ODOT - Tue October 18, 2022
HP Civil Begins Next Southern Oregon Seismic Project
Hillcrest Road under Interstate 5 will be closed for the next six months as contractor HP Civil performs major bridge foundation repair. The $5 million Hillcrest Bridge improvement is part of the Southern Oregon Seismic Resilience project....
Oregon DOT - Tue November 16, 2021
H.P. Civil Begins $45M Oregon Seismic Resiliency Project
An Oregon Department of Transportation contractor began work on Oct. 4 to help strengthen the Interstate 5 Exit 58, north Grants Pass bridges. H.P. Civil, of Stayton, Ore., will reinforce the 60-year-old structures so they'll better withstand a major earthquake....
CEG - Tue August 11, 2020
Rare 5.1 Quake in North Carolina Spares Street Project Near Epicenter
The mayor of Sparta, N.C., issued a state of emergency Aug. 9, hours after a rare magnitude 5.1 earthquake, with its epicenter just outside his town, was felt across North Carolina and neighboring states, and from Georgia to Ohio....
Associated Press - Mon March 30, 2020
Crews Inspect Bridges, Flood Damage After Earthquake
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A moderate earthquake on March 18 near Salt Lake City temporarily shut down a major air traffic hub, damaged a spire atop a temple and frightened millions of people. There were no reports of injuries....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 09, 2019
Retrofitting Evolves as Understanding of Seismic Activity Changes, Increases
Talk of retrofitting structures for earthquake safety is common in western states. In California, where earthquake drills in schools are mandatory and earthquakes fairly common, it's been a key point of survival for many decades....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 17, 2019
Caltrans Not Shaken By July 6 Earthquake Damage
Caltrans wasted no time getting to work on a state road extensively damaged in the July 6 evening earthquake. The 7.1 magnitude earthquake in eastern California left three sections of SR 178 buckled and cracked....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 13, 2019
Alaska DOT Jumps Into Action Hours After Earthquake
The first sign of trouble was the sound. Very loud. Like a low flying 747, recalled Shannon McCarthy, administration operations manager of the Alaska Department of Transportation. Then came the jolt and McCarthy knew this was no low flying plane....
ADOT&PF - Wed January 02, 2019
Legislature OKs $25M in Federal Funds for DOT&PF
The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee approved $25 million in federal receipt authority for the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) for repairs to earthquake damaged infrastructure....
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities - Thu December 06, 2018
Essential Travel Routes Restored to State Highways After Alaska Earthquake
With the restoration of the Glenn Highway northbound and southbound lanes early Dec. 5, essential travel routes have been restored so normal activities can start to resume. Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Commissioner John MacKinnon has been briefing Gov....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Mon December 03, 2018
Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Causes Significant Infrastructure Damage in Alaska
On Nov. 30, at 8:29 a.m., an earthquake measuring 7.0 struck the state of Alaska between Palmer and Anchorage. The event triggered a tsunami warning for coastal areas near Cook Inlet and the Southern Kenai Peninsula, which was later cancelled....
