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Roadbuilding
Florida DOT accelerates $2.1 billion in projects due to low traffic, need for jobs
With traffic being reduced in the state due to COVID-19, the Florida DOT has accelerated critical infrastructure projects in the state. Details here.
April 8, 2020
Roadbuilding
NTSB: FIU pedestrian bridge collapse due to wrong load calculations, failed oversight
The NTSB has determined the collapse was due to capacity calculation errors FIGG Bridge Group. Read all the information and details here on Equipment World.
October 28, 2019
Roadbuilding
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
$1.5 million awarded to add public artwork to Fla. I-4 corridor
The I-4 Ultimate Project Art Endowment Committee—representatives of I-4 Mobility Partners, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), and Skanska Granite Lane (SGL Constructors)—will provide $1.5 million to integrate public art installations into the project landscape along a 21-mile stretch of Interstate 4 to create a more scenic and cultural experience for motorists and pedestrians. The […]
August 20, 2019
Roadbuilding
Fla. DOT begins final phase of $1.6B Wekiva Parkway Project
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has begun the final phase, Section 7B, of the Wekiva Parkway Project, which includes widening State Road 46 to make it six lanes from Orange Boulevard to Oregon Street-Wayside Drive in Seminole County, FOX 35 reports. Crews are clearing vegetation for a retention pond between International Parkway, SR 46, […]
August 1, 2019
Roadbuilding
Engineer, other firms settle with victims in FIU bridge collapse
The pedestrian collapsed in March 2018 killed six and injured eight. The designer has now settled lawsuits with the victims and their families. Details here.
July 15, 2019
Roadbuilding
FDOT tests wrong-way driver detection system on Howard Frankland Bridge
The Florida Department of Transportation is testing its wrong-way driver detection system on Howard Frankland Bridge in hopes of saving lives. Details here.
June 11, 2019
Roadbuilding
Bridge designer declared FIU bridge safe just hours before its collapse, records indicate
Records released May 6 by the Florida Department of Transportation reveal that on the day of the collapse of a pedestrian bridge last year at Florida International University, the bridge designer reported that cracks observed in the bridge were not a safety concern. The comments came during a meeting at 9 a.m. March 15, 2018—about […]
May 13, 2019
Roadbuilding
$802M rebuild of I-395 in Miami to include 6-arch bridge with park
The project is designed to increase capacity as well as improve safety by reducing dangers when entering and exiting at the Midtown Interchange.
February 13, 2019
Roadbuilding
Fla.’s Mid-Bay Bridge repairs complete, reopens to passenger vehicles
After the FDOT found corrosion on tendons of Florida's Mid-Bay Bridge, it was closed to traffic for repairs. The bridge was reopened January 16, 2019.
January 30, 2019
Roadbuilding
Fla. bridge closed for emergency repairs after corrosion found
The Florida DOT says Mid-Bay Bridge has been closed for emergency repairs due to corrosion and will not reopen until repairs are completed. Details here.
January 14, 2019
Roadbuilding
IBT of Miami wins $5M contract for FDOT project
IBT – a global construction company headquartered in Miami – has been awarded a $5 million contract with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for a road improvement project that includes addressing a dangerous intersection. The project on State Road 64 at the intersection of Rye Road includes: multi-lane roundabout construction milling and resurfacing, drainage improvements lighting and signing landscaping […]
December 14, 2018
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