Wed September 24, 2003
Life Before Pennsylvania’s Interstate-80 on a Quiet Farm
BLOOMSBURG, PA (AP) Before all the noise from construction and interstate traffic, it was bullfrogs that broke the silence on a Hemlock Township farm in the 1930s.
Bellowing bullfrogs at the Appelman lily pond were so loud that they made it difficult to hear a conversation on the home’s porch, said Harris Appelman, who recently discussed how different life in Buckhorn was before Interstate 80 came through the area....
Mon July 28, 2003
DOT Will Install Barriers at Most Deadly Interstate Medians
BIRMINGHAM, AL (AP) Transportation officials will install median barriers for every Alabama interstate location where traffic counts hit 35,000 vehicles per day and deadly crossover accidents have occurred....
Tue June 24, 2003
Metzler Tackles Extensive Landclearing for Interstate 99
An evolution is going on in Central Pennsylvania, and it’s in the form of Metzler Forest Products. Founded by Alan J. Metzler in 1986, the company started out as a logging and tree-chipping contractor with one employee....
Wed April 09, 2003
Crumbling Interstate Road Beds Expected to Cost Taxpayers $193M
ATLANTA (AP) Highway engineers have discovered almost 100 mi. (161 km) of crumbling foundations under interstate highways in Georgia, with a repair price tag of at least $193 million.
Motorists will pay another price in transportation delays when contractors begin digging up and replacing sections of I-285, I-75, I-85 and I-185....
Fri March 14, 2003
Crumbling Interstate Road Beds to Cost $193 Million
ATLANTA (AP) Highway engineers have discovered almost 100 mi. (161 km) of crumbling foundations under interstate highways in Georgia, with a repair price tag of at least $193 million. Motorists will pay another price in transportation delays when contractors begin digging up and replacing sections of I-285, I-75, I-85 and I-185....
Fri February 14, 2003
ARTBA Selects Moreland Interstate, Hartsfield Airport as Top Projects
The Tom Moreland Interchange and Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport have been selected as Georgia’s top two transportation infrastructure projects of the 20th century by the Washington, D.C.-based American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
Cynthia W. Wright - Fri May 03, 2002
Britton Bridge Unties Knot on East Memphis Interstate
Tennessee’s highways rank the best in the nation according to Overdrive magazine’s annual survey of truck drivers. In keeping with those standards, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) embarked on a long-term construction project designed to ease congestion at a well-known chokepoint – the I-40/I-240 interchange in east Memphis.
Designed by Buchart Horn Inc., the $25.7-million project was awarded to Britton Bridge Company, which began construction January 2001....
Thu March 28, 2002
Ohio Turnpike, Interstate 70 Selected OH’s Top Transportation Projects of 20th Century
The Washington, D.C.-based American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) have selected the Ohio Turnpike and Interstate 70 as the state’s top two transportation infrastructure projects of the 20th century....
Carol Morrison - Tue March 05, 2002
A Steady Traffic Diet Forces Widening of FL’s Interstate-275
Interstate 275 serves the western portions of Florida’s popular Tampa Bay area — including downtown Tampa, St. Petersburg and the scenic Sunshine Skyway bridge. The heavily-traveled roadway is undergoing much-needed widening and refurbishing in a number of locations, notably the area surrounding Tampa’s Busch Boulevard interchange....
Cindy Riley - Tue February 19, 2002
Alabama Interstate Bridge Collapse Snarls Traffic, Forces Rapid Repair
Best known as “Malfunction Junction,” Birmingham’s I-59/I-65 interchange is undergoing major construction following a deadly explosion in January. A tanker loaded with petroleum collided with another vehicle, causing the truck to burst into flames and cause massive damage....
