Skanska Wins $249M Contract to Dehumidify Longest Suspension Bridge in Americas
The dehumidification system will be added on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge’s main cables to prevent corrosion...
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Ben Thorpe
07:20
Arizona DOT Workers Save Woman from Drowning After She Was Trapped in Canal Overnight
Staying afloat while grabbing onto a tire, she was saved by the workers forming a human chain...
Ben Thorpe
23:22
WVDOT Tests Advanced Bridge Monitoring System on Ohio River Span
The system can detect stress and damage in real time, enabling engineers to catch problems earlier...
Ben Thorpe
23:20
Oregon Replaces State’s Oldest Swing Span with New Earthquake-Resilient Bridge
The new five-span bridge features steel haunched plate girders on drilled shaft interior bents and driven piling end bents...
Ben Thorpe
23:19
$161M Akron Beltway Central Interchange Project Nears Completion
The contract was awarded to Ruhlin and Shelly & Sands Joint Venture, and work began in Summer 2021...
Ben Thorpe
12:22
Proposed $300M Sacramento “Basket Handle” Bridge to Replace 113-Year-Old Span
The project’s lead architect, TYLin, won the bridge’s design competition with its “Spring” concept...
Ben Thorpe
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Deere Reports 26% Drop in Q3 Profit; Construction Equipment Sales Slide
Ongoing tariff wars and an increasingly competitive North American construction equipment market continue to hit revenue and profit...
Ben Thorpe
02:20
USDOT Overhauls $5B Electric Charging Infrastructure Program, Cuts Biden-Era Requirements
New guidance ends a six-month freeze on funding to states for EV charging stations approved by Congress under the 2021
Ben Thorpe
22:20
Ritchie Bros. Parent Reports Declining Construction Equipment Sales as Buyers Hold Back
Commercial construction equipment buyers are taking a "wait-and-see" approach, RB Global says...
Ben Thorpe
22:28
Komatsu Partners with Pronto to Bring Autonomous Dump Trucks to Quarries of All Sizes
The retrofit technology is designed to be simpler and more affordable, enabling all-day hauling with minimal human input...
