Associated Press - Tue December 22, 2020
PCI Awards University of Kentucky $100,000 Grant for Concrete Program
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The University of Kentucky has been awarded a $100,000 grant for a four-year program focused on precast concrete education by the PCI Foundation. Marty McIntyre, executive director of the Chicago-based foundation, said out of the record number of applicants this year, The College of Design's School of Architecture, based in Lexington, passed a rigorous review process for the grantPrecast concrete, used in construction, is a building material prepared, cast and cured off-site, usually in a controlled factory environment, using reusable molds....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Tue November 24, 2020
Kentucky Taps Ohio Contractor to Fix Fire-Damaged Span
In the early morning hours of Nov. 11, a truck accident on the Brent Spence Bridge, which spans the Ohio River from northern Kentucky to downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, led to a fire and shutdown of the twin-decked structure....
AASHTO - Mon November 23, 2020
State DOTs Face Challenges Clearing Roads in Winter
To keep roads free of snow and ice in the wintertime requires the right mix of people, equipment and chemicals, two state departments of transportation explained recently — components that now also must include COVID-19 infection contingencies....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 02, 2020
'Bumblebee' Knocks Out Tunnel for $200M Louisville Project
As work on a unique $25 million pump station wraps up, a boring machine dubbed "Bumblebee" continues carving out a 4-mi., 18-story deep tunnel in Louisville, Ky. It's all part of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District's (MSD) $200 million project to help prevent wastewater and stormwater from overflowing into the Ohio River during periods of heavy rain....
CEG/Powerscreen - Wed August 19, 2020
Powerscreen Provides Optimal Solution for Kentucky Quarry
As one of Kentucky's leading suppliers of Ag lime, crushed stone, aggregate and gravel, the Allen Company has been serving Clark, Fayette, Woodford, Jessamine, Garrard, Lincoln, Boyle, Jackson and Madison counties since opening its Boonesboro Quarry in 1939....
Link-Belt Excavators - Tue August 11, 2020
LBX Presents Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation's Yes, Mamm! Program With a $72,500 Donation
LBX Company LLC, Lexington, Ky., presented the Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation's Yes, Mamm! Program with a check for $72,500. Yes, Mamm! provides services and assistance to breast cancer patients and survivors in Kentucky....
Kenworth - Wed August 05, 2020
Kenworth and T880s Meet the Challenge of Charah Solutions
When Charah Solutions challenged Kenworth to meet its tough truck application specifications, the result was a success for its operations. "We had a wide range and mix of manufacturers' trucks at different sites....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 23, 2020
Bridge to Nowhere … Long-Finished Span May Open Soon
Five years after Virginia's tallest twin bridges were completed across challenging terrain, they remain closed to traffic — but that may be changing soon. The Virginia Department of Transportation hopes to open the Route 460 Connector bridge that spans Grassy Creek in Buchanan County, connecting southwest Virginia and eastern Kentucky, sometime in 2020....
AASHTO Journal - Tue May 12, 2020
Kentucky Receives Disaster Funds to Fix Roads, Bridges
The Trump Administration authorized disaster assistance for more than 27 Kentucky counties and cities on April 24 affected by a weather system that produced extended episodes of strong winds and torrential rain — triggering flooding, flash flooding, landslides and mudslides — between Feb....
Aaron Witt – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 01, 2020
Midwest Mole Wins Top Job at NUCA Annual Awards
Midwest Mole, an Indiana-based trenchless construction contractor, recently came home with NUCA's top 2019 trenchless construction job award and the top overall job award for their part in a wild emergency project in Kentucky....
