Emily Buenzle - Thu August 24, 2017
Navy Awards Contracts Totaling Over $101M for Projects in Hawaii, Guam
The U.S. Navy recently awarded contracts to two construction companies totaling over $101 million for projects in Hawaii and Guam, according to a news release. Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. received a contract of over $60 million for the construction of two facilities at the Marine Corps base in Kaneohe, HI....
Wed August 16, 2017
ShakeCast Software Refines Bridge Inspection
State bridge inspectors will be able to provide a faster, more targeted response in ensuring public safety the next time an earthquake rolls across Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is now implementing the use of ShakeCast, a program created by the U.S....
Wed August 16, 2017
OTC: Bridges Improving, Withstanding Earthquakes; Awards $19M in Contracts
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission's Aug. 7 meeting include a presentation on the Oklahoma Department of Transportation's new system for inspecting bridges after earthquakes, an update on improving bridge conditions and approval of contracts to replace a U.S.-412/U.S.-64 bridge near Keystone Dam in Tulsa County and rehabilitate bridges on SH-117 in Creek County and U.S.-69 in McIntosh County....
Wed August 16, 2017
Feds Fund Hawaii Military Projects
On July 13, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill for fiscal year 2018. U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), ranking member of the Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, worked to include $266.3 million for military construction and upgrade projects across Hawaii and $78.4 billion that will benefit veterans' programs, including those in Hawaii....
Chuck Harvey - Wed August 16, 2017
MDT Makes Improvements on U.S. Highway 212
Work has rolled into its ninth month on a $23.2 million Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) project to reconstruct about 9.9 mi. of U.S. Highway 212 from Rockvale to south of Laurel. The stretch of highway is located within Carbon and Yellowstone counties....
Wed August 16, 2017
Navy Battalion Volunteers to Build Housing on Navajo Nation
GALLUP, N.M. (AP) A Navy battalion is wrapping up its second summer of volunteering to build housing on the Navajo Nation for those who otherwise could not afford it. The Gallup Independent reports the Navy New Mexico Construction Battalion 22, or the Seabees, partnered with the Southwest Indian Foundation and the Navajo Housing Authority to construct modular homes on the reservation....
Tue August 15, 2017
Got Dirt? Earthmoving Role in Building SMF
Building a freeway requires moving a lot of dirt, particularly for the roadway surface, and to build bridge and wall foundations, embankments and connecting ramps. For the 22-mi. Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, the largest-ever highway project in Arizona, crews will haul and compact about 10 million cu....
Tue August 15, 2017
Transportation Board OKs Contract for ADOT Wrong-Way Detection System
Construction of a first-in-the-nation system to detect wrong-way vehicles and alert law enforcement and other drivers was scheduled to begin in early August following State Transportation Board approval of the contract for installation....
Tue August 15, 2017
New PIRTEK Owner Paula Meyer to Focus on Expanding Tucson Market
PIRTEK, a fluid transfer solutions company, has a new owner operating its PIRTEK Palo Verde location in Tucson. Paula Meyer acquired the franchise in May. Meyer's story is of the “silver lining” variety....
Tue August 15, 2017
Part of Pecos Road Closing for South Mountain Freeway
The city of Phoenix opened its Chandler Boulevard extension between 27th and 19th Avenues on July 28. Due to the opening, Pecos Road west of 17th Avenue will close permanently for construction of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway....
