Komatsu launches D61i-23: world’s first dozer with fully automatic, integrated blade control (VIDEO)

Every once in a while, the release of a new product coincides perfectly with a point in time where the industry it serves most needs the killer feature it delivers. In this case, that product is Komatsu's new D61i-23 dozer, a machine that features what the company calls "intelligent machine control" implemented in such a way that it delivers automatic control throughout the entire job—from rough ...

25% of U.S. bridges declared deficient in 2012

The partial collapse of a bridge over the Skagit River on Interstate 5 in Washington has turned attention to the need for infrastructure funding. According to a report from our sister site Better Roads, 25 percent, or 151,845 of all U.S. bridges were classified as deficient in 2012. Those ...

Texas DOT launches new tools for warning drivers about road construction zones

An Automated Flagger Assistance Device is seen in the lowered position. The Texas DOT has begun using the devices to keep flaggers at a safe distance. The Texas Department of Transportation has launched two new tools to warn drivers approaching road construction zones to slow down along with ...

Fortune: Equipment maker Sany’s “bold” ambitions for U.S. market rub some the wrong way

Sany SCC8500 crawler crane In its comparatively young 23-year history, Chinese equipment manufacturer Sany has quickly climbed the global sales ranking ladder to the no. 5 spot, according to a new report from Fortune citing KHL Group's Yellow Table. Most notable was its growth during the recession as the ...

Construction photos of NYC’s Second Avenue Subway are otherworldly

Credit: Patrick Cashin/MTA "When you look at my pictures, you do get a sense that you're in the center of the Earth. Sometimes it's like another planet." That's what Patrick Cashin, a staff photographer for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York, told Flickr when the photo sharing website recently interviewed ...

In Moore, just as in Tuscaloosa, the power of “just doing” will be revealed

When tornados struck Tuscaloosa on April 27, 2011, a spontaneous army of tens of thousands of volunteers fanned out ...

U.S. needs to “Think Big” like Germany if it wants to escape construction, technician labor shortage

More fun than a video game. Teens at Think Big were encouraged to try their hand and equipment simulators. Contractors ...

Obama budget slashes funding for DERA’s emissions reduction program

Copies of President Obama's 2014 Fiscal Year Budget. Credit: Associated Press Let’s see...Solyndra gets $535 million in government cheese, goes ...