Construction

1 week ago | constructionmagazine.news | Nathan Medcalf

When complete, the $74.7 million MD 175 (Annapolis Road) improvement project will improve safety and reduce congestion in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The current four-lane undivided roadway is being reconstructed into a six-lane divided roadway. A median will separate the eastbound and westbound MD 175 lanes. The project is part of a $1.97 billion investment in highways and bridges that former Governor Larry Hogan announced in 2015.

3 weeks ago | constructionmagazine.news | Melinda Zimmerman-Boehler

Last year on a spring evening in Los Angeles, California, an American barn owl flew across U.S. Highway 101. Observing biologists cheered with joy. What would seem a commonplace occurrence for this widespread species was anything but. For the first time, biologists led by Travis Longcore, Adjunct Professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, and his six-member team of researchers observed evidence that “a dark spot” had been successfully fabricated over U.S. 101.

3 weeks ago | constructionmagazine.news | Debra Wood

The $612 million 183 North Mobility Project upgrades one of the most congested roadways in Texas to provide a more reliable route for the 190,000 vehicles driving on the highway daily in the Austin area.

3 weeks ago | constructionmagazine.news | Melinda Zimmerman-Boehler

Along the Ocean Highway at the border of Georgia and South Carolina, two new bridges under construction will not only accommodate modern truckloads but also withstand a vessel collision, hurricane storm surge, and even a seismic event. Design-build delivery allowed the team to maximize the contractor’s strengths while minimizing project costs and impacts to area marshlands.

1 month ago | constructionmagazine.news | Julie Devine

When David Lincoln, Senior Vice President at Rosendin, toured a solar panel manufacturer’s facility, he took note of the robotic arms that helped move panels through the production process. That got him thinking how similar technology could help his teams on solar construction projects. When he returned to his hotel, he did what many inventors do — he sketched ideas on a napkin. He then shared the concept with Rosendin’s research and development department. That was 2019.