Tag: natural disaster

Business

What Subcontractors Need to Know When Seeking Storm Cleanup Work

Subcontractors need to be careful when seeking work after a hurricane or other natural disaster. Check out the dos and don'ts here.

September 22, 2025

Roadbuilding

Florida to re-examine evacuation routes post-Hurricane Irma

In the aftermath of the largest evacuation in U.S. history, Florida Gov. Rick Scott has directed transportation officials to find quicker ways to get residents out of the state should a hurricane threaten. The Florida Department of Transportation says it will begin examining ways to help expedite evacuation routes from the Interstate 75/Florida Turnpike Interchange […]

October 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

Inflatable, just-add-water, concrete tent.

This is just plain cool. And potentially life-changing for a lot of people in desperate need. A British firm has developed a tent of a flexible canvas material which, when saturated before it is blown up or hosed down after it’s pitched (by just two people), eventually becomes concrete.  So you pitch a canvas tent […]

March 13, 2013