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....
Brenda Ruggiero - Mon November 30, 2015
Crews Face Challenges to Repair Colorado Crib Walls
In San Juan and Ouray counties in Colorado, the Colorado Department of Transportation is working on a project to repair five existing crib walls on Red Mountain Pass (U.S. 550). The purpose is to improve the safety and integrity of the roadway by reinforcing the under-highway embankment support walls....
Brenda Ruggiero - Thu November 26, 2015
Innovative Bailey Bridge Improves Safety, Efficiency on $252M I-15 Project
A special conveyor bridge is currently being utilized on a Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) project along I-15 between northern Utah County and Draper. The overall project, valued at $252 million, involves rebuilding a 7-mi....
Cindy Riley - Tue November 24, 2015
World’s First Flat-Rolled Flex Steel Mill Set for 2016
Designed to offer a variety of steels for energy, power and transportation markets, the new, $1.3 billion Big River Steel mill in Osceola, Ark., will be the world’s first flat-rolled flex mill when it opens in mid-2016....
Mon November 23, 2015
Crews Unearth Time Capsule . . . a Bit Too Soon
The website The Blaze is reporting that the excavation for a new building to focus on nanoscale research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is in the early stages of construction, but during the excavation for this something new, construction crews found something old....
MICHAEL R. BLOOD - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon November 30, 2015
Plan for 2024 Olympic Village in L.A. on Shaky Ground
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles’ proposed Olympic village might need a new address. Less than three months after the city was selected as the U.S. candidate for the 2024 Olympic Games, plans to build a sprawling community for 17,000 athletes near downtown appeared to be in doubt and a search is underway for possible alternatives....
Irwin Rapoport - Thu November 19, 2015
Vontz Paving Leads Work on Highway N-11
While the work for the $5.2 million Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) project for the milling, resurfacing and bridge repairs for Highway N-11 in Hall County, Wood River North and South will only begin in April or May next year, Vontz Paving, Inc., based in Hastings, NE is carefully planning for the project that is expected to be completed within three months....
