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Roadbuilding

DOE, New Mexico agree to $73 million settlement for road, infrastructure fixes needed after radiation leak

The U.S. Department of Energy has settled with the state of New Mexico over nuclear leak incidents at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad, resulting in $73 million to be used toward roadways and water infrastructure improvements in the area. According to a report by the Albuquerque Journal, radiation leaked from the facility in […]

May 4, 2015

Roadbuilding

The top 10 transportation challenges facing New Mexico

New Mexico’s roads, highways, and bridges are plagued by needed improvements to critical routes including inadequate capacity, deficient bridges, pavement deterioration, and inadequate safety features, according to a new report from The Road Improvement Program. In its report “New Mexico’s Top 25 Transportation Challenges and the Improvements Needed to Address Them,” TRIP identifies the state’s top 25 transportation challenges and […]

February 24, 2015

Roadbuilding

Deadliest and safest places to drive in the United States

Road safety is always a concern, regardless of where you live. The good news is road fatalities across the United States are down 23 percent since 2005. The bad news: road fatalities still happen far too often. Michael Sivak, research professor at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, examined individual fatality rates per distance […]

September 5, 2014

Roadbuilding

What state has the worst roads and bridges in the country?

Ever wonder what state has the worst roads and bridges in the nation? A new “It’s Time to Rebuild America” report from the White House gives that unfortunate title to Rhode Island. The report claims that 41 percent of Rhode Island’s roads are in poor condition and a whopping 74 percent of the state’s bridges […]

July 16, 2014

Roadbuilding

Winter storms threaten holiday travel

A deadly winter storm predicted for the Northeast will challenge motorists traveling this long holiday weekend. Meteorologists are warning drivers against traveling during Tuesday and Wednesday when conditions are expected to be the worst. A foot of snow has already fallen in the mountain regions of Utah and Colorado, killing 13 people, including a 4-year-old […]

November 26, 2013

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Construction workers discover time capsule … from the 90s

Discovering a piece of history has to be a great thrill. And construction workers building a new math lab at the University of New Mexico got to experience that thrill last week when they knocked out a wall of the school’s library and found a time capsule. Well, sort of a thrill. This time capsule […]

December 18, 2012

Business

Terex adds Tractor Services and Titan machinery as distributors

Terex has added two distributors to its North American network, Tractor Service and Titan Machinery. Terex appointed Tractor Service as a full line compact equipment distributor in New Mexico. As a distributor, Tractor Service will offer parts, service, warranty support and financing options for Terex products. To see the Terex products Tractor Service has to […]

November 5, 2012

Construction Equipment

NorAm appoints new dealers

Wagner Equipment Company, based in Aurora, Colorado, now represent the NorAm 65E compact motor grader in Colorado, New Mexico and west Texas. The company, which includes Wagner Rents, sells, rents, and supports the 65E at each branch location including their network of Wagner Rents Stores. Thompson Tractor, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is the new NorAm […]

July 30, 2012

Construction Equipment

Cat to hold its first New Mexico-based auction

Cat Auction Services will hold an unreserved public auction on April 20 in Bernalillo, New Mexico. This marks the company’s first New Mexico-based auction, but it will be the third auction in partnership with Wagner Equipment. The auction will feature equipment from Sam Sisneros Operations, Felix Chavez and Sons Construction, Aztec Excavation and surplus equipment […]

April 6, 2011