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Barron’s Branch culvert work continues in downtown Waco
Crews from Archer Western lay gravel bedding for a new concrete box culvert that will replace a failing metal drainage tunnel on Barrons Branch in downtown Waco. The $3.9 million project began in May and is expected to wrap up in November. Crews this
IMF agrees to include China's RMB in benchmark SDR currency
The International Monetary Fund agreed Monday to add the Chinese yuan to its reserve currency basket. The decision which marks another step in Chinas global economic emergence came after the IMF evaluated the Asian nations standing as an exporter and
Three I-5 southbound lanes to shut for expansion-joint work
Three lanes of southbound I-5 will close from 9 p.m. Tuesday until 4 a.m. Wednesday so state bridge workers can install new steel plates over a Sodo-area expansion joint. General traffic will be allowed into the high-occupancy lane, so a total two la
Work on widening of culvert in full swing
After widening the highway on the ThuraiyurUppilliyapuram segment, the Highways Department has now taken up the task of widening the minor culverts which were built about three decades ago. The widening has been necessitated for ensuring safety to th
Dartmouth hosting summit on Nepal earthquake
Hanover, N.H. As the anniversary of the Gorkha earthquake approaches, Ivy League officials in New Hampshire are bringing together expeHanover, N.H. As the anniversary of the Gorkha earthquake approaches, Ivy League officials in New Hampshire are bring
Tricky bridge repair by Grove GHC75
A recent project to repair the Patroon Island Bridge, which spans the Hudson River in New York, USA presented a unique challenge to contractors. A lifting solution was called for that could place a crane on a barge below the bridge, while traffic con
Lions Gate Bridge repairs won't repeat traffic delays of las
This morning (March 29), a government release warned another round of repairs is about to begin on the bridge that joins the downtown core to North and West Vancouver. Starting early April, expect delays that will last eight weeks. This time, however
Washington Removes Barriers, Improves Fish Passage
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is currently improving the traffic flow for a number of Western Washington residents. Yet these residents dont use the roadways; instead they travel in the streams flowing beneath the states r
Expressway bearing pad replacement project to begin soon
The previously delayed start of the Fauntleroy Expressway (West Seattle Freeway) Bearing Pad Replacement Project has been rescheduled, with the first overnight closure of the structure now slated for Sunday, May 15. This will be the first of an expect
Loose expansion joint on bridge causes numerous flat tires
CHRIS DORST | Gazette-Mail photos A West Virginia Division of Highways worker uses a torch Monday morning on an expansion joint in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 64, just before the Fort Hill bridge, in Charleston. Police shut down eastbound Inter