Tag: Interstate 10

Roadbuilding

I-10 widening will help rebuild Louisiana’s economy from coronavirus impacts, DOTD secretary says

The Louisiana DOTD is moving forward with plans to widen I-10 in Baton Rouge to help with traffic congestion and aid economic recovery following COVID-19.

April 22, 2020

Roadbuilding

USDOT announces $856 million in INFRA discretionary grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced $856 million in proposed grants through its Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program, which aims to fix the nations’s infrastructure through government and private funding, using technology to improve building processes, and increasing project accountability. It also aims to increase the total investment by state, local, […]

August 2, 2019

Roadbuilding

Worker struck and killed on La. bridge

While attaching an arrow board traffic control sign to a company truck, a Louisiana construction worker was struck and killed on Atchafalaya Basin Bridge.

June 7, 2019

Roadbuilding

Ariz. DOT South Mountain Freeway extension 2/3 complete

According to the Arizona Dept. of Transportation, the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway extension is nearly completely finished and is expected to open soon.

January 11, 2019

Roadbuilding

ALDOT reveals conceptual design for $2B Mobile River Bridge & Bayway

The Alabama DOT released a video of what the future Mobile River Bridge and Bayway could potentially look like. Learn more right here on Equipment World.

September 7, 2018

Roadbuilding

This bridge gets struck more than any other bridge in Houston

The Houston Avenue bridge gets struck more times than any other bridge in Houston, the latest occurring July 13 when a tractor trailer hit the bridge.

July 23, 2018

Roadbuilding

Ariz. DOT uses temporary bridge to keep I-10 open during bridge renovation

When work on the eastbound bridge is completed, eastbound traffic will return to using the regular bridge and westbound traffic will use the temporary bridge.,When work on the eastbound bridge is completed, eastbound traffic will return to using the regular bridge and westbound traffic will use the temporary bridge.,When work on the eastbound bridge is completed, eastbound traffic will return to using the regular bridge and westbound traffic will use the temporary bridge.

June 1, 2018

Roadbuilding

Fla. DOT acquires $763 million for final phase of First Coast Expressway

Gov. Rick Scott, state lawmakers, and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) officials announced that they have acquired the $763 million needed for the third and final phase of the First Coast Expressway, which will connect Interstate 10 west of Jacksonville with Interstate 95, News4Jax reports. The final piece of the highway bypass will include a new, four-lane replacement bridge for the existing […]

April 18, 2018

Roadbuilding

La. officials push plan to widen I-10

A $600 million proposal to ease traffic congestion in Louisiana includes widening Interstate 10, according to WVLA news station. State officials deem the highway the state’s most congested road. The project would widen the interstate from the Mississippi River bridge to its intersection with I-12, WVLA reports. The project is estimated to cost $350,000 and […]

January 18, 2018

Roadbuilding

Houston bridge over I-10 damaged when 5 semis hit steel beam

Interstate 10 East near downtown Houston was down to two lanes early Wednesday morning, Dec. 13, 2017, after five tractor-trailer rigs hit the Houston Ave. bridge overnight, The Houston Chronicle reports. Houston Police Department (HPD) Lt. Larry Crowson told the news agency that the problem began around 1 a.m. when an 18-wheeler towing a backhoe […]

December 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

Girders go up on new I-10 interchange in Phoenix

The first girders have been installed for the longest of five flyover ramps for the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway Interstate 10 interchange in west Phoenix. The girders are more than six stories above I-10 and each weigh 150,000 pounds. The flyover ramp will span 1,565 feet and connect to I-10 West. The project is part […]

October 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

Mobile dams used to open flooded roads in Texas after Harvey

The Texas Department of Transportation has high praise for technology it used to stem road flooding from Hurricane Harvey. TxDOT says the AquaDam, a mobile dam that can be installed to block up to 30 inches of floodwater, kept some flood victims from being cut off from aid. The mobile dam is basically a large […]

October 12, 2017