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Roadbuilding
Colorado DOT deploys Geofoam for fast repair of sinkhole on major highway
Faced with a 300-foot-long sinkhole on U.S. 36 between Denver and Boulder, the Colorado Department of Transportation decided to use Geofoam blocks to rebuild the highway’s sunken foundation. Cracks began forming on the five-year-old roadway in July, and within a week, the retaining wall for the road collapsed and wet clay soil underneath the road […]
January 6, 2020
Roadbuilding
Large sinkhole opens up in downtown Pittsburgh
Engineers are scrambling to figure out why a 100-foot-long, 20-foot-deep sinkhole opened up on 10th Street in downtown Pittsburgh on October 29, according to TribLive. City officials say it could take a while to determine the cause and noted the city’s advanced age. “We’re building on top of 250 years of development, and there are […]
November 7, 2019
Roadbuilding
How crews fixed a Houston tollway’s massive sinkhole in Harvey’s wake
Joe Harper had just hit the road to work September 7 when his mobile phone went off at 6:30 a.m. The Harris County Toll Road Authority wanted to know if he could immediately mobilize enough workers and equipment to fix a giant sinkhole at the Sam Houston Tollway in Houston. Tropical Storm Harvey’s rains had […]
October 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
Floodwaters in Calif. wash out part of Alhambra Valley Road
Flooding in California opened up a massive sinkhole causing part of Alhambra Valley Road near Pinole and Richmond, to collapse on Wednesday, NBC Bay Area reports. The YouTube video below shows the rushing floodwaters and the large gap in the road they created. “The Pinole Creek, it runs right through there,” Pinole resident Jeremy Gomez told […]
January 16, 2017
Roadbuilding
Trans-Canada Hwy. reopens after massive sinkhole is repaired
Following the opening of a sinkhole in the roadway, the eastbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway near Salmonier Line (Route 90) in Newfoundland and Labrador reopened to traffic at approximately 3:45 a.m. on Jan. 7, CBC News reports. Westbound lanes had already reopened to traffic at approximately 7 p.m. Jan. 6. The Newfoundland Department of Transportation […]
January 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
Giant hole swallows 12 vehicles in Mississippi
While the owners of 12 vehicles were dining at a Mississippi IHOP, the parking lot decided to have a meal of its own when a massive hole opened and swallowed 12 vehicles. You can see aerial footage of the hole, taken by Jason Hartwig with a DJI Phantom 3 drone and uploaded to YouTube, below. No one is […]
November 9, 2015
Roadbuilding
Old mines could cause roads to collapse
Andy Moreland, a geotechnical engineer with the Ohio Department of Transportation, was driving on Rt. 33 toward Nelsonville when he noticed a strange dip in the road. When he got back to work, he did some research and discovered old mines were underneath the roadway. Engineers believe the road sag is related to voids left over […]
September 2, 2014
Roadbuilding
DOT evaluating sinkhole in Georgia
The Georgia Department of Transportation is evaluating a sinkhole that suddenly opened in a parking lot on John Morrow Parkway at Pearl Nix Parkway in Gainesville. The sinkhole is approximately 12 feet wide and about 20 feet deep. Georgia DOT is closely evaluating the sinkhole because it could have an impact on traffic in the area. Access […]
August 15, 2014
Roadbuilding
Applications and Innovations
A tiny Arkansas town gets ready for a flash flood; Be an APWA-certified stormwater manager.
June 7, 2012
Roadbuilding
Applications and Innovations
A tiny Arkansas town gets ready for a flash flood; Be an APWA-certified stormwater manager.
June 7, 2012
Roadbuilding
Applications and Innovations
A tiny Arkansas town gets ready for a flash flood; Be an APWA-certified stormwater manager.
June 7, 2012
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