Irwin Rapoport - Tue December 08, 2015
Feeling the Heat: Crews Race to Repair Span in 18 Days
Early in the morning of July 1, a fire caused by a tanker truck carrying ethanol exploded under a bridge on Interstate 70 on the outerbelt going around Columbus, Ohio. This required emergency work to be done to repair the bridge and adjacent ramp — a $1.186 million Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) contract that went to Shelly & Sands Inc....
ROXANA HEGEMAN - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed December 09, 2015
Construction Disputes Delay Much-Needed Army Hospital
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - The U.S. Army took possession in July of a new hospital at Fort Riley, a project put on the fast track after its 2009 groundbreaking to replace Irwin Army Community Hospital, the oldest Army hospital in the nation....
Dick Rohland - Fri December 04, 2015
Work Wraps Up Along 20-Mile Stretch of I-35 in Owatonna
To the relief of local residents and interstate travelers, a two-year road improvement project sprawling the length and width of a small southern Minnesota town recently ended. The work featured bridge demolition and construction along with nearly 20 mi....
KYLE HIGHTOWER - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri December 04, 2015
World’s Tallest Coaster Coming to Orlando?
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Orlando’s hope of having the world’s tallest roller coaster is one step closer to becoming reality. Orange County’s board of commissioners granted zoning approval Tuesday night for the $500 million Skyplex Orlando project....
Fri December 04, 2015
Auditor Blames State for Costly Bridge Boondoggle
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts Auditor Suzanne Bump’s office blames the state Department of Transportation for excessive delays that have wasted up to $2.6 million in repairs to a Gloucester bridge....
DAVID MCGEE - Bristol Herald Courier - Thu December 03, 2015
Company to Convert Landfill’s Methane Gas Into Electricity
BRISTOL, Va. (AP) - A Virginia firm expects to begin converting methane gas from the city’s landfill into electricity by year’s end. Ingenco Resources Development, a Richmond-based energy production firm, is building a $4.5 million facility that will use gas created by rotting landfill garbage to fuel a series of engines....
Tue December 01, 2015
Friends Work on Historic Lime Rock Park
For many motorsports fans in the Northeast, Lime Rock Park in Salisbury, Conn., is the pinnacle of race tracks and a destination not to be missed. Why? One reason is the track’s unique set up. The 1.5-mi....
Irwin Rapoport - Tue December 01, 2015
Elmwood Bridge to Be Complete by Late 2016
Crews from Concrete Applied Technologies Corporation (Catco) began work on the replacement of the Elmwood Avenue Bridge over N.Y. Route 198 and Scajaquada Creek (Buffalo, Erie County) in late spring 2015, and the plan is to complete the $10.375 million project by December 2016....
Mon November 30, 2015
Ogden Canyon Transportation Study Moving Into Next Phase
The Utah Department of Transportation announced that the second phase of the Ogden Canyon Transportation Study is now underway. Over the past year, UDOT gathered physical information and opinion from the public concerning transportation options through Ogden Canyon....
Cindy Riley - Mon November 30, 2015
UDOT Oversees Ambitious Overhaul of 3 O’clock Drive
An ambitious plan to significantly improve Main Street is being carried out in “The Greatest City in Utah.” In June 2015, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) began the full pavement reconstruction of Tooele City’s SR 36 from 3 O’clock Drive to 1280 North, and pavement rehabilitation from 1280 North to Stansbury Parkway....
