports. Officials said a piece of concrete fell from the NH Route 102 bridge and smashed into pieces on the highway. New Hampshire State Police reported that one vehicle sustained hood […]

September 1, 2017

Roadbuilding

APWA recognizes Public Works Projects of the Year during 2017 PWX

The American Public Works Association recognized the winners of its 2017 Public Works Projects of the Year during the group’s Public Works Expo in Orlando, Florida. The awards are given each year, with projects selected in five categories, including Transportation, Disaster/Emergency, Environment, Historical Restoration and Structures. This year, APWA also included the Projects of the […]

September 1, 2017

Roadbuilding

ALDOT seeks help from private sector for funding I-10 Mobile River Bridge

The Alabama Department of Transportation is calling on the private sector to help to fund the Mobile River Bridge project on Interstate 10. Such funding could also include a toll for the proposed six-lane span to alleviate traffic jams at the George Wallace Tunnel. Cost estimates for the bridge have ranged from $850 million to […]

September 1, 2017

Roadbuilding

Wondering what to do with your eclipse glasses? Donate them to Wyoming DOT

The Wyoming Department of Transportation didn’t like the thought of more than 100 million eclipse glasses possibly ending up in landfills, so it has joined with Astronomers Without Borders to collect and redistribute those glasses to other parts of the world where eclipses will occur. The astronomers organization is currently focusing on getting eclipse glasses […]

September 1, 2017

Roadbuilding

HDR’s Marilley named APWA president-elect

HDR’s Jill Marilley has been named president-elect of the American Public Works Association during the group’s 2017 Public Works Exposition in Orlando, Florida. She will be active in this leadership role during 2017-2018 and will serve as APWA president for 2018-2019. Marilley is a senior construction manager based in HDR’s Bellevue, Washington, office. She has […]

August 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

USDOT sends Texas $25 million in relief funds for Harvey repairs

The U.S. Department of Transportation is making $25 million in emergency relief funds available to Texas to help with repairs on flood-damage roads and bridges resulting from Hurricane Harvey. Harvey, which made first landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast on Aug. 25 as a Category 4 hurricane, made a second landfall Aug. 30 as a […]

August 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Cuomo names leaders for NY State DOT, Thruway Authority

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has named Cathy Calhoun as acting commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and nominated Matthew Driscoll for executive director of the Thruway Authority. Driscoll is the former NYSDOT commissioner and helped launch Cuomo’s $100 billion, five-year plan to renew New York’s infrastructure. “Matthew Driscoll and Cathy Calhoun are […]

August 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Workers demo and replace Conn. bridge in 90-second time-lapse

The timelapse video below shows a Route 8 bridge being replaced as part of the Connecticut Department of Transportation‘s (CTDOT) Bridge Program, which prioritizes rehabilitation and replacement work based on a continuous assessment of the remaining useful life of bridges. Accelerated Bridge Construction techniques were used to reduce bridge closure time. Prefabricated modular steel beam […]

August 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

PHOTOS: The equipment, trucks and booths of the 2017 APWA Public Works Expo

The American Public Works Association’s 2017 International Public Works Expo in Orlando, Florida, this week featured a variety of equipment, new technology and services covering the entire public works industry. Here is a gallery of photos we shot on the show floor during the week.

August 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Record-setting Harvey causes emergency road closures in La.

Flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey, which made a second landfall August 30 on the Louisiana-Texas border, has led to road closures in southwestern Louisiana due to flooding. According to the National Weather Service, Harvey has set a preliminary record, with more than 50 inches of rain, the most rainfall measured from a single storm in […]

August 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway’s Lao receives national engineering award

The Gintong Pamana Awards Foundation has presented Illinois Tollway Deputy Chief of Program Implementation Clarita Lao with its 2017 Panday Pira Award for Outstanding Achievements in Engineering. The award recognizes “Filipino Americans nationwide whose accomplishments inspire, motivate and sustain others in the Filipino community.” The group recognized Lao for her engineering career accomplishments spanning more […]

August 30, 2017