Thu October 22, 2015
Contractor in Jail Project Case Gets His Day in Court
DETROIT (AP) - A misdemeanor charge has been dismissed against a contractor on a Wayne County jail project that went millions of dollars over budget. The Detroit News reports (http://detne.ws/1LGXIyr ) that the willful neglect of duty as a public official charge was dismissed Monday in court against Anthony Parlovecchio....
JEFF RICHARDSON - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Wed October 21, 2015
DOT Chief Brings Creative Approach to Winter Road Maintenance
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - Dan Schacher had a pretty straightforward job when he began work as an Alaska Department of Transportation heavy equipment operator. For about half the year, it would get cold and stay cold in Fairbanks....
Brenda Ruggiero - Tue October 20, 2015
Ten-Year Renewal Project Begins at the Cannon House
The Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C., the oldest Congressional office building outside of the Capitol Building, is undergoing a complete renewal process scheduled to take approximately 10 years....
Irwin Rapoport - Tue October 20, 2015
Route 400 Bridge Replacement Under Way
The $10,075,436 replacement of the two bridges at Route 400 over Route 240 (Harlem Road) will be completed next year when Nichols, Long & Moore Construction replaces the two parallel bridges over two weekends....
Jeff Winke - Sat October 17, 2015
Contractor Uses Technology to Upgrade Alaskan Roads
For most people the acronym, JSCCR, is a definite puzzler. What it stands for is Juniper, Spruce, Cranberry, Cottonwood and Rose, which are the names of the roads in a heavily-wooded residential subdivision located in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in southern Alaska, not far from Palmer, Alaska....
Mon October 19, 2015
Construction Begins on World’s Longest and Highest Glass Bridge
The website ibtimes is reporting that China has begun construction on what it claims will be the longest and tallest glass-bottom bridge in the world. The bridge will be suspended across Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon in Hunans scenic Zhangjiajie National Park, which has claims to have inspired visuals for James Camerons 2009 film Avatar....
Thu October 15, 2015
ODOT Finds a Way to Reuse I-5 Beams
Need tickets to a sold-out concert? Check Craigslist. Looking for a new apartment? Check Craigslist. In the market for bridge beams 93 to 115 ft. (28.3 to 35 m) long? You probably won’t find them on Craigslist, but you could through the state-agency equivalent: an interoffice memo....
Chuck Harvey - Thu October 15, 2015
Project Aims to Ease Congestion on Route 66
Near the bottom of San Bernardino County’s Cajon Pass, work is proceeding on the Devore Interchange Project at the intersection of California’s I-15 and I-215 freeways. The project is designed to reduce congestion and accidents at the interchange, which is described as one of the worst grade-related bottleneck spots in the United States....
Tony Adams - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Tue October 13, 2015
$1.8M Upgrade to Begin at National Infantry Museum
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) The transition from the IMAX system that has anchored the National Infantry Museum theater for six years to a digital laser projection system expected to wow customers with illuminated high-definition technology is now under way....
Mary Esch - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed October 14, 2015
Proposed Pipeline to Run Through ’Secret Sites’
SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) - A federal law aimed at preventing looting of historic sites is keeping officials in upstate New York from finding out details about three spots along the route of a planned natural gas pipeline that contain prehistoric artifacts....
