Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 10, 2018
STP Puts 'One Smart Tunnel' SR 99 Systems to the Test
The new roads inside Seattle's $1.4 billion double deck tunnel are now complete with Seattle Tunnel Partners installing the last of 1,152 road panels that make up the lower — northbound — roadway in early March....
Eric Olson - Fri March 23, 2018
Answers Remain Elusive in Miami Footbridge Collapse
The deadly collapse of the pedestrian bridge at Miami's Florida International University (FIU) on March 14 is likely to have been caused by a combination of factors, according to bridge and structural engineers....
Associated Press - Thu March 22, 2018
Panel Fails During Construction of Oregon State University Building
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Construction on portions of the new College of Forestry building at Oregon State University has been halted after a large section of subflooring made of cross-laminated timber gave way between the second and third stories....
Tue March 06, 2018
Ohio Turnpike Shows Gains in Safety, Free Flow Traffic
Even with another record-breaking increase in traffic, the Ohio Turnpike managed to keep the roadway free from traffic backups 99.8 percent of the time in 2017. More importantly, the number of fatalities due to traffic crashes declined from 12 in 2016 and 11 in 2015 to six in 2017....
Mon February 19, 2018
Mayor de Blasio Announces Plan to Install Security Bollards
Mayor Bill de Blasio and the city's Security Infrastructure Working Group announced plans to bring permanent perimeter barriers, or bollards, to high-profile sites and to create a process to streamline their design and construction....
Tue February 13, 2018
ITD Implements Fatigue-Management Policy for Workers
Idaho's 12,000 lane miles and nearly 2,000 bridges represent a multi-billion-dollar investment by the state's taxpayers. The entire 1,550-member Idaho Transportation Department workforce protects that investment each day, and no group has a more direct impact on the condition of these assets than ITD's maintenance workers....
Thu February 01, 2018
Gilbane Building Company Lauded With Safety Award
Global construction and facilities-related services firm, Gilbane Building Company, was recently honored with a Platinum Safety Award in Building Construction for overall safety performance over the past three years from the Connecticut Construction Industries Association (CCIA)....
Tue January 30, 2018
ADOT's Commercial Truck Course Increases Safety
Drivers in Mexico who have completed innovative safety instruction offered by the Arizona Department of Transportation are proving far less likely to be flagged for safety violations when their vehicles arrive at international ports of entry....
Thu January 18, 2018
OSHA, Local Agencies Team Up to Promote Workplace Safety
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Connecticut Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Division (CONN-OSHA), New Haven Building Trades and Dimeo Construction Company, have established a strategic partnership to promote workplace safety and health, and educate employees on construction hazards during construction of a new science building in New Haven....
Tue January 16, 2018
Phaze Concrete Creates Advanced Training Techniques
Phaze Concrete's work is recognized across the country, but it's the way they have treated their employees that is turning heads. In 2016, the company partnered with the Department of Labor's Department of Apprenticeships....
