Last October a massive landslide destroyed a half-mile section of SR-14. UDOT’s construction contractor, Kiewit Western Co., successfully opened the road by Memorial Day, ahead of schedule. But slope instability in the west end of the project area required UDOT and Kiewit to expand the scope and duration of the work. We’ve basically got weak layers that are hidden and very difficult to isolate,” says UDOT Senior Geologist David Fadling. An investigation of the slide area was completed during the design phase of the project. Hundreds of feet of six inch diameter borings were drilled, but the weak layers were still difficult to detect. “Unfortunately we were not able to find out where this weak layer was until we started to excavate for it. The steep terrain is causing other difficulty. Workers are excavating over 300 thousand cubic yards of dirt from the top of the slide area and placing it at the toe in order to continue
Public information meeting to discuss a project to resurface and widen US-24 (Telegraph Road) between Stewart Road and LaSalle Road in Monroe, along with culvert replacement and intersection improvements at US-24 and Hurd Road. A short presentation will be given at the beginning of the meeting, with an opportunity to ask questions of Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) staff after the presentation. Work on US-24 includes widening the roadway to five lanes between Stewart Road and LaSalle Road, widening and replacing culverts at Little Sandy Creek and two local drains, and intersection improvements at Hurd Road and US-24. Construction is expected to start in mid-summer, with work carrying over into the 2013 construction season. During construction, one lane of traffic will be open in each direction with left turns prohibited for the majority of the project at Stewart Street, South and North Mall drives, LaSalle Road and continue reading
The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) will be holding an informational meeting to provide an update for the SR 1/I-95 Interchange Project. July 10, 4:00-7:00 p.m. Delaware Technical Community College, Conference Rooms A112 & A114, 400 Stanton-Christiana Road, Newark, Delaware. The meeting will provide information on the Route 1/I-95 Interchange Project Closure of Exit 4B on I-95 Northbound to Route 7 Northbound. Included within this informational meeting. Use Exit 3B which is Route 273 westbound to Route 4 eastbound and return to Route 7 northbound. Detour signage will be posted for motorists. Delaware Department of Transportation staff will be on-site to answer your questions or concerns. For the latest in traffic and related information
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