Brenda Ruggiero - Tue September 15, 2015
VDOT Embarks on $31.5M Project to Replace Bridge Near Pentagon
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) recently began a bridge replacement project near the Pentagon in Arlington County, Va. The $31.5 million project replaces the Route 27 (Washington Boulevard) bridge over Route 110 (Jefferson Davis Highway)....
Tue September 15, 2015
Whitfield County Finds Success Patching Potholes
At the conclusion of a recent quarterly meeting and luncheon of the northwest Georgia branch of the APWA (American Public Works Association), the Whitfield County Georgia Public Works Department held a demonstration of its Stepp Manufacturing SRM asphalt recycler....
Wed September 16, 2015
What Did Workers Unearth in Seattle?
SEATTLE (AP) - An archaeological survey to clear the way for construction near a mall has unearthed thousands of stone tools crafted at least 10,000 years ago. ”We were pretty amazed,’ archaeologist Robert Kopperl, who led the field investigation, told The Seattle Times (http://goo.gl/bVH7Oq )....
Wed September 16, 2015
Manhattan Opens Something it Hasn’t in 25 Years
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City’s first new subway station in a quarter-century opened Sunday, linking Times Square to a booming neighborhood on Manhattan’s far West Side at 34th Street. ”This is really a monumental day for the city,’ Mayor Bill de Blasio told hundreds of guests at the inauguration for the gleaming No....
David Holsted - HARRISON DAILY TIMES - Mon September 14, 2015
Cabin Rental Owner Builds 94-Foot Suspension Bridge in Arkansas
MARSHALL, Ark. (AP) Rod Corley had a problem. Though he had fallen in love with the hills and woods surrounding his cabins in Searcy County, when Rush Creek flooded he was cut off from the world, the Harrison Daily Times reported....
Tue September 15, 2015
Project Makes a Splash
Dubbed "the newest aquarium in the nation's oldest city," the St. Augustine Aquarium will serve as one of Florida's splashiest tourist attractions once construction is complete. The privately-funded, $8 million dollar project consists of 250,000 gallons of indoor and outdoor marine exhibits, including a snorkel adventure, zip line, shipwreck reef tank, stingray encounter and other smaller exhibits....
Mon September 14, 2015
Army Corps Lambastes VA for Construction Boondoggles
AURORA, Colo (AP).- Huge cost overruns and long delays at new VA hospitals in Colorado, Florida and Louisiana were caused by multiple design changes, mismanaged contracts or poor budget controls, according to Army Corps of Engineers reports released Thursday....
Fri September 11, 2015
I-69 Construction Work Blamed for Damage to Rural Roads
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Some southern Monroe County residents say contractors building a section of the Interstate 69 extension are ripping up their rural, two-lane roads by using them to take heavy machinery and materials to construction sites....
Thu September 10, 2015
Mich. Officials Launch ’Smart’ Roads Initiative
DETROIT (AP) Highway officials are beginning to install sensors and cameras that will be able to provide construction, traffic and weather updates to motorists on roads near Detroit. The Michigan Department of Transportation recently installed 17 of the devices along 20 mi....
Thu September 10, 2015
Indiana Agency Considers Options for Historic Bridge
BOWLING GREEN, Ind. (AP) A bridge over the Eel River in Clay County has to be replaced because heavy use over the past 80 years has caused its structure to deteriorate, according to Indiana transportation officials....
