3 workers die in Pennsylvania highway construction zone crash
Construction Dive
APRIL 18, 2024
The fatalities occurred after a truck driver entered an active work area during the state’s Work Zone Awareness Week.
Essential Steps To Stay Safe In Road Construction Zones
The Constructor
APRIL 21, 2023
Are you driving near a road construction zone? Whether you’re just passing through or are a daily commuter in an ongoing construction area, it is important to stay safe. Construction zones can be dangerous for drivers, pedestrians, and construction workers.
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NY launches work zone safety crackdown
Construction Dive
APRIL 19, 2023
In order to combat a rise in speeding violations, the state has equipped 30 highway work zones with radar-based monitoring systems.
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Maryland doubles fines in road work zones to $80
Construction Dive
APRIL 19, 2024
The legislation, which raises maximum fees for those caught speeding in construction areas, comes a year after six workers were killed in what police say was a speeding-related collision.
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Working in a Disaster Zone
Construction Business Owner
JUNE 12, 2017
Construction work can be dangerous in normal situations, but a jobsite in a disaster zone, whether natural or manmade, has its own inherent risks for crew and equipment. Specific procedures are often required, and the crew likely has specialized training.
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Hyperlocal zoning could spur more affordable housing construction
BD+C
MARCH 8, 2021
Restrictive zoning that holds back the construction of affordable housing could be counteracted by a straightforward reform. Hyperlocal zoning allowing streets and blocks to approve their own zoning rules could result in the construction of denser housing.
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Pennsylvania Expands Work Zone Safety Camera Program
ENR Construction
MARCH 14, 2024
Pennsylvania launched a new Work Zone Speed Safety Camera program.
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Baltimore Construction Zone Crash Kills Six Workers
ENR Construction
MARCH 23, 2023
Six construction workers were killed by a car in a Baltimore work zone.
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Aruna Miller: Maryland Lt. Governor, a Transportation Engineer, Bolsters Work Zone Safety After Baltimore Crash
ENR Construction
JANUARY 25, 2024
struck each other, with the impact sending one vehicle through an opening of a concrete work zone barrier on the center median shoulder. On March 22, 2023, two cars traveling at excessive speeds on the I-695 inner loop in Baltimore, Md.,
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Construction Zone Safety
Construction Equipment
JUNE 5, 2018
Police in Greendale, Wisconsin posted this photo to remind drivers to be alert and drive carefully through construction zones. The incident happened Monday afternoon when the car somehow managed to get entangled with road work. How it happened is still unclear.
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AGC Calls for Updated State Highway Work Zone Policies
ENR Construction
MAY 25, 2023
Group cites need for better crew safeguards, citing its member firm study that work zones are either as dangerous, or more dangerous, than they were a year ago.
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Building for better fire resilience in WUI zones
Construction Specifier
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Yet, building in wildland urban interface (WUI) zones continues at a fast pace. WUI zones are areas of transition between unoccupied land and human development, where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels. 1 Why are people still building, and rebuilding in WUI zones?
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Can Looser Zoning Rules Help the Housing Shortage? Biden Thinks So
Pro Builder
APRIL 8, 2021
Can Looser Zoning Rules Help the Housing Shortage? President Biden’s infrastructure plan will set aside $5 billion for a grant program aimed at tackling “exclusionary” zoning laws that inflate housing costs. Biden Thinks So. cbroderick. Thu, 04/08/2021 - 10:28. and Austin, Texas. Read More. . Government + Policy. Affordability.
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Massachusetts Utility Worker Killed After Truck Crashes Into Work Zone
ENR Construction
DECEMBER 8, 2023
A New Hampshire man is facing multiple charges after crashing his truck into a work zone.
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NTSB Sheds Light on Fatal Baltimore Work Zone Crash
ENR Construction
APRIL 18, 2023
An out-of-control Acura, which sped through an opening in the concrete barriers separating a work zone from highway travel lanes on Interstate-695, caused six worker fatalities.
