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Excavators play goalie in a soccer match/demolition derby mashup
The Fastracs Auto Soccer Game in Red Hook, New York, is a mash-up of a soccer game and a demolition derby where they use excavators as goalies. Watch here.
June 14, 2018
Roadbuilding
Georgia DOT calls for drivers to make a pledge to drive safely this holiday season
The roads always get a bit more busy this time of the year as people across the country travel to see family for the holidays. But busier roads often lead to more crashes, so the Georgia Department of Transportation is calling on drivers in the state to take a pledge for safety. And they’ve even enlisted a World […]
November 25, 2015
Business
What World Cup host Brazil can teach the U.S. about ignoring infrastructure needs
In the search for morality tales about the consequences of inadequate investment in infrastructure, it would be hard to top the quagmire of Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city. In a recent article for the BBC, journalist Katia Moskvitch noted that the city’s traffic management agency described a rush hour traffic jam last May as a […]
June 16, 2014
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POLL: Are you watching the World Cup?
You might have heard, but apparently there’s a bit of a soccer tournament going on down in Brazil called the World Cup. The United States takes on Ghana in its first match on Monday at 6 p.m. Eastern. Is that something you’re interested in? Or could you care less? Let us know in the poll […]
June 13, 2014
Safety
Worker killed at World Cup construction site brings tally to 8 deaths
Eight construction workers have died during the construction of the soccer stadiums that will host the World Cup in Brazil, the latest dying in an electrical accident. Muhammad Ali Maciel, 32, died from cardiorespiratory arrest some 30 minutes after suffering an electric shock at the site of Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, according to a report from […]
May 13, 2014
Safety
Two construction workers killed after World Cup stadium collapse in Brazil
As Brazil rushes in preparation of hosting the 2014 World Cup, part of one of the host stadiums near the city of Sao Paulo under construction collapsed Wednesday, killing two workers. The partial collapse of the Arena Corinthians stadium when a crane crashed into a 500-ton metal structure, according to a report from the Associated […]
November 28, 2013
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