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Roadbuilding
Transportation safety certificate seeks to curb work zone deaths
Alarmed at the statistic that 50,000 deaths and injuries occur each year in or around U.S. road and bridge construction sites, a national organization has developed a safety training certificate with the goal of creating incident-free transportation work zones worldwide. So far, 111 candidates have been listed as earning the Safety Certification for Transportation Project […]
November 24, 2017
Roadbuilding
Iowa gas-tax hike increases local road, bridge projects
Iowa’s 10-cent gas-tax increase, enacted in March 2015, has brought in an additional $515 million for road and bridge projects, the Quad City Times reports. The additional revenue has been coming to cities and counties and must be used for critical road and bridge projects. The state has also used about half of the money […]
November 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
Okla. commission adopts $926 million road and bridge plan
A plan for $926 million worth of road and bridge projects has been approved by the Oklahoma Transportation Commission through 2022. The plan calls for improving 800 miles of road and replacing or rehabilitating 400 bridges, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. ODOT says 297 of the bridges are rated as structurally deficient. The […]
November 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
$3.4 billion worth of transportation projects coming in Calif.
The California Department of Transportation has added $3.4 billion worth of projects to its list of fast-track road and bridge repairs and replacement. The money comes from legislation, titled “SB 1,” enacted this year to increase state transportation funding by $1.8 billion annually. The money comes from increases in gas and diesel taxes and new […]
October 23, 2017
Roadbuilding
Louisiana DOTD lets $40.7 million in road and bridge contracts
Nineteen Louisiana road and bridge projects now have low-bidding contractors. The projects total $40.7 million, says the state Department of Transportation and Development. The projects and their apparent low bids are as follows: Bridge replacement and repair The Blanchard Furrh Road/Choctaw Bayou bridge replacement in Caddo Parish: $634,127.15 Bridge replacements to Tucker, Dyer and Denham Road […]
October 20, 2017
Roadbuilding
Penn. Turnpike to replace two bridges in less than two weeks
Call it a bridge-building blitz. The Pennsylvania Turnpike will replace two bridges within two weekends. The process known as accelerated bridge construction will save a year or more in construction time and cut costs, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission says. A similar process, though on a much larger scale, was used to replace the Interstate 85 […]
September 19, 2017
Roadbuilding
Road revenue gap worries transportation officials
Despite vehicle miles traveled reaching a record high, collections for the federal Highway Trust Fund have been flat for the last 10 months of the current fiscal year, according to the AASHTO Journal of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. The fund, which is composed of federal gas taxes and taxes on […]
September 13, 2017
Technology
RoadBump app cost-effectively provides IRI for road maintenance professionals
Road maintenance and engineering professionals can now get objective data cost effectively with RoadBump, an Android application from Grimmer Software that measures the roughness of a road using a smartphone. RoadBump allows road maintenance and engineering professionals to get estimated International Roughness Index (IRI) previously available only through inertial profilers. Using the Android device’s GPS and […]
September 14, 2015
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
Pittsburgh plots 2015 paving projects on interactive map for public
The Pittsburgh Department of Public Works has launched an interactive website and map that shows all the city’s current and forecast paving projects for the entire 2015 paving season, which will cover roughly 44 miles. This is the first time the city has made its plan for paving projects available to the public. The map offers […]
April 13, 2015
Roadbuilding
House approves $11 billion trust fund patch
The House has passed a $11 billion plan to pay the federal government’s share of road and bridge repairs for the next 10 months. With time –and money – running out, the House recognizes that immediate action is needed. It voted 367-55 to pass the measure. The Senate is also expected to pass the bill […]
July 15, 2014
ConExpo-Con/Agg
Hamm to Introduce Transforming Dirt Roller
At ConExpo-Con/Agg, Hamm will introduce a one-of-a-kind product, a Tier 4 Interim dirt roller that has been transformed into a concrete breaker by the addition of specially designed bits or teeth to the single drum. The highly engineered new H 25i VC is a single-drum vibrating compactor outfitted with teeth that will shatter concrete more […]
January 6, 2014
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