Roadbuilding

Roadbuilding
Notorious Atlanta I-285/I-20 Bottleneck Undergoing $1.7B Revamp
The interchange ranks as the 10th worst freight bottleneck in America and is being widened and reconstructed.
August 1, 2025
A rendering of Legacy Infrastructure Contractors' proposed design for the interchange.
Roadbuilding
Massachusetts Bridge Project Reduces Girders Needed with High-Performance Steel
The girders, which are being installed, will form the foundation to replace a structurally deficient bridge over I-495.
July 31, 2025
MAS crews worked for several nights in a row to install the first girders, seen here.
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Roadbuilding
South Carolina Crowe Creek Bridge Collapses Before Scheduled Replacement
Built in 1968, the bridge was rated in “fair” condition during its last inspection this spring.
July 28, 2025
The Crowe Creek Road Bridge, seen here, partially collapsed shortly after a truck surpassing its weight limit drove over it.
Roadbuilding
NCDOT Awards $337M Contract for Expanding Interstate 85
A new lane will be added in each direction to bring I-85 to eight lanes with a 26-foot median.
July 25, 2025
A rendering of a future section of I-85 in North Carolina. Construction is expected to start next summer and finish in 2029.
Roadbuilding
NCDOT to Mine Rock from National Forest for Rebuilding Hurricane-Damaged I-40
Rock will be extracted from a 33-acre site in the Pisgah National Forest for repairing a section washed out by Hurricane Helene.
July 24, 2025
After being heavily damaged by Hurricane Helene in September 2024, I-40 in North Carolina partially reopened in March.
Safety
Worker Death Leads Iowa DOT to Deploy One-Person Pothole Patcher
After an employee was killed in a work zone, IDOT bought the Cimline Durapatcher for one worker to perform the patching process from the cab.
July 21, 2025
After an employee was killed in a work zone, IDOT bought the Cimline Durapatcher so one worker can perform the entire pothole patching process from inside the cab.
Roadbuilding
Trump Backs $10B Autonomous Freight Corridor Between U.S. and Mexico
Green Corridors plans to break ground in 36 months and estimates operations will begin in 2031.
July 16, 2025
The project promises reduced commercial wait times at the border and 24/7 commercial traffic.
Roadbuilding
Wyoming DOT Deploys Foamed-Glass Aggregate to Repair Teton Pass Slide
A year of work in the western Wyoming mountains using foamed glass aggregate will soon wrap up.
July 14, 2025
The foamed-glass aggregate has comparable strength to traditional stone aggregate but is 85% lighter, according to Aero Aggregates.
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This S.C. Contractor Wins at Low-Bid Contracts with Efficiency & Speed
"In order to be low bid, you’ve got to get out here and figure out how to get it done quicker than the competition and more efficient.”
July 14, 2025
Lindler's Construction has grown to handle large interstate work like the I-26 widening in Lexington and Calhoun counties where it is a subcontractor for CR Jackson.
Roadbuilding
Acrow Superprops Support I-10 Bridge Project in New Mexico
The high-strength steel shores were used to support bridges on the interstate construction project.
July 10, 2025
In a horizontal configuration, Superprop shores can also function as a truss support system.
Roadbuilding
Design Revealed for New $3.6B Brent Spence Bridge Between Ohio and Kentucky
The new bridge will be built as a companion structure just west of the existing structure as a bi-level, cable-stayed design.
July 9, 2025
A new rendering of the future Brent Spence Bridge corridor shows the northbound crossing of the Ohio River into Cincinnati.
Roadbuilding
North Carolina DOT Trains Former Convicts for Transportation Work
Five former prisoners were trained on such tasks as operating heavy equipment, directing traffic and surveying property and have been hired.
July 7, 2025
Jahwon Hartsfield (right) was recently hired as a transportation worker by NCDOT.
Roadbuilding
Watch Remote-Control Cat Dozers, Excavator Tackle Big Sur Landslide (Video)
D8 dozers and an excavator are being operated by Cat Command from a trailer 1,000 feet away to keep workers out of dangerous conditions.
July 2, 2025
The Regent's Slide has kept a section of Highway 1 near Big Sur closed since February 2024. Conditions are so dangerous, Caltrans District 5 brought in Cat Command stations to operate dozers and an excavator from a trailer 1,000 feet from harm's way.
Roadbuilding
$933M Contract Awarded to Widen, Improve Part of I-95 in Florida
The corridor will be widened to improve traffic flow and emergency evacuation routes, as well as upgrade intersections.
July 1, 2025
Prince Contracting has previously worked on almost 17 miles of Interstate 95 in Florida DOT's District 4.
Roadbuilding
SCDOT Awards Contract for $825M Widening of I-95 with New Savannah River Bridge
A study found the corridor ranked among the worst rural interstates in the U.S. for freight mobility.
June 30, 2025
The project will take I-95 from four to six lanes toward the existing median and replace bridges over the Savannah River.
Roadbuilding
Judge: USDOT Can't Block State Funding Over ICE Cooperation
Attorney generals from 20 states secured a preliminary injunction to stop immigration cooperation requirements.
June 26, 2025
Judge McConnell stated the 20 suing states would face “irreparable and continuing harm” if Duffy’s immigration requirements continue.
Roadbuilding
Contractors File Counterclaim in Suit Over Emergency Closure of I-195 Washington Bridge
Two defendants in the state's lawsuit regarding the failed bridge say RIDOT neglected to perform an inspection recommended over 30 years ago.
June 23, 2025
Rhode Island's attorney general sued 13 companies involved in the design, construction and inspection of one of the state's busiest bridges, which had to be closed in December 2023 after the discovery of a 'critical failure.'
Roadbuilding
Teens Drive on Uncured Concrete Bridge in Nebraska Trying to Get to Coffee Shop
The county had to wait seven days before one of the vehicles stuck on the bridge could be removed.
June 20, 2025
The three teenagers drove around the barriers to reach the nearby Scooter’s Coffee shop.
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