This footage is of construction of Dale Hollow Dam. The exact date is of this footage is unknown although the dam was completed for flood control in 1943. Power generating units were added in 1948, 1949 and 1953. The project was designed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and built by private contractors under […]
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Dale Hollow Dam Historical Construction Footage
Posted by Infra on Monday, April 2nd, 2012Michigan DOT: Asset Management At Work
Posted by Infra on Friday, March 30th, 2012Have you noticed a certain road being worked on – *again*? That’s asset management at work. In this educational video, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) explains what asset management is, how it works, and how asset management principles help MDOT prioritize the transportation infrastructure maintenance and construction programs it is responsible for on a […]
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...Rock Falls, IL: IL40 Bridge Project
Posted by Infra on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012This short video takes a look at the reconstruction of the IL 40 bridge that connects the communities of Sterling and Rock Falls. 22,000 vehicles per day use the bridge. The bridge is 1,030 feet long, has one million pounds of rebar, and 6,000 cubic yards of concrete. Demolition on the old bridge started in […]
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...American Fork, UT: Sam White Bridge Move
Posted by Infra on Friday, March 23rd, 2012The following video shows the I-15 CORE design-build project which used Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) techniques to move the Sam White Bridge in American Fork, Utah. – MichaelBakerCorp on YouTube
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...Ashland, OR: Hydro-blasting Work
Posted by Infra on Thursday, March 22nd, 2012This video shows how a contractor is using hydro-blasting to help demolish old infrastructure as part of a project on Interstate 5 in Ashland. While this technique is loud, it does the job quickly and efficiently. – OregonDOT on YouTube
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...Capitol Hill, WA: Tunnel Boring Breakthrough
Posted by Infra on Wednesday, March 21st, 2012March 21, 2012 “Togo” the tunnel boring machine finished its two-mile trip from UW to Cap Hill! This tunneling project is part of Sound Transit’s University Link light rail project. This project extends Link light rail service from downtown Seattle to Capitol Hill and the University of Washington. – SoundTransit on YouTube
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...Oakland, CA: 12th Street Reconstruction Project
Posted by Infra on Tuesday, March 20th, 2012(Best viewed in the HD setting and full screen) This time-lapse captures the construction work of The City of Oakland (California) Measure DD, 12th Street Reconstruction Project, between January 10, 2011 and March 9, 2012. (The final version of the time-lapse video will be complete in the Fall of 2012 when the work is scheduled […]
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...Atlanta, GA: The New Ralph McGill Bridge
Posted by Infra on Friday, March 16th, 2012Raw footage of a crane lifting the first 35,000 lbs steel beam into place alongside the old Ralph McGill Bridge. This new bridge is being constructed for the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail. – beltlineatl on YouTube
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...Washington, DC: Pennsylvania Avenue Great Streets Project
Posted by Infra on Thursday, March 15th, 2012District Mayor Vince Gray led a community celebration to mark the completion of the $35M Pennsylvania Avenue Great Streets Project. More than half of the funding was provided by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) of 2009 and this project put people to work and made this busy corridor safer for the residents who […]
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