AASHTO Journal, 11 December 2015 The Connecticut Department of Transportation will use an unmanned aerial vehicle, or drone, to “perform limited visual bridge inspection tasks” this month of its mile-long Gold Star Memorial Bridges on Interstate 95. The announcement said this was part of “CTDOT’s ongoing mission to improve and evaluate its operations and to assess the usefulness and…
AASHTO Journal, 09 October 2015 Minnesota Department of Transportation researchers who are testing the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, to inspect bridges expect to launch a second phase of their work this fall, after an earlier demonstration showed how one drone type can aid inspectors. This past summer, MnDOT began researching how to employ UAVs to help…
Better Roads, 05 October 2015 Bobby Atkinson Drones could become the primary method for bridge inspections for the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The department has been impressed by the initial tests run with the technology and are planning to push its capabilities further with a second phase of testing next month. According to Minnesota Public Radio, MnDOT is getting ready…
Better Roads, 29 April 2015 Bobby Atkinson The massive Left Coast Lifter places a pier cap in its first job for the new Tappan Zee Bridge project. Photo Credit: Peter Carr/The Journal News One of the largest cranes in the world was finally put to use in the Hudson River on Friday as it made its first lift in…
The Ohio DOT’s Office of Statewide Planning & Research in coordination with the Ohio LTAP Center are pleased to offer the following Research Results Presentation: Project Title: Evaluation of the Viking-Cives TowPlow for Winter Maintenance Researcher: Dr. William Schneider, Ph.D., University of Akron Date: January 16, 2015 Time: 9:00-10:30 AM (ET) Location: Room 1C – ODOT Central Office (Columbus,…
AASHTO Journal, 20 June 2014 Washington State Department of Transportation joined Seattle Tunnel Partners this week to announce specifics in the plan to repair Bertha, the world’s largest tunneling machine tasked with digging the State Route 99 Tunnel under Seattle. The machine, which is creating the tunnel as part of the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program, was placed in the…
AASHTO’s quarterly maintenance newsletter is now available. The newsletter contains information related to: Equipment Technical Working Group Highway Safety and Reliability Technical Working Group Bridge Technical Working Group Pavements Technical Working Group Roadway / Roadsides Technical Working Group ACPA, ISSA, and SSPC Web-based Training Opportunities Maintenance Leadership Academy Federal Funds for In-House Work Survey 2014 Summer Meeting Information Download…
AASHTO Journal, 24 May 2013 The Federal Highway Administration announced last week it will soon be utilizing a new innovative technology to gauge the safety and structural integrity of bridges while saving time and money: a robot. The new tool, created through a partnership between FHWA and Rutgers University Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation, combines multiple advanced scans…
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