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AGC Releases Highway Work Zone Safety Report
Construction Business Owner
APRIL 15, 2013
(April 15, 2013) -- Thirty-eight percent of highway contractors had motor vehicles crash into their construction work zones during the past year, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America.
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Revised NJ Proposal Tightens Flood Zone Building Rules
ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
5 official release, would raise first-floor elevations and expand flood zone boundaries unchanged since 1999 State changes, scaled back from 'emergency' status and set for Dec.
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Zoning Laws Stop Wind
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 22, 2014
The application of zoning laws, many of which date to the 1920s are bringing alternative energy projects to a halt in 2014. In a recent New York case, the Town of Allegany issued a special use permit to a landowner on July 11, 2011, allowing it to construct a wind farm. Historic zoning laws need to be brought into the contemporary era.
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Strict Zoning Laws Are Forcing Homeowners to Expand Underground
Pro Builder
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Strict Zoning Laws Are Forcing Homeowners to Expand Underground. Homeowners looking to add square footage to their homes in regions with strict zoning laws are digging deep to create spacious and luxurious 'McBasements'. miles wide, limits home sizes with more than 20 zoning districts. Mon, 10/17/2022 - 10:28. One solution?
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Single-Family Zoning Creates Hurdles for Quick, Cost-Effective Construction
Pro Builder
MAY 4, 2021
Single-Family Zoning Creates Hurdles for Quick, Cost-Effective Construction. The factors contributing to the current housing shortage began with the housing crash more than a decade ago when new construction severely slowed. Enter the pandemic, spiking construction costs, and historically low interest rates. Construction.
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WSDOT Deploys Orange Road Striping to Increase Work Zone Awareness
ENR Construction
JULY 13, 2023
Washington is one of a handful of states experimenting with using orange pavement stripes to increase driver awareness of work zones.
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Md. Task Force Eyes 'Urgent Solutions' to Improve Construction Work Zone Safety
ENR Construction
JUNE 7, 2023
Noting the March 22 crash in Baltimore that killed six construction workers, the group's chair said "urgent solutions" are needed to improve work-zone safety.
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Colorado Lawmakers Push for Updated Zoning Regulations to Combat Statewide Housing Crisis
Pro Builder
JANUARY 27, 2023
To address and mitigate an ongoing affordability crisis, state leaders are advocating for land-use reform that would prohibit residential growth caps, change parking requirements, legalize denser developments across the state, and lead to new construction near transit corridors, The Denver Post reports.
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How to Divert Traffic during Road Construction?
The Constructor
AUGUST 8, 2021
Traffic diversions are provided for a safe and efficient movement of traffic through or around the work zones while protecting the workers and.
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Can Single-Family Zoning Be Meaningfully Reversed?
Pro Builder
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Can Single-Family Zoning Be Meaningfully Reversed? Single-family only zoning has long been the smart bomb NIMBYs and municipalities used to keep out developments that would add density, multifamily, and “those people” of a different race, ethnicity, or class from moving into their neighborhoods. Wed, 10/06/2021 - 10:19. Affordability.
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Miami-Dade approves zoning change to encourage TODs
Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
The county's new zoning allows for higher density residential construction along six transit corridors.
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Seismic Zones in India
Construction Cost Estimating
DECEMBER 31, 2019
In the field of seismology, seismic zones are, areas divided based on the frequency and intensity of expected earthquake. Indian subcontinent comprises of four seismic zones those are- II, III, IV and V. These zones are categorized based on scientific research related to seismicity and earthquake occurrence in the past years.
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How to Prevent Covid-19 in Work Zones
Construction Equipment
MAY 12, 2020
The American Road and Transportation Builders Association has produced a video that shows contractors how to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as Covid-19 in work zones. The 7-minute video acknowledges that a work-zone is not a “high-risk” area for the spread of infectious diseases,…
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The Lien Zone Podcast Provides Impactful, Easy to Digest Construction Legal Advice
Construction Junkie
JUNE 16, 2020
Construction Junkie’s annual Best Construction Podcast of 2020 Competition is underway and the voting booth is officially open. Next up is The Lien Zone Podcast. The podcast has been nominated for Best Construction Podcast every year since 2016 and even took home the top prize in 2017.
