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Roadbuilding
A 3D virtual reality view of the future I-74 Mississippi River Bridge
Though the I-74 Mississippi River Bridge between Iowa and Illinois is still three years from completion, people can now see what it will be like to actually drive across the future span. The Iowa Department of Transportation and Iowa State University have collaborated to create a virtual reality video that not only shows what it […]
March 1, 2018
Roadbuilding
Iowa State engineers dive into Big Data to develop better system for managing traffic incidents
The traffic data hits the REACTOR lab in continuous streams from across the state – video, traffic volume, speed, backups, weather and more. Iowa State University researchers can call up all that data on the six big screens arranged around the Realtime Analytics of Transportation data lab, or REACTOR. The lab is part of the Center for Transportation […]
April 3, 2017
Roadbuilding
Rush County, Ind., to use new weight-load technology to test integrity of small bridges
Mark Bacon is a corn farmer and county commissioner in Rush County, Ind.,where nearly three dozen bridges are closed or severely restricted with weight limits, and another two dozen are considered structurally deficient, TheHeraldBulletin.com reports. This causes heavy vehicles, such as school buses and farm equipment, to take long detours to cross some creeks. Bacon and […]
April 13, 2016
Safety
Despite harnesses, 2 workers killed by fall from scaffolding in Iowa
Two workers are dead as the result of a fall from scaffolding on an Ames, Iowa jobsite. According to a report from Iowa State Daily, 35-year-old Javier Hernandez and Alfredo Jarez, unknown age, were killed while working on the construction of a luxury apartment complex for students at Iowa State University. Ames Police officers responded to […]
June 29, 2015
Roadbuilding
Bridging the Gap Between Economics and Innovation
When Iowa’s Jesup Bridge became a safety hazard, the local agency found a way to design and fund reconstruction of this important thoroughfare.
February 7, 2014
Roadbuilding
Road Science Tutorial
A war is being waged on noise generated by pavements and highways.
July 7, 2011
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