Tag: Interstate 44

Roadbuilding

Vandals leave equipment damage—and note—for road crew

A note was left by a vandal complaining of noise construction at early hours of the morning. The road crew eventually noticed damage to their heavy equipment.

April 15, 2019

Roadbuilding

Okla. to spend $6.5B on transportation infrastructure projects

More than half of the projects planned cover improvements to two-lane highways and will address urban highway congestion. More information here!

September 27, 2018

Roadbuilding

Okla. prepares for its largest ever bridge move, installation

Calling it a “spectacular feat of engineering,” the Oklahoma Department of Transportation is nearing the day for moving and installing a 4-million-pound steel railroad bridge over Interstate 235 in Oklahoma City. “Due to their size and weight, it will be a slow and steady operation to move the two bridge spans into place, taking up […]

January 25, 2018

Roadbuilding

Worker killed when core drill strikes power line on I-44 near St. Louis

A contract worker trying to obtain a road core sample was electrocuted November 29 along eastbound Interstate 44 near St. Louis when the truck-mounted core drill he was operating struck a power line. Stephen J. Tepatti, 39, of Florissant was working around 9:45 a.m. beneath a power line that stretched over the highway. He was […]

December 1, 2017

Roadbuilding

Okla. commission adopts $926 million road and bridge plan

A plan for $926 million worth of road and bridge projects has been approved by the Oklahoma Transportation Commission through 2022. The plan calls for improving 800 miles of road and replacing or rehabilitating 400 bridges, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. ODOT says 297 of the bridges are rated as structurally deficient. The […]

November 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

MoDOT begins work on first of 2 major road projects in St. Louis

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) began work on one of two major road construction projects planned for St. Louis in June, Fox 2 News reports. On June 2, the agency began removing the Grand Bridge over Interstate 44. Crews will demolish and rebuild the bridge in two halves so that Grand can remain open to traffic. One lane […]

June 7, 2016