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New York Building Congress Calls for Zoning Changes to Ease Housing Crisis
ENR Construction
MARCH 28, 2023
The New York Building Congress proposes changes aimed at removing local zoning obstacles and transit-oriented development.
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Oregon rescinds tsunami-zone construction ban
BD+C
AUGUST 27, 2019
The Oregon legislature has repealed a ban on construction of new critical facilities in tsunami inundation zones. An Oregon State University professor and an earthquake geologist argued that building in a tsunami zone is a foolhardy strategy with the potential for waves to reach seven stories in height.
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Construction group uses mobile technology to make highway work zones safer
BD+C
MAY 25, 2018
54% of highway contractors reported that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America.
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The Most Green Building Friendly Zoning Code in the Nation - Baltimore?
Green Building Law Update
NOVEMBER 3, 2013
Baltimore City is poised to adopt a new zoning code that is among the most ''green building friendly'' land use ordinances in the country. A green building friendly zoning ordinance is significant when so many local codes including land use ordinances across the country stand in the way of sustainability efforts.
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How Winter Weather Can Hamper Productivity In Hazardous Working Zones
Constructonomics
DECEMBER 23, 2013
As temperatures start to plummet, work on construction and industrial sites can become more hazardous and dangerous by several orders of magnitude – whether it’s frozen equipment and supplies, bitter cold hampering your workers or the weather making even the simplest tasks a potential accident nightmare.
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Reckless Driver Kills Worker in Construction Zone, Injures Another
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018
A construction worker was killed and another injured after being struck by a car in a construction zone on Michigan’s U.S. Manistee County police told the Detroit Free Press a 20-year-old Pentwater worker was standing off road with a 23-year-old worker from Ludington when the accident occured.…
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Cars vs Work Zones
Construction Equipment
MAY 25, 2016
Thirty-nine percent of highway contractors reported that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America.
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Construction outcry grows over London ULEZ expansion
Construction Enquirer
APRIL 23, 2023
The Builders Merchants Federation is warning that Greater London could become a “no- go area” for many SME builders and other trades following the introduction of the expanded ULEZ zone in August. The Ultra-Low Emission Zone is set to be expanded on August 29, imposing a £12.50
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CPWR Report: Over 602 Killed at Construction Work Zones Since 2011: Report
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 4, 2018
CPWR reports that between 2011 and 2015, 609 workers lost their lives at various work zones. These work zones include construction, maintenance, or utility work on a road, street, or highway. The report delves into trends and patterns of fatal occupational injuries among specifically road…
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CDOT Tests Self-Driving Work Zone Vehicle: Video
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 21, 2017
Last week, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) unveiled a first-of-its-kind work zone vehicle designed to advance safety for roadway maintenance crews. Crash cushion trucks are customarily positioned behind road construction crews in order to protect workers from the traveling public.
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NYC to reform zoning to add housing in Midtown Manhattan
Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
During his State of the City address last week, Mayor Eric Adams also announced new funding to enforce tenant protection laws and expanded free broadband services for residents who live in public housing.
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Video: CDOT Tests World’s First Self-Driving Work Zone Vehicle
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 21, 2017
Last week, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) unveiled a first-of-its kind work zone vehicle designed to advance safety for roadway maintenance crews. Crash cushion trucks are customarily positioned behind road construction crews in order to protect workers from the traveling public.
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Construction Marketing Ideas
MARCH 26, 2019
The Lien Zone blog published by Miami Construction Lawyers touches close to home for two reasons. First, one of our publications, Florida Construction News, has become a vital and effective resource for Florida-area contractors, subtrades, suppliers, owners, architects and engineers.
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Top Construction Company Marketing Blueprint
Contractor Bookkeeping
OCTOBER 7, 2022
Construction contractors like you are primarily in the "Hurry Up" and "Wait" zone. Hurry up and answer the call from the customer. Wait to make the appointment. Hurry up and get to the job. Wait for the customer to come home, to be available. Hurry up and create the proposal. Wait for a decision.
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