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In 1990, Waupaca Foundry supplied 20,000 tons of used sand for a Wisconsin highway pilot project. 12 years later, its next contract called for 80,000 tons for Highway 10- In 2024, Arizona engineers used 100% recycled glass to widen 23 miles of Interstate 17 at 19 sites, protecting concrete culverts built for a narrower highway
- In 1999, NYSDOT used about 2,500 metric tons of shredded tires in a Route 17 embankment; the 200-metre section was built as part of a Broome County road reconstruction project
- In 1905, a Bohemian prince released 5 muskrats into his estate. By 1914, their population had exploded to 2 MillionIntroduced near Prague in 1905, five muskrats quickly proliferated throughout Europe. Utilizing waterways as pathways, these semi-aquatic r...05 Sep, 2026, 12.04 AM IST
- In 1972, Illinois built a highway embankment with 246,000 cubic yards of coal ash. It’s still holding up even after 50 yearsIn 1972, a groundbreaking highway project in Illinois incorporated coal fly ash as a structural fill, challenging traditional practices. Th...04 Sep, 2026, 09.46 PM IST
- Nearly 300 tonnes of unwanted glass were headed for the landfill. Idaho used them to build a highway instead and solved a local landfill crisisEngineers have ingeniously repurposed discarded glass as a foundation material for highways, utilizing around 300 tonnes of crushed glass c...04 Sep, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
- In 2009, Illinois used an estimated 284,715 tons of recycled concrete material in highway construction; IDOT spent about $3.18 million on the material for embankments, bases, and subbasesIn Illinois, the innovative approach of repurposing aged concrete for highway projects is not just cost-effective but also environmentally ...04 Sep, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
- In 2000, California packed 6,627 tons of shredded tires beneath Dixon Landing Road; the lightweight fill saved an estimated $477,000In Milpitas, California, an innovative on-ramp has been constructed using shredded tires as a lightweight fill material. This eco-friendly ...02 Sep, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
- In Maine, engineers turn about 1 million scrap tires a year into lightweight highway fill; the shredded rubber stabilizes embankments built on weak marine clayInnovatively transforming shredded tyres into construction materials for highway embankments, Maine tackled substantial waste tyre pileup w...31 Aug, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
- NHAI's new AI rule for pothole-free, top-quality highways: How projects above Rs 500 crore will now have to use AI-powered machines to prevent quality shortcutsNHAI has mandated the use of automated construction technology for major highway projects. The technology will be deployed across key layer...31 Aug, 2026, 11.28 AM IST
- In 2021, New York assessed Cannonsville Reservoir as impaired after a 7-foot culvert blocked fish passage. 2 years later, the new culvert scored 0.88 for aquatic passageA culvert replacement project in Delaware County, New York, addressed stream-flow, erosion, sediment, and fish-passage problems along an un...29 Aug, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
- Noida’s new airport route revealed: This 50-km elevated bypass could change how you reach jewarThe Yamuna Pushta elevated expressway alignment has been revised to extend closer to Noida International Airport. The eight-lane road will ...18 Aug, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
- Roads ministry seeks view of state governments, UTs on urban development along NHsIn a consultative meeting with all states and UTs on Wednesday, under the chairmanship of road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkar...03 Sep, 2025, 11.52 PM IST
- Deadly crash in US kills three women; victims reportedly from IndiaThe accident occurred on Friday at noon on the Staunton Bridge Road along Interstate 85 near Lakeside Road, according to the South Carolina...27 Apr, 2024, 05.15 PM IST
- Centre paves way for using waste in building highwaysAs per the ministry's assessment, about 170 million tonnes of waste is accumulated at 2,304 dump sites in the country. The inert material a...28 Dec, 2023, 11.56 PM IST
- Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma directs officials to repair breached areas as soon as possibleAs the state is reeling under flood caused by incessant rain with most of the rivers in the state are following above danger level, impacti...18 Jun, 2022, 09.42 PM IST
- Solid waste may be used for highway constructionThe first such project will be the Delhi-Meerut expressway where solid waste from Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill site would be used for construc...24 Jun, 2016, 06.08 PM IST
- Flood affected people of Assam district blocks NH-31 in AssamAbout 500 people, under the aeigis of the CPI(M), demanded that sufficient essential items be provided to the people and fodder for domesti...02 Oct, 2012, 02.58 PM IST
- Floods affect one lakh people in Bihar, help rushedAround 1 lakh people affected as Bagmati breached its embankment.01 Aug, 2009, 02.32 PM IST
- Assam flood situation worsens, death toll mountsFlood situation in Assam worsened further with Brahmaputra and its tributaries breaching more embankments as the death toll rose to 16 with...04 Sep, 2008, 08.13 PM IST
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