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Roadbuilding
Trucker cited in 2013 Skagit River bridge collapse
The May 2013Ā truck-bridge collision that causedĀ a portion of Interstate 5 to fall into the Skagit River in Washington was in part due to a load too tall for the truck carrying it, according to a report released this week by the Washington State Patrol. WSP says the truck was permitted to carry loads no taller [ā¦]
November 21, 2014
Construction Equipment
Backhoes, wheel loaders and other oversized hauls crash repeatedly into Indianapolis bridge
In order to reduce complaints surrounding theĀ three-month-long detours around several bridges undergoing repair, the Indiana Department of transportation released the video below giving a very good reason as to why the repairs are needed. According to our sister site Better Roads, the video comes from INDOT cameras installed beneath theĀ Virginia Avenue Bridge in Indianapolis and [ā¦]
August 12, 2013
Roadbuilding
Just Donāt Use That Filthy āTā Word
Ten years ago, the brightest guy in the room couldnāt solve the problem of aging roads and bridges without raising taxes and the only thing that has changed since then is that thousands of bridges and tens of thousands of highways bases are 10 years older.
July 5, 2013
Roadbuilding
66,000 U.S. bridges classified as deficient in 2013
Following Transportation for Americaās release of a report stating that one in nine bridges is classified as structurally deficient, CNN Money has created an interactive map to demonstrate the amount of deficient bridges in each state in 2013. According to CNN Moneyās report, the average lifespan of a bridge in the U.S. is 50 years. [ā¦]
June 24, 2013
Roadbuilding
I-5 temporary span opens to traffic
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced this morning that the Interstate 5 temporary span is now open to traffic, though the bridge has some restrictions. WSDOT is routing freight haulers carrying oversize or overweight loads around the temporary section of the bridge; maps and details about those detours are available at wsdot.wa.gov/Construction/PugetSound/detourmap. Vehicles [ā¦]
June 19, 2013
Business
25% of U.S. bridges declared deficient in 2012
According to a report from our sister site Better Roads, 25 percent, or 151,845 of all U.S. bridges were classified as deficient in 2012. Those numbers were a part of theĀ U.S. Government Accountability Office ās(GAO) testimony last week before the Senate Commitee on Appropriationsā Subcomittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Better [ā¦]
June 18, 2013
Roadbuilding
USDOT to release $15.6 million for I-5 bridge
Washington State Senator Patty Murray said on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will releasing $15.6 million of the federal share for repair of the Interstate 5 bridge in Washington State that collapsed into the Skagit River three weeks ago, according to the Daily Journal and The Associated Press. Murray said outgoing Transportation [ā¦]
June 14, 2013
Roadbuilding
I-5 bridge expected to reopen in mid-June
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced Monday that it plans to have the Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge temporary span open sometime next week. The bridge has been closed since a portion of it collapsed into the Skagit River last month when a large truck struck a steel support. Crews working for WSDOT have [ā¦]
June 11, 2013
Roadbuilding
Senate Appropriations Committee to discuss I-5 bridge collapse
The Senate Committee on Appropriations during a hearing on Thursday will discuss the Interstate 5 bridge collapse that occurred in Washington State last month, according to AASHTO Journal. The hearing, āCrumbling Infrastructure: Examining the Challenges of our Outdated and Overburdened Highways and Bridges,ā will look at the bridge collapse in the context of the overall [ā¦]
June 10, 2013
Business
LaHood expects big Obama announcement on transportation, comments on I-5 bridge collapse
During a recent talk before theĀ Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) in Washington, D.C., outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told those in attendance to expect a big announcement from President Barack Obama later this year concerning transportation infrastructure. āOnce we get past immigration, guns, the sequester, I think the President is going to be big and bold [ā¦]
June 6, 2013
Roadbuilding
U.S. infrastructure spending has sharply declined in past five years
The collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington State has sparked a number of conversations about infrastructure spending in the United States. Though the Skagit River Bridge was only considered functionally obsolete rather than structurally deficient (meaning it was built to older standards but not necessarily unsafe), some reports point [ā¦]
May 29, 2013
Roadbuilding
Washington governor announces I-5 bridge replacement plan
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee has announced the stateās plan to temporarily replace the collapsed portion of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River. A portion of the bridge collapsed Thursday night after an oversize truck struck an overhead steel support. The temporary four-lane bridge will carry I-5 traffic over the Skagit River at [ā¦]
May 28, 2013
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