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Semi smashes raised, fully loaded end dump trailer right into a bridge
Every time you see one of these raised dump bed disaster stories, you can’t help but wonder “How did the driver not know?” That goes doubly in this instance, captured in the video below, which occurred earlier this month along Highway 40 near Montreal. According to Le Journal de Montreal, drivers traveling alongside a semi […]
April 26, 2018
MoDOT performs 9-foot slide of Poplar Street bridge
Various images and a video from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) show the “slide” of the eastbound I-64/I-55 Poplar Street Bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Missouri and Illinois. MoDOT moved the bridge 9 feet to the south March 31 as part of a project that will add an additional lane to the […]
April 26, 2018
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Crews implode historic Lake Barkley Bridge in Ky.
The old U.S. 68/KY 80 Lake Barkley Bridge in Canton, Ky., was demolished on Wednesday morning, April 11, 2018. Crews used explosives to take down the 90-year-old historic bridge. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet closed the new replacement bridge running alongside the old one during the explosion and reopened it after crews checked to […]
April 23, 2018
Construction Equipment
Time-lapse chronicles offseason-long demolition and reconstruction of Wrigley Field’s lower level
Long before Cubs pitchers and catchers reported for spring training for the 2018 Major League Baseball season, construction crews had reported to Wrigley Field to perform a major renovation of the historic stadium’s lower level. A time-lapse video from EarthCam shows the lengthy renovation in its entirety. You can check it out below. According to […]
April 19, 2018
Roadbuilding
From demo to done, PennDOT uses precast concrete for quick I-78 bridge project
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 5-0 reports that its Interstate 78 project in Berks County, which featured multiple bridges built using innovative construction practices and precast concrete materials, was successfully completed in 8.5 months, rather than four years. All six bridges were completely designed and constructed with prestressed and precast concrete members produced […]
April 18, 2018
Roadbuilding
Is this guy building his own off ramp on the N.Y. Thruway?
After a years-long dispute with the state of New York over allegedly untaxed cigarette sales, one member of the Seneca Nation of Indians may be taking his beef with the state one step further with what some drivers and at least one local news outlet say appears to be the construction of an unapproved off-ramp […]
April 12, 2018
Construction Equipment
Fla. crane collapse narrowly misses workers
A crane fell at about 8:30 a.m. April 5 at the construction site for a new headquarters for the St. Petersburg Police Department barely missing several workers on the scene. In a video released by the Police Department workers can be seen running as the crane falls. Crane Falls Crane Falls at New Police Headquarters […]
April 6, 2018
Vocational
Dump truck dumps load to evade police in chase that ends off-road
This next dash cam video looks like it’s straight out of the Dukes of Hazzard. If only the late Waylon Jennings could have done a voice-over… It all started with a domestic disturbance call last Wednesday in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. When a Dodge County Sheriff’s Office deputy showed up to help, Theodore Tamminga wanted none […]
April 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
Miami bridge collapse survivor tells story, files lawsuit
A survivor of the Miami bridge collapse that killed six people, including his friend, tells his story in this report aired by WSVN-TV Monday. Richard Humble sat next to his attorney, as he told journalists of the catastrophic failure and aftermath
April 4, 2018
Roadbuilding
Last road panel installed in Seattle SR-99 tunnel dug by Bertha
The Washington State Department of Transportation reports that the last of 1,152 road panels have been installed on the new State Route 99 tunnel, which will replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct. The panels form the lower deck of the double-deck highway, which will allow drivers to travel under downtown Seattle as a bypass or stay […]
April 2, 2018
Construction Equipment
Watch a loader be dismantled and rebuilt in this time-lapse
To promote its Certified New Life Refurbishment program, Volvo put together a time-lapse of a loader rebuild that’s a pretty great way of wasting 3 minutes of your day. Volvo says the video takes you “step-by-step” through the entire process of dismantling a loader and rebuilding it as a refurbished model. Volvo says this type […]
March 29, 2018
Construction Equipment
Excavator’s ramp of logs fails miserably
After what must have been a fairly long and tedious setup of creating a DIY ramp out of a series of large logs, this entire maneuver goes wrong with the snap of a finger. As you can see in the video below, there’s nothing rushed about this operation. But not long after the excavator starts […]
March 22, 2018
Construction Equipment
Equipment makers launch ad with workers telling Trump to ‘just say no’ to tariffs
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has released a new ad that urges President Donald Trump to not follow through with his plan to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The video includes equipment manufacturing workers voicing how the move will hurt manufacturing jobs and the industry, making it harder to for U.S. companies […]
March 19, 2018
Roadbuilding
Quick implosion downs old Savanna Bridge over Miss. River
Within seconds, a bridge connecting Illinois and Iowa over the Mississippi River came down in one giant blast. Watch videos of the March 9 demolition: The bridge was built in 1932 between Savanna, Illinois, and Sabula, Iowa, and at 20 feet wide was too narrow to handle wider vehicles that often overlapped the center line. […]
March 14, 2018
Roadbuilding
Mont. university develops affordable ultra-high performance concrete for state DOT
Researchers at Montana State University (MSU) have developed an ultra-high performance concrete that is approximately five times stronger than regular concrete, according to a university press release. The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) asked Michael Berry, a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, if the university’s Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering could help develop a more affordable, non-proprietary […]
March 13, 2018
Roadbuilding
‘Dozer Dave’ from TV’s Gold Rush, signs asphalt slab funding petition at World of Asphalt
Dave Turin, “Dozer Dave” from the hit TV show Gold Rush, offered his support for infrastructure funding by signing an asphalt slab petition at the World of Asphalt and AGG1 show last week in Houston. “My heart and my passion is building roads. I grew up building roads and my family still builds roads,” Turin […]
March 12, 2018
Roadbuilding
Time-lapse captures reconstruction of 225-year-old bridge — the oldest in N.J.
The Work Zone Cam time-lapse video below shows the reconstruction and reopening of the oldest stone arch bridge in Princeton, New Jersey, the 225-year-old Stony Brook Bridge on Route 206. The bridge partially collapsed after heavy rains in February 2016 and was closed, NJ.com reports. Emergency repairs allowed it to open temporarily, but the damage […]
March 9, 2018
Roadbuilding
States test solar-powered markers on dark streets
The Idaho Department of Transportation is testing out new solar-powered LED raised pavement markers to try to improve safety on dark streets. The department purchased 600 of the raised markers, which store solar energy during the day and then automatically illuminate when the sun goes down, the Idaho DOT says. The first 100 markers were […]
March 9, 2018
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