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Work begins on Fla. Turnpike widening project

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has begun work on the $168 million project to widen Florida’s Turnpike from north of Boynton Beach Blvd. to north of Lake Worth Road, according to The Palm Beach Post. The project is adding a lane to increase the turnpike to three lanes in each direction along a 7-mile […]

October 4, 2019

Roadbuilding

Neb. DOT crews monitor stability of temporary bridge in floodwaters

Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) crews have been monitoring the increased water flows on the Niobrara River, according to KNOP News. They are keeping a close eye on the stability of a shoo-fly, or temporary, bridge over the river on Highway 281 in the Northern part of the state. NDOT’s Jeni Campana told the news agency […]

October 3, 2019

Roadbuilding

Work halted on Fla. I-4 Ultimate project after fifth worker death

Work has been stopped once again on the I-4 Ultimate project as the Florida Department of Transportation and OSHA examine the fifth fatality on the 21-mile project. A similar work stoppage happened in February after a fourth worker was killed when a half-ton pipe fell on him, according to the Orlando Sentinel. In the most […]

October 2, 2019

Roadbuilding

Wash. bridge collapses under overweight truck

In September, a bridge over Woods Creek in Snohomish County, Washington, collapsed under the excess weight of a truck that was hauling septic tanks, sending the truck onto its side in the creek, KIRO 7 reports. “The bridge is made out of steel trusses and then wood planks across the top,” Heather Chadwick, the Snohomish […]

October 1, 2019

Roadbuilding

Repeal of 103-year-old rule opens door to innovative road-safety devices

A 103-year-old federal procurement rule that road-industry advocates say stifled the use of road-safety products by state and local governments has been repealed by the Federal Highway Administration. The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), which fought for repeal of the “proprietary products rule” for years, lauded the decision September 26, saying it will […]

September 30, 2019

Roadbuilding

ARTBA selects HCSS president Steve McGough as its new chairman

Steve McGough, president and CFO of construction-industry software firm HCSS, has been elected chairman of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. McGough will serve as chairman for the 2019-2020 term for ARTBA. He was elected this week at the association’s national convention in Savannah and replaces outgoing chairman Bob Alger. Other newly elected officers are […]

September 30, 2019

Business

AGC urges Trump administration to back off threat of cutting Calif. highway funding

The Associated General Contractors has weighed in on the dispute between California and the Trump administration, calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to delay any cuts to highway funding to the state. AGC officials say cutting funding would put at risk “the livelihood of thousands of construction workers and the success of hundreds of […]

September 27, 2019

Roadbuilding

NAPA releases third installment of Sustainable Asphalt Pavements: A Practical Guide

The National Asphalt Pavement Association’s (NAPA) released the third installment in the Sustainable Asphalt Pavements: A Practical Guide series, “Procuring and Evaluating Sustainability,” is now available. The 14-page book outlines how public projects are starting to incorporate and reward sustainable construction practices. “Owner agencies are looking to incorporate sustainability into their projects, whether it’s green construction […]

September 27, 2019

Roadbuilding

WVDOT uses new PBTG technology to build Fourteen Mile Bridge

The West Virginia Division of Highways is building the new 58-foot Fourteen Mile Bridge along Lincoln County Road 37 near Ranger using a technology that hasn’t been used in the state before, the TimesUnion reports. The new bridge is being built using a press-brake-formed steel tub girder (PBTG) bridge, which consists of galvanized shallow trapezoidal […]

September 26, 2019

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Missouri’s Focus on Bridges program prioritizes 45 bridges for repair/replacement

Forty-five bridges in Missouri were prioritized for repair or replacement through Gov. Mike Parson’s new Focus on Bridges program that was instituted in May , KQ2.com reports. Three of those bridges in northwest Missouri have already received contracts, while the remaining bridges will be under contract by the end of the year and completed in 2020. […]

September 25, 2019

Roadbuilding

Neb. uses modular bridges to combat washouts from flooding

Acrow Bridge has installed two of its modular steel bridges to help flood-ravaged Nebraska, which continues to be inundated with rain after flooding across the state began in March. The most recent deluge struck September 10 and 11 in north-central Nebraska, when 4 to 8 inches were dumped, again washing out roads and bridges, some […]

September 24, 2019

Roadbuilding

Tropical Storm Imelda floods roads, causes barge crashes into 1-10 bridge in Texas

Massive flooding in southeast Texas from Tropical Storm Imelda closed roads, led to hundreds of abandoned cars and caused nine barges to break free, at least two of which struck and damaged a major bridge on Interstate 10. The barges struck the I-10 San Jacinto River Bridge near Channelview on Friday morning after they broke […]

September 23, 2019