Highway construction - Articles - Page 20

States Test Alternative Road Funding

Highway funding is stuck in low gear, but DOTs are exploring alternatives based on vehicle miles driven

November 23, 2016

As the incoming Trump administration looks for ways to fund its massive $1-trillion infrastructure plan, it could find answers by looking toward the states—in particular, Colorado, California and Oregon.

Flexible Seattle Off-Ramp Would Retain Shape in Quake

Tim Newcomb

November 23, 2016

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Moving from the lab to the field, a highway off-ramp bridge under construction in Seattle features memory-retaining metal rods and bendable concrete designed to provide the structure with flexibility sufficient to withstand a major seismic event.

How to Measure for Pursuit of Profitable Construction Work Only

Thomas C. Schleifer PhD

November 23, 2016

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Project failures don’t just happen. Failed projects are deliberately sought out and pursued by overeager contractors.

Settlement Reached in California Toll-Road Extension Dispute

November 16, 2016

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A controversial plan to extend Orange County, Calif.’s state Route 241 Foothills-South toll road through a coastal state park has been dropped following a legal settlement between the region’s toll-road authorities and a coalition of environmental groups.

Civil Infrastructure Design Gets Boost From Bentley and Topcon

Tom Sawyer

Janice L. Tuchman

November 16, 2016

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The rise of cloud services, vendor partnerships and software refinement is supporting increasing multi-vendor interoperability of project data for the design, construction and management of roads and bridges.

Highway/Bridge, Best Project - U.S. 31 Hamilton County Reconstruction

November 14, 2016

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The transformation of 12 miles of signalized roadway into a full freeway was no easy task.

Engineering Software

Bentley Consolidates Road Design Suite as Part of a Broad Lift to Connected Cloud

Move is part of a transition to enabling wide data exchange via Microsoft Azure servers

Janice L. Tuchman

Tom Sawyer

November 2, 2016

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Bentley Systems announces ‘Open Roads’ to consolidate civil brands and also describes its intent to link its cloud services platform with that of Topcon's and others for seamless data exchange

Tennessee Dept. of Transportation - Fast Fix 8

Highway/Heavy Best Project - Tennessee DOT Fast Fix 8

November 1, 2016

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The Tennessee Dept. of Transportation (TDOT) awarded Kiewit Infrastructure South a $62-million contract for accelerated bridge construction, or ABC, involving the demolition and reconstruction of eight bridges along Interstate 40 in Nashville.

Highway/Heavy, Award of Merit - Gasparilla Island North Swing Bridge Replacement

November 1, 2016

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The new Gasparilla Island swing bridge spans the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida. Since

Fla. Opts for Quick Repair of State Road That Collapsed During Hurricane Matthew

Scott Judy

October 26, 2016

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Gov. Rick Scott (R) on Oct. 20 directed the Florida Dept. of Transportation to expedite restoration of a 1.3-mile-long stretch of state Road A1A in Flagler Beach, Fla., that had collapsed as a result of Hurricane Matthew-induced storm surge.