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Roadbuilding
Emergency roadwork follows historic floods in Wisc., Mich.
Governors of both states declared a state of emergency after storms dumped 6-10 inches of rain during those three days. More on the repairs on Equipment World.
June 22, 2018
Roadbuilding
New American-Canadian bridge inching closer toward construction
Michigan and Canadian officials are a tad bit closer to building a new Detroit-Windsor bridge. Gov. Rick Snyder and Canadian Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt have announced appointments to the International Authority which will oversee the $2.1 billion project. Mrs. Kristine Burr and Mrs. Geneviève Gagnon have been appointed by Canada and Mr. Michael D. Hayes, Mrs. […]
August 14, 2014
Roadbuilding
Watch time-lapse of I-84 bridge replacement
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s office released the below video which features a bridge replacement project on Interstate 84 in Southington. The project costed $6 million using a process known as accelerated bridge construction (ABC). During the process the new bridge is built on-site next to the old one, then swapped into place once complete. […]
July 24, 2014
Roadbuilding
Illinois Governor signs $1B plan for road repairs
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a $1 billion capital spending plan, intended to create jobs and help repair the state’s roads and bridges. Transportation officials claim the money will go toward “shovel ready” road projects scheduled to take place this summer. Quinn estimates the 210 road projects will create around 14,300 jobs. Most of […]
July 23, 2014
Roadbuilding
Transportation wins in Nov. 5 elections
On Tuesday, U.S. voters approved 91 percent of ballot measures to increase or extend funding for highways, bridges and transit and elected two transportation advocates for governor. Successful ballot measures were approved with 67 percent of the vote, with the approved measures holding a total value of nearly $240 million. Ballots included 21 initiatives that […]
November 6, 2013
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