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Roadbuilding
Worker on Verrazano-Narrows Bridge seriously injured in fall
A construction worker on the Brooklyn side of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge shattered both of his legs when he fell 25 feet on Monday,Ā the New York Daily News reports. The accident occurred at approximatelyĀ 12 p.m. The worker fell from the upper deck and landedĀ on a beam on the lower deck. In order to rescue him, Emergency [ā¦]
May 19, 2017
Roadbuilding
Ohio DOT designates Johnny Appleseed Historic Byway
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has designated two state routes as The Johnny Appleseed Historic Byway, its newest Scenic Byway. Making up the byway, which is the 27th in the stateās program, are State Route 39 from Loudonville to Mansfield and State Route 603 from Mifflin to Malabar. ODOT says the Scenic Byway Program [ā¦]
May 19, 2017
Roadbuilding
TRIP: Conn. motorists see $6.1 billion in added costs due to bridge, road conditions
Connecticut motorists are seeing a total of $6.1 billion in additional costs associated with vehicle operation, safety and congestion, according to The Road Improvement Programās (TRIP) most recent state condition report. āConnecticut Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the Stateās Need for Safe and Efficient Mobility,āĀ indicates 57 percent of the states major locally and state-maintained roads [ā¦]
May 18, 2017
Roadbuilding
ARTBA presents Helping Hand Awards to Gardner Asphalt Supply, Florida Transportation Buildersā Association members
The American Road & Transportation Builders Associationās Transportation (ARTBA) Development Foundation presented its first place 2017 Helping Hand Award to Gardner Asphalt Supply and Florida Transportation Buildersā Association member companies. The awards, presented during the ARTBA Foundation awards lunch in Washington, D.C., May 17, recognize āorganizations within the transportation industry that have exceptional strategic philanthropic [ā¦]
May 18, 2017
Roadbuilding
Missouri DOT names Hood state highway safety and traffic engineer
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has named 21-year agency veteran Nicole Hood as the state highway safety and traffic engineer, replacing the retiring Eiler Rackers. Hood began working at MoDOT in the Central Office as a transportation planner, and continued on with the agency in positions in planning, design and traffic. She has served [ā¦]
May 18, 2017
Roadbuilding
Arizona DOT adding sensors to I-17 to track traffic flow
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is in the process of adding sensors along Interstate 17 in the Phoenix area over the next few weeks as part of an overall system to monitor traffic flow across the state. The data collected by the sensors will be used in estimate travel times displayed on overhead message [ā¦]
May 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
Rendering of Minn./Wisc. Red Wing Bridge shows projected finished look
The Minnesota Department of Transportation and Wisconsin Department of Transportation have produced a video that highlights the finished look of the Red Wing Bridge. Construction of the $63.4 million project, which includes replacing the Highway 63 bridges over the Mississippi River, Highway 61 and realigning the approach roadways, begins this month. The video provides a [ā¦]
May 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
Utah governor appoints 2 members to state transportation commission
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has appointed Larry Ellertson and Donna Law to the Utah State Transportation Commission to replace two members whose terms expired. Ellertson also has been named commission chair. The commission is an āindependent advisory commission that prioritizes the Utah Department of Transportationās state-wide projects and decides how funds allocated for transportation by [ā¦]
May 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
Missouri S&T announces new professor of civil and environmental engineering
Dr. Magdy Abdelrahman, professor of civil and environmental engineering at North Dakota State University, has been named the Missouri Asphalt Pavement Association (MAPA) Endowed Professor in Flexible Pavements at Missouri University of Science and Technology beginning Aug. 1, Missouri S&T reports. His research is on infrastructure sustainability with a focus on applications of recycled materials [ā¦]
May 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
NAPA, ARTBA to partner on online asphalt paving and milling safety training
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) and the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) are teaming up to create and implement an online asphalt paving and milling safety training program. This announcement follows NAPAās endorsement of ARTBAās Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals (SCTPP) started last year. The development process will involve creating modules [ā¦]
May 16, 2017
Roadbuilding
2017 Infrastructure Week kicks off with āTime To Buildā theme
The 2017 Infrastructure Week kicked off May 15 in Washington, D.C., with an event featuring business and association leaders as well as Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao discussing the new technologies, projects and infrastructure in the 21st century. Chao gave the keynote address at the launch and focused on the successful reopening of the I-85 bridges [ā¦]
May 16, 2017
Roadbuilding
Suffolk (Va.) will receive $11.6 million in state funds to repair/replace 10 bridges
The East Washington Street at Jericho Canal bridge in Suffolk. Photo courtesy of City of Suffolk. During a City Council work session on May 3, it was announced that Suffolk will receive $11.6 million in state money to replace or repair 10 bridges, the Suffolk News-Herald reports. The Virginia Department of Transportationās āState of Good [ā¦]
May 16, 2017
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