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Roadbuilding
12 contractors win national awards from NAPA for asphalt pavements
The annual conference of the National Asphalt Pavement Association presented awards to 12 asphalt contractors who stood out in 2019, with its top award going to Shelly & Sands of Zanesville, Ohio. Shelly & Sands and the Ohio Department of Transportation District 5 are the winners of NAPA’s 2019 Sheldon G. Hayes Award for excellence […]
February 11, 2020
Roadbuilding
Engineer of collapsed Miami bridge removed from Texas bridge project, faces review in another
The engineering firm blamed for the fatal collapse of a pedestrian bridge at Florida International University in Miami has been removed from an $802.9 million bridge replacement project in Texas and its work is being reviewed on another, $962 million bridge project in the state. The Texas Department of Transportation has called for the removal […]
January 22, 2020
Roadbuilding
Tropical Storm Imelda floods roads, causes barge crashes into 1-10 bridge in Texas
Massive flooding in southeast Texas from Tropical Storm Imelda closed roads, led to hundreds of abandoned cars and caused nine barges to break free, at least two of which struck and damaged a major bridge on Interstate 10. The barges struck the I-10 San Jacinto River Bridge near Channelview on Friday morning after they broke […]
September 23, 2019
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Texas DOT plans to build new Nueces River Bridge as part of I-37 project
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) plans to build a new Nueces River bridge as part of a major construction project planned for Interstate 37, North Shore News reports. The project will focus on a section of I-37 between the Redbird Lane exit and the US-77 interchange. “What we’re doing is what’s called lane balancing,” […]
May 17, 2019
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Large sinkhole develops on I-20 in Texas
Eastbound Interstate 20 was closed in Van, Texas, after a large sinkhole was reported on Monday, KLTV reports. The Van Fire Department was called to the 545 mile marker of eastbound I-20 where motorists had reported seeing the large sinkhole. “We have not yet been given an estimated time to reopen the Interstate,” a representative […]
March 15, 2019
Roadbuilding
Panther Island bridge project progresses in Fort Worth
The City of Fort Worth reports significant progress on the TxDOT Panther Island project. Get more information on the bridge project here on Truckers News.
March 4, 2019
Roadbuilding
TxDOT crews making good progress on washed out Kingsland bridge
The Texas DOT deems the bridge project a top priority, which means construction workers receive incentives to work around the clock. Get more details here.
January 22, 2019
Roadbuilding
Replacement of Texas bridge destroyed by floodwaters to be completed by April 2019
After heavy rains and flooding washed away the RM 2900 bridge in Kingsland, Texas, the Texas DOT has been awarded an emergency contract to rebuild it.
November 7, 2018
Roadbuilding
In national first, TxDOT helping employees become certified in work zone safety
Texas has helped hundreds of its employees earn the Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals. Get more details on Equipment World.
October 26, 2018
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Firefighters hose dead fish off I-40 in N.C. after Florence floodwaters recede
In the aftermath of hurricane Florence, the Penderlea fire department began to hose dead fish off North Carolina's I-40. Watch the video here on Equipment World.
September 27, 2018
Roadbuilding
1st segment of Corpus Christi’s new Harbor Bridge moved to site
The Texas DOT reports that Corpus Christi's new Harbor Bridge has reached a milestone as its first pre-cast segment has been moved to the work site. More here.
September 18, 2018
Roadbuilding
Construction progresses on three V-pier bridges in Fort Worth
Texas Sterling, the contractor, has finished all eight of the V-piers on White Settlement Road Bridge, and construction of the superstructure is underway.
August 16, 2018
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