Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 06, 2024
ODOT Comes to Aid After Storms Paralyze Oregon
On a Saturday afternoon in the middle of January, Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Transportation Maintenance Coordinator Jake Jensen was on his way back to the Veneta maintenance station after assisting co-workers with downed trees on a nearby rural highway....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 20, 2024
Caltrans Crews Respond to Atmospheric River Storms
California was hit by two atmospheric river storms in early February that caused extensive flooding, intense winds and power outages to many regions of California, ranging from San Diego to San Francisco and the Bay Area, and as far inland as Death Valley....
WSDOT - Wed July 12, 2023
WSDOT Crews Begin Making Repairs On SR 504 Slide
Following the South Coldwater Slide on State Route 504, also called Spirit Lake Memorial Highway, at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, initial cleanup work has started. On Monday, June 26, contractors working for the Washington State Department of Transportation began an emergency contract for slope stabilization, critical site cleanup and reestablishing basic connectivity for SR 504 to the Johnston Ridge Observatory....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 07, 2023
Crews Respond to 'Bomb Cyclone' Damage Across State
The heavy rains and strong winds that struck California in January, dubbed "bomb cyclones," caused severe devastation in many parts of the state, taking lives and destroying and damaging homes and businesses....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Thu October 07, 2021
VIDEO: Pennsylvania County Taps Storm Recovery Pros to Process Ida Debris
When the remnants of Hurricane Ida barreled up the eastern seaboard in the first few days of September, it brought with it heavy rains and flooding, tornadoes and straight-line winds. The result was multi-million dollars of damage and debris from destroyed homes, uprooted trees and broken infrastructure....
Vermeer - Wed March 17, 2021
Storm Cleanup Crews Aid Midwest Communities
Just months after it ripped its way through the Midwest, the derecho that slammed into the nation's Corn Belt on Aug. 10, 2020, was labeled the costliest thunderstorm disaster in United States history....
Gradall - Tue July 14, 2020
Gradall Introduces Storm Recovery Series Models
Gradall Industries Inc. has introduced a storm recovery series collection of machines designed to help municipalities, counties and contractors handle multiple challenges in the wake of hurricanes, tornadoes and other weather disasters....
Case Construction Equipment - Mon June 01, 2020
Diamond Equipment Supports Team Rubicon Tornado Cleanup in Tennessee
Case Construction Equipment dealer Diamond Equipment is currently supporting Team Rubicon, a veteran-led disaster response organization, in numerous operations throughout the state of Tennessee after a series of tornadoes and heavy storms moved through the region in March and April....
Ransome Attachments - Tue May 26, 2020
Modified Ransome Shark Tooth Splitter Helps Contractor Save Hawaiian Bridge
Nothing good can come of a severe thunderstorm unless you happen to be on the receiving end of an emergency contract to clean up the aftermath. Cushnie Construction Company Inc. encountered this situation on the island of Kauai in Hawaii starting on March 16, 2020....
Associated Press - Thu April 25, 2019
DOT Gets Funds for Debris Removal From Fall '17 Storm
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The federal government said the Maine Department of Transportation will receive more than $900,000 to pay for the cost of debris removal necessitated by a severe fall storm in 2017....
