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Roadbuilding

FHWA sends $3 million in flood relief funds to Missouri

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released $3 million in emergency relief funds for repairs to bridges and roads damaged by recent floods in Missouri. The funds are also for repairs to federal roads in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and the Mark Twain National Forest. Flooding at the end of April and beginning of […]

May 11, 2017

Dealers

ARA forecasts equipment rental revenue at $49.4 billion for 2017

The American Rental Association (ARA) expects U.S. equipment rental revenue in 2017 to grow 4.5 percent, reaching $49.4 billion, according to its latest five-year forecast. This is $500 million more than its previous forecast issued in January. The forecasted figure combines revenue for construction and industrial, general tool and light construction, as well as party […]

May 10, 2017

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200-foot rock slide closes section of Historic Columbia River Highway in Oregon

A 200-foot rock slide near The Dalles, Oregon, just east of Rowena Point has prompted the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to close a section of U.S. 30, also known as the Historic Columbia River Highway. ODOT reports the slide occurred at roughly 7:30 p.m. on May 7 and will require special equipment to be […]

May 10, 2017

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Bridge workers rescued 100 ft. up after being trapped by collapsing rebar

Two workers at a highway construction site in Union County, Pa., were trapped when steel rebar on a bridge pier collapsed the morning of May 1, Penn Live reports. One construction worker was able to free himself, but emergency responders were called out to free the other, according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 3 […]

May 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

PennDOT Secretary Richards awarded Peter P. Quinn leadership award

The Greater Valley Forge (GVF) Transportation Management Association has awarded the Peter P. Quinn leadership award to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Leslie. S. Richards. The award is given each year to a person who has “embodied [Quinn’s] spirit of leaderhip and his belief of giving back selflessly in all that you do.” The award’s namesake […]

May 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

North Carolina highways adorned with red poppies in honor of fallen World War I solders

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and Department of Natural Cultural Resources collaborated on planting red poppies alongside the state’s highways as a means of commemorating the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entering World War I and as a means of honoring fallen solders from the war. “We are so grateful to (NCDOT) Secretary […]

May 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

Time-lapse chronicles 64-foot raising of Bayonne Bridge roadway in NJ

New Jersey’s Bayonne Bridge is nearing the completion of a $1.6 billion project that is increasing the height of its roadway. You can watch a time-lapse of the roadway’s elevation in the video below. The roadway is being raised in order to allow for larger container ships to pass beneath the bridge to reach ports at […]

May 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

Florida Transportation Commission to interview 5 for DOT secretary`

The Florida Transportation Commission (FTC) has selected five candidates for the Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), with interviews scheduled for May 11. Former FDOT Secretary Jim Boxold, who took the position in January 2015, resigned effective Feb. 3 this year to serve as a lobbyist at Capital City Consulting. Rachel Cone has […]

May 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT uses local data in making better safety investment decisions

Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) staff are aiming to use data-driven processes and practices from the AASHTO Highway Safety Manual (HSM) to estimate the safety impacts of various crash reduction strategies and highway design alternatives, such as adding a median or varying the widths of lanes or shoulders. While these models, also known as safety […]

May 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

TxDOT selects Pegasus Link Constructors for $565 million Southern Gateway project

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has named Pegasus Link Constructors as the design-build contractor for the $565 million Southern Gateway project that will widen and reconstruct 11 miles of Interstate 35 south of downtown Dallas. Construction is set to begin as early as the end of this year and is expected to be complete […]

May 8, 2017

Roadbuilding

WVU researcher says FRP wrap repairs bridges for half the cost

Hoto GangaRao, a researcher at West Virginia University (WVU) and director of the Constructed Facilities Center at WVU, believes the nation’s deteriorating roads and bridges can be “renewed” with a polymer-based product that has already been tested on two bridges, The Intelligencer, Wheeling News-Register reports. According to the news agency, in the late 1980s, GangaRao […]

May 8, 2017

Roadbuilding

MaineDOT opens Bath Viaduct 25 days ahead of schedule

The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) and contractor Reed & Reed have opened the Bath Viaduct 25 days ahead of schedule, completing it in 195 days. The department says it took 729 days to complete the original structure when it was finished in 1959. “While we were able to move quickly through the demolition, we […]

May 8, 2017