Residents and business owners are probably pretty upset that the construction of the West State Bridge in Salem, Ohio will be delayed an additional 2 weeks following a rebar collapse, according to WKBN News. 150 cubic yards of concrete fell to the railroad tracks approximately 30 feet below, after the 65 foot by 28 foot area collapsed.
Read moreHow New DOL Overtime Rules Would Affect Construction Workers and Company Owners
The U.S. Department of labor has proposed an update to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage policy that would affect nearly 5 million workers in 2016. The purpose of the policy is to require employers to pay their employees overtime rates for any hours worked over 40 per week.
Read moreAn Inside Look at the $100 Million Restoration of the US Capitol Building
The United States Capitol Building, one of the most iconic buildings in the country, is undergoing a 3 year long, $100 million restoration, set to complete before the inauguration of the next US President. Built roughly 150 years ago, the building has not been restored since 1960, more than 50 years ago.
Read morePennsylvania Construction Workers Uncover Century Old Mass Burial Site During Excavation
There are a lot of things that construction workers hope to avoid when digging, like gas, sewer, and electric lines, but I’m sure it was even more unsettling for Pennsylvania road workers to find human bones during their dig.
Read moreFieldLens Integrates with Bluebeam to Combine Document Management and Jobsite Communication
As everyone in the construction industry knows, communication is the key to a successful project, no matter how big or small. In recent years, there has been an influx of software development for the construction industry in order to make communication between the job site and the construction offices much easier. Now, two of the construction communications powerhouses have integrated to bring construction professionals two of the best of job site communication and document management together in one system.
Read moreMilwaukee Set to Release Free and Exciting New Tool Tracking Software “ONE-KEY”
Construction companies spend thousands and thousands of dollars each year on tools, but many of them are lost, damaged, or mismanaged, leading to even more money being spent on replacements or loss of time labor time searching for the necessary tools. Tools are so integral to a project being on time and under budget, but it’s extremely difficult to manage a large inventory that’s constantly moving. Find out how Milwaukee aims to change this...
Read moreWatch Drone Footage of a Historic Detroit Hotel Implosion
There are a few ways to demolish a building or structure, including the tipping method or good old American explosive firepower (Insert Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor grunt here). Sometimes you just have to strap some dynamite to a building to get the job done and that’s exactly what crews in Detroit did to dispose of the 81 year old Park Avenue Hotel.
Read more10 Ways Owners Cause Disputes on Construction Projects
Photo by Tracie Hall, edited to add title, CC BY-SA 2.0
Recently, Construction Junkie wrote an article about a research paper that listed the 19 scheduling games that contractors play and it turned out to be one of our more controversial posts, as it was deemed too one sided in the owners favor. To even the score, we’re now examining 10 ways that owners tend to cause problems during construction projects
Read more7 of the World's Greatest and Weirdest Construction Records
Photo by John Christian Fjellestad, CC BY 2.0
Biggest, tallest, heaviest, fastest, whatever “–est” you are, there’s probably a chance for you to break a record doing it. Guinness World records has been publishing their book of records for the past 60 years and the records range from weird to extraordinary. Construction world records are no different. The list below compiles the most interesting construction records we could find. If we missed one, let us know in the comments below!
Read moreHave You Ever Seen a Water Tower Fall Over?
It’s not extremely common for a water tower to have to be demolished, but when they do, it’s really interesting. That’s exactly what had to happen to a 30 year old water tower in Plano, TX, in order to make room for a luxury shopping complex.
Read more