Pile-driving adjacent to an Interstate 65 bridge near Lafayette, Ind., appears to have started a subterranean chain reaction that left one of the structure's riverbank piers skewed out of alignment, forcing a 37-mile closure of the northbound lanes that could extend into mid-September.
Image courtesy of Zebra Imaging Inc. Zebra's holographic images are useful for client presentations or enhancing collaboration on complex projects where shared documentation is key. Fifteen years into the 21st century, construction-related technology has yet to produce jetpacks, ironworker robots and other items predicted by science fiction. But one futuristic product is already available—three-dimensional holographic prints that provide unique visualizations of project designs and concepts for collaboration.The technology, developed by Zebra Imaging Inc., Austin, Texas, encodes 3D digital data from a variety of software products onto specially designed polymer film tiles ranging in size from 12 in. by 12 in.
If a rising tide lifts all boats, the resurgent manufacturing sector has several Midwest contractors riding a welcome wave of activity not seen in years.
Photo Courtesy of California DOT Caltrans crew, pictured in 2013, penetrates cap beam in preparation for an earlier bolt fix. Related Links: Bay Bridge Errors Put Caltrans Under Fire Plan Enlists Custom Steel Saddles to Repair Broken Bay Bridge Bolts Seismic anchor rods used for the $6.4-billion San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge are once again under scrutiny. Inspectors' discovery last month of stripped threads, loss of protective coatings and micro-indicators in three galvanized-steel units—installed in 2007 at the base of the bridge's 525-ft-tall east self-anchored suspension span (SAS) tower—have triggered a new probe.Although the investigation is ongoing, Caltrans believes the presence
Nine months into its transformation from abandoned steel mill to modern industrial business park, the 3,100-acre Sparrows Point property in Baltimore, Md., has shed enough of its blighted recent history to begin courting prospective manufacturing and logistics tenants.
Related Links: Press release from Gov. Hogan's office Purple Line project web page Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) has given his tentative approval to a 16.2-mile, 21-station light-rail Purple Line project across Washington, D.C.'s northern suburbs, but the go-ahead hinges on increased contributions from counties on the route and a revised funding strategy for a P3 project originally estimated to cost $2.4 billion.In announcing his favorable decision on the Purple Line project on June 25, Hogan also delivered disappointing news to advocates of a second light-rail project, saying he isn't endorsing a proposed 14-mi. line in Baltimore.Hogan has insisted since
Related Links: Duke Energy Fights $25.1 million Coal Ash Fine Duke Energy Starts Ash Cleanup as N.C. Considers Tighter Regs Duke Energy Fined $102 million for Clean Water Act Violations Duke Energy has been ordered to take immediate steps to halt the spread of groundwater contamination originating from coal-ash storage basins at its L.V. Sutton Power Plant in Wilmington, N.C.The North Carolina Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued a notice of regulatory requirement to the Charlotte, N.C.-based utility after high levels of boron were found during routine tests at monitoring wells located at or beyond the facility's compliance
