Mon June 27, 2016
Fleeing Burglar Vs. Construction Site: Guess Who Lost
The Website Syracuse is reporting that New York State troopers chasing a burglary suspect last week got an assist from a huge gap in the road in Fayetteville. State police responded at 2 p.m. June 16 to a call for a burglary in progress at a home on Gates Road in Pompey....
Thu June 23, 2016
This Is What Happens When People Don't Pay Attention When Driving Through Construction Zones
Local Massachusetts news affiliate NEWS10 is reporting that police say a construction sign went through a man's windshield after he crashed into it on Route 495 Tuesday night. The incident happened at around 7:45 p.m....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed June 22, 2016
Accidents Spur Comprehensive List of Crane Safety Recommendations
The Crane Technical Working Group released an interim report on June 10 that includes 23 recommendations in regard to crane safety. The group was established by New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Buildings Commission Rick Chandler following a crane collapse on Feb....
Wed June 22, 2016
Construction Business Owner Dies After 15-Foot Fall
The Central Penn Business Journal is reporting that the man involved in an accident at a Lebanon County, Pennsylvania farm Monday morning has died, according to township officials. Nathan Halteman, 52, owner of Halteman Construction in Bethel Township, died after rescue crews extracted him from an accident where he fell into the bottom of a 15-foot deep trench at a job site at Triple-M-Farms in South Lebanon Township, according to Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick and police and fire officials....
Wed June 22, 2016
VIDEO: How New Steel Barriers Could Alter the Construction Industry, Road Safety
Local Pueblo news affiliate KOAA is reporting that construction sites could soon look a whole lot different. Concrete barriers have been around for decades, but a new steel barrier hitting the market could change the game and the only place you can get it here in Colorado is Pueblo....
Tue June 21, 2016
Texas Oil, Gas Regulator Dashes Army Corps' Drilling Rule
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) Texas' oil and gas regulator has challenged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' authority to ban hydraulic fracturing and limit injection wells near a North Texas dam. In a letter sent to the corps on Thursday, Kimberly Corley, Texas Railroad Commission executive director questioned restrictions the corps announced last week that would ban fracking within 4,000 ft....
Frank Bajak and Seth Borenstein - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue June 21, 2016
Climate Change, Over Development Worsen Houston Floods
HOUSTON (AP) With clay soil and tabletop-flat terrain, Houston has endured flooding for generations. Its 1,700 mi. (2,736 km) of man-made channels struggle to dispatch storm runoff to the Gulf of Mexico....
Fri June 17, 2016
Delaware OKs Hazardous Duty Pay for Transportation Workers
(AP) - The state Senate has approved a bill authorizing hazardous duty pay for state transportation workers. The bill, which would cost taxpayers an estimated $2.5 million annually, was approved on a 13-8 party line vote Thursday, with one Republican joining majority Democrats....
Thu June 16, 2016
Two Texas Sinkholes Are Getting Bigger. More Dangerous
The International Business Times is reporting that two giant sinkholes in Texas are getting bigger and are at risk of collapsing – the effects of which could be "catastrophic", scientists have warned....
Thu June 16, 2016
Contractor Fined Over NFL Stadium Death
The website Bizjournals is reporting that an investigation into the death of a U.S. Bank Stadium construction worker has led to fines against builder M.A. Mortenson Co. and contractor Berwald Roofing Co....
