One small town getting hit by a pair of destructive floods in three years by powerful hurricanes is almost assuredly going to lead to expensive engineering countermeasures. That certainly has been the case the last few years in Lumberton, N.C., where Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and Hurricane Florence in 2018 each caused 1,000-year-floods along the city's Lumber River and inundated sections of Interstate 95, the United States' primary freeway on the East Coast, leading to its partial closure in the Tarheel State's Coastal Plain.... Continue Reading...

Against a stunning backdrop, tireless crews working on the Gordie Howe International Bridge marked a crucial milestone on the multi-year project, which is now in its final phase. "On the morning of June 14, 2024, the final two edge girders were placed on the bridge deck over the Detroit River," said Heather Grondin, chief relations officer of Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA).... Continue Reading...

A key section of Interstate 26 in East Tennessee's Unicoi County has reopened to vehicles just 33 days after catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Helene in Erwin caused the collapse of two parallel freeway bridges over the Nolichucky River.... Continue Reading...

Due in large part to the 2021 IIJA bill, the construction sector is adding jobs to the U.S. economy. In September alone, the industry added 25,000 jobs compared with August. In fact, from September 2023 construction gained 238,000 jobs, which equates to a 3 percent increase.... Continue Reading...

Voters Nov. 5 approved 77 percent of 370 state and local ballot initiatives that are expected to generate $41.4 billion in new and renewed funding for roads, bridges, trails and rails, according to initial results compiled by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).... Continue Reading...

Klaus Ertmer, founder of KEMROC, has been described as a visionary pioneer in the construction equipment industry. His decades of engineering expertise have led KEMROC to the forefront of specialized excavator attachments for demolition, trenching, mining, tunnelling, subsea excavation, soil mixing and recycling operations.... Continue Reading...