ChicoER News » Crews are laying the last layer of concrete on the Oroville Dam spillway with one day until the state Department of Water Resources’ deadline to have the structure ready to pass flows of 100,000 cubic-feet per second.
Austin American-Statesman » Transportation officials in Texas want to add capacity and toll lanes in both directions to Interstate 35 from Round Rock to Buda, near Austin. They hope to invest $8.1 billion in the 33-mile-long project, which would turn the road into one with three levels.
NPR » Georgia’s Department of Transportation recently gave back $4.3 million dollars in federal funding meant for transportation projects.
Michigan Live » Bay City, Mich., is considering a public-private partnership to upgrade Independence and Liberty bridges, and two companies made pitches to the city commission recently. United Bridge Partners proposes to replace Independence Bridge and repair Liberty Bridge and fund the work through toll revenue, while Florida Drawbridge suggests an initial operations and maintenance contract where […]
Michigan Live » Public water systems in Michigan had lead levels ranging from zero to 82 parts per billion of lead in the first six months of this year, according to records requested by MLive-The Flint Journal through the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette » Advanced Construction Robotics says it has developed an autonomous robot that can tie rebar with only one human worker supervising the operation.