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VIDEO: MnDOT says deaths and injuries avoided with ‘Reduced Conflict Intersection’

Equipment World’s Better Roads » The Minnesota Department of Transportation says a new study shows Reduced Conflict Intersections (RCI), which require highway drivers to make a U-turn at an opening in the median instead of a left turn across a highway, are reducing deadly crashes.

Michelle2018-01-12T10:41:36-08:00June 28th, 2017|Highways, Lead Stories, Minnesota|

VIDEO: Watch a runaway big rig skid into an escape ramp on interstate highway

Bradenton Herald » If you’ve ever wondered whether those runaway truck ramps you see in mountainous areas are used, here’s the proof.

Michelle2018-01-12T10:41:42-08:00June 23rd, 2017|California, Highways, Lead Stories, Videos|

Virginia transportation board approves $18.6 billion Six-Year Improvement Program

Equipment World’s Better Roads » The state says the money will pay for more than 3,600 transportation projects.

Michelle2018-01-12T10:41:47-08:00June 22nd, 2017|Funding, Highways, Lead Stories, Roads, Virginia|

HKZMB Concrete Scandal Widens to 55 Other Projects

Macau Daily Times » With more than 300 concrete samples from the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB) considered “problematic” by public authorities, said that the analysis had uncovered another “130 problematic test results, which are probably related to 55 public works projects,” but that these projects do not present a safety risk. HKZMB is a massive design-build project that will connect Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai, three major cities on the Pearl River Delta in China.

Michelle2018-01-17T11:28:10-08:00June 19th, 2017|Bridges, Highways, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, Hospitals, Lead Stories, Philippines|

Idaho Transportation Department prepares for solar eclipse

Associated Press / KTVB » The state has announced it will suspend construction projects and maintenance on most highways during the Aug. 21 eclipse weekend, and officials are developing an incident response plan, expecting that there will be more potential for accidents and congestion.

Michelle2022-04-22T07:58:37-08:00June 18th, 2017|Idaho, Lead Stories, Roads|

Oroville Crisis Triggers Rethinking of California Dam Management

KQED Science » Much like the spillway itself, faith in the ability of the agency managing the project is showing some cracks. “This is an institutional failure,” says Ron Stork of Friends of the River, at a recent legislative oversight hearing. “That dam has not been safe since it was constructed.”

Michelle2018-01-12T10:58:52-08:00May 16th, 2017|California, Dams, Lead Stories, Oroville Dam|