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Roadbuilding

Ill. loses $16.4 billion a year because of poor roads, traffic jams, report says

A new report says Illinois is losing $16.4 billion a year because of poor roads and bridges and traffic congestion. The report, released March 28 by nonprofit, Washington, D.C.-based transportation organization TRIP, determined that more than one-third of the state’s locally and state-maintained urban roads are in “poor or mediocre condition” and 9 percent of […]

April 5, 2018

Roadbuilding

Increase in fatal crashes with senior drivers leads to call for building safer roads

Deaths from crashes involving people 65 and over at the wheel have increased 22 percent from 2012 to 2016, according to a new report from a nonprofit transportation research group. That compares to an 11 percent increase for the overall number of fatalities in the United States during that time period, says the report by […]

March 20, 2018

Dealers

Business Roundup: RST pipeline inspection rebranded to Subsite; Doosan Portable Power adds Six & Mango; Elliott Equipment of Omaha taps new VP; Brokk adds Taylor as training specialist

RST pipeline inspection tech products rebranded to Subsite The R.S. Technical Services (RST) brand of pipeline inspections technologies has been changed to Subsite. Subsite Electronics bought RST last July. Along with changing the brand name, the RST colors will match the Subsite brand. Subsite says everything else will remain the same.   To read more, […]

February 14, 2018

Roadbuilding

San Diego construction exec Thomas L. Brown elected 2018 TRIP chairman

San Diego, Ca, construction executive Thomas L. Brown has been elected 2018 chairman of the board of directors of TRIP, a private, national transportation research nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. Brown has been in the construction business since 1972. In 1989, he founded general engineering contractor firm Sierra Pacific West, Inc. Based in Vista, which is in […]

February 14, 2018

Construction Equipment

Stub-Ease gets rid of tripping hazard caused by conduit stub-up

Emergent Safety’s new Stub-Ease is designed to eliminate slips, trips and falls caused by conduit stub-ups. The device, made of high-density polyethylene for the electrical and concrete