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How AI Is Shaping the Future of Infrastructure Construction

10 months 1 week ago
From Blue Beam:  It’s not a question whether the artificial intelligence revolution will continue. It’s a matter of how AI trends will shape the future of the infrastructure industry. With it comes many questions about job security, data security and how to capitalize on this emerging technology while protecting your business interests. Roads & Bridges’ […]
Kacey Crawley

Massive 3D Printer Provides Affordable Housing Hope in Cairo, IL

10 months 1 week ago
From St. Louis Public Radio:  A massive 12-ton 3D printer has arrived in Cairo to construct a duplex on vacant land behind the town’s city hall. The towering gantry system stretches into the sky as the machine, guided by a computer rendering, layers a specialty concrete mix like toothpaste squeezed from a tube. Hundreds gathered […]
Kacey Crawley

Temporary Closure of Illinois 15 at East Broadway  

10 months 1 week ago
EAST ST. LOUIS – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that rehabilitation of a crossing by Bi-State Development Agency on Illinois 15 between East Broadway and South Fourth Street in St. Clair County will require a full closure beginning, weather permitting, Friday, Aug. 23. A posted detour will be in place to safely guide motorists around the closure, which is expected to conclude Tuesday, Aug. 27. Motorists can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area. Drivers are urged to pay close attention to detour signs in work zones, obey the posted speed limits, refrain from using mobile devices and be alert for workers and equipment. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @IDOTDistrict8 or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com.

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Wildwood Proceeding With J-Turn Plans for Two Hwy. 100 Intersections

10 months 1 week ago
From West Newsmagazine:  Wildwood’s Public Works Department has been working to implement improvements on several intersections along the western part of Hwy. 100 at Pond Road and Route T. At a City Council work session on Aug. 12, the city reviewed the plans, which include the implementation of several J-turns at those intersections. Last year, […]
Kacey Crawley

Spencer T. Olin Community Golf Course Reopens After Sinkhole Closure

10 months 1 week ago
ALTON - After a sinkhole at Gordon Moore Park closed the park for several weeks this summer, the park and Spencer T. Olin Community Golf Course are once again open . Vern Van Hoy, owner of the golf course, and general manager Mary Campbell spoke about their excitement about reopening and the struggles they went through while the golf course was closed. They noted that they did not know the park was going to reopen until two days before it did, and they had a successful first weekend back on the green. “We attended one meeting, and then after that, all the rest of the meetings were closed to everybody, so we did not know what was going on. We didn’t know if we were going to be opening up in eight weeks, ten weeks or ten years,” Van Hoy said. “The anxiety of not knowing, not having control, it’s the worst feeling in the world. So to find out that we were going to open as early as we did is exciting.” The golf course opened this weekend

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St. Louis Street Food Fest is back, food $5 or less

10 months 1 week ago
ST. LOUIS - Food lovers will find all of their favorite street food in one place as the St. Louis Street Food Festival returns for its second annual event, offering all food items for less than $5. The event will take place on August 24 & 25 at Ballpark Village and will feature food from [...]
Nick Gladney

Will the Senate Take Off the Handcuffs?

10 months 1 week ago
The Harris-Walz ticket and every Democrat are promising big things. But the filibuster makes that agenda impossible. Will they finally remove that barrier?
David Dayen

The Harris-Walz Tech Policy Platform… Is Still Bad

10 months 1 week ago
As we head into another Presidential election, one thing has been consistent from the last two such elections as well: the tech policies of both major parties are terrible. The Donald Trump Republican platform for 2025 is beyond crazy with all sorts of nonsense. The “tech” part of it is barely worth a mention, but […]
Mike Masnick