Roads
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The largest road project in Georgia’s state history is just about finished as officials with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced that the Northwest Corridor Express Lanes project should wrap up by late summer.
The 30 miles of reversible express lanes stretch down parts of I-...
With Allplan Engineering, 2018 engineers can conveniently generate a 3D model of the reinforcement of double-curved supporting structures with varying cross-sections.
With an arched span of 869 ft, a superstructure length of 1,369 ft and a height of 772 ft above the valley floor, the Tamina Bridge—planned by the engineering office Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner (LAP)—is the largest arched bridge in Switzerland. LAP used Allplan Engineering to create the structural...
Eric Urness, P.E., central regional vice president with Interstate Engineering in Mandan, N.D., was working on plans to reconstruct a 11.5-mile section of BIA Rte. 6 from 86th Ave. to 31st Street in Mountrail County, N.D. Due to the recent growth of the oil industry in this area there has been a...
Several years ago, the city of Milwaukee was experiencing issues with their cast-iron manhole risers installed throughout the area. “They’re usually fine, but on occasion they would slip or rattle out, and that led to car damage and claims—there was definitely room for improvement,” said Milwaukee’...
Alkali-silica reaction (ASR), commonly known as “concrete cancer,” is a chemical reaction that can wreak havoc on concrete structures and accelerate deterioration. This corrosive force is quite prevalent in concrete bridge rails and can cause a number of issues, such as negatively affecting the...
Following the collapse of a section of Rte. 30 in East Pittsburgh, crews are continuing to remove debris caused by the ensuing landslide and aiding residents of local homes and apartment complexes displaced by the event.
The road buckled and fell more than 30 ft down a deep embankment over...
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is dealing with the situation no agency wants to face: a major road collapse. A portion of Rte. 30 in East Pittsburgh collapsed, causing a landslide that destroyed an apartment complex below and has led to the need for demolition of another...
Work on I-90 in the Chicagoland area in the summer of 2016.
The rapidly deteriorating condition of Illinois roads, bridges, and transit systems is producing increased congestion and vehicle maintenance costs, and the annual cost of needed repairs currently stands at $4.6 billion per year, according to a new study released today by the Illinois Economic...
The intersection at Margaret and Williams Street, which sees an ADT volume of 9,900 vehicles.
The village of Thornton, Ill., is about 25 miles south of downtown Chicago and 4 miles west of the Illinois/Indiana border, situated with access to the Illinois Tri-State Tollway, Illinois Rte. 1 (Halsted Street) and I-80.
The western portion of Thornton sits above 400-ft-deep sedimentary...
The first steps in major construction work on the I-66 toll lanes between the Capital Beltway and Gainesville, Va., is set to begin as soon as this weekend.
The Virginia Department of Transportation and the private companies set to build and operate the lanes under a decades-long deal expect to...
With a total investment cost of around 1 billion Swiss francs, a high-quality superstructure for services is emerging that will provide a usable area of 180,000 square meters at the foot of the Butzenbüel hill and within walking distance of the Zurich Airport terminal. As soon as January 2015, the...
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is moving forward with plans to create interstate lanes designated solely for commercial vehicles on I-75.
According to GDOT, the truck-only lane project would be the first of its kind in the U.S. The department plans to hire a general engineering...
Wilkin County, Minn., has stabilized an estimated 80 miles of gravel surface roadways and 30 miles of full-depth reclamation projects with the same base stabilizer. The county had a stabilized full-depth reclamation project scheduled for Wilkin County Highway #8 in 2014.
"Due to some unforeseen...
An I-4 Ultimate construction worker has died after a rebar cage fell and struck him in Orlando, officials said.
SGL Constructors, the P3 joint venture operating the project on I-4, said Michael Tolman, 56, died after being struck around 9:45 a.m. Thursday at an I-4 west on-ramp at South Street...
The Owl Canyon Corridor in northern Larimer County, Colo., is an 11-mile section of Larimer County Road 70 and 72 that serves as an important connection between U.S. Highway 287 and I-25. The westernmost three miles of the corridor is non-paved, consisting of a treated gravel surface.
As the...
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has made a final decision to convert U.S. 89 into a full freeway in Davis and Weber counties to connect Interstates 15 and 84.
UDOT approved and released late Tuesday a final state environmental study, making its decision for the new freeway final....
Prior to 2010, New Jersey handled its oversize/overweight (OS/OW) permitting manually through the Motor Vehicle Commission using a non-route-specific paper process. To increase public safety and protect the state’s infrastructure, however, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)...
Image: LaDOTD
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) announced plans for the department to move forward with soliciting partners for its very first public-private partnership (P3).
The P3 venture would provide the estimated $122 million required to replace the Belle Chasse Tunnel...
The Ventura County Transportation Commission in California recently awarded an engineering contract to add carpool lanes to help relieve congestion on U.S. Highway 101.
The commission awarded a contract of up to $15.2 million to consulting firm WSP for preliminary engineering design and...
The Fast Lane Grant provided $60 million for a $183 million road project on I-10. Image: LADOTD
LOUISIANA:
Protection keeps system exposed
by Bill Wilson, Editorial Director
Nobody wants to put someone to work lining up hospital beds beside a dumpster.
Taking care of the health of any community should always be put in the forefront, even if roads and bridges are left wrapped in bandages....