article thumbnail

Spat between union and Connecticut DOT drags FIGG into another bridge controversy

Construction Dive

A bill calls for state DOT engineers rather than consultants like FIGG to inspect infrastructure projects while a union in support of it questions the FIU bridge designer's role in the Arrigoni Bridge project as an example.

DOT 78
article thumbnail

FHWA Revamps Bridge Inspection Standards

ENR Construction

New rules provide more flexibility for state DOTs.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Courthouse Reporter Series: The Bizarre Case That Required a 117-Year-Old Expert

Constructlaw

Munro sued the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) for negligently designing, maintaining, and inspecting the intersection. The DOT filed a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction on the ground of sovereign immunity and a motion to exclude the testimony of the Munros’ expert witness, among other motions.

DOT 52
article thumbnail

Minnesota DOT Leverages Integrated Field Tools for Seamless Digital Inspection

ENR Construction

Construction projects are like clocks. No, that’s not quite right. Construction projects are like… beehives.

article thumbnail

Fifth worker killed on I-4 Ultimate; Florida DOT suspends project

Construction Dive

— could include increased inspections or even an independent safety monitor, according to a construction attorney. Conditions for re-opening the $2.3 billion project — a joint venture of Skanska USA, Granite Construction and The Lane Construction Corp.

DOT 128
article thumbnail

Arkansas DOT Rejects Terminated Employee Safety Concerns Over Incomplete Bridge Inspection

ENR Construction

Bridge inspector asserted it was unsafe for him to access the area of the bridge where the fracture occurred.

article thumbnail

Beam Fracture on Closed Mississippi River Bridge Was at Least Two Years Old

ENR Construction

State DOT inspector is fired for not noticing or reporting the crack at the I-40 Mississippi River bridge during an earlier inspection.