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Roadbuilding
ALDOT selects two major projects for first year of plan funded by gas tax increase
As part of the Alabama Act First Year Plan 2020, one project will expand I- 565 to a six-lane interstate and the other will expand an interchange on I-65.
April 30, 2019
Trailers
Haul loads up to 55 tons with the Fontaine Magnitude 55L
Fontaine Heavy Haul's brand new lowbed trailers can carry additional payload without a spread axle configuration. Learn more about the heavy haul trailers here.
April 22, 2019
Dealers
Terex Trucks eyes Colo., Ala., La. for dealer network expansions
Terex Trucks manufactures articulated dump trucks and has 35 dealerships in North America already, but is looking to the US and Canada to increase that number.
April 2, 2019
Dealers
ASV adds three dealers, with additional location offerings in three others
These new dealers expand across the US with one in New Mexico and two in Alabama. Existing ASV dealers have also found new locations. More on Equipment World.
March 28, 2019
Roadbuilding
Implosion drops I-59/20 ramp in downtown Birmingham
The ramp in Birmingham, Alabama was demolished in an explosion when ALDOT set off controlled explosive charges around the support columns. Get the details here.
February 8, 2019
Roadbuilding
Neal introduces fast-spray sealcoat package for protecting roads
This package from Neal combines the company’s High-Volume Road Maintenance Vehicle with the drivable DA 350 for quick prep work and curb-and-gutter sealcoating.
July 13, 2018
Roadbuilding
ARTBA joins lawsuit against WOTUS
17 industry associations filed a motion to join a lawsuit regarding the implementation of a 2015 Obama administration's Waters of the United States rule.
July 11, 2018
Business
How an insurance rating could unfairly cost contractors jobs
A complicated calculation for determining workers compensation premiums has evolved into a do-or-die benchmark on whether contractors are qualified to bid on many jobs, and some say that’s not fair, especially for smaller contractors. It’s called the experience modification rate (EMR), and it’s based on previous workers comp claims versus payroll and other factors. The […]
January 17, 2018
Roadbuilding
ACPA presents 2017 excellence awards for concrete paving
The American Concrete Paving Association has presented its Excellence in Concrete Pavements Awards and selected Michael I. Darter for its 2017 Hartmann-Hirschman-Egan Award.  HHE Award Darter is principal engineer with Applied Research Associates and professor emeritus of the University of Illinois and has spent more than 40 years consulting, researching and teaching in the […]
December 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
Ga., Ala. open work lanes for Thanksgiving travelers
The states of Georgia and Alabama have announced they will halt work-zone lane closures on their respective interstates for Thanksgiving holiday drivers. The Alabama Department of Transportation will stop lane closures from noon November 22 through midnight November 26. The Georgia Department of Transportation will do the same from 6 a.m. November 22 to 5 […]
November 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
Thanksgiving holiday drivers will find cheaper gas
AAA reports that 46 million Americans will hit the road for the Thanksgiving holiday, and they’ll be finding cheaper gasoline along the way. Drivers will be able to find prices of $2.50 a gallon or less at more than half of the gas stations in the country, the association says. The cheapest gas will be […]
November 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
Radios in Ala. traffic signals could prevent crashes, talk to vehicles
The University of Alabama has teamed up with the Alabama Department of Transportation to install communication radios in traffic signals to collect data that could help reduce crashes and prepare for self-driving vehicles. The project was inspired by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ national challenge to install 20 of the radios […]
October 27, 2017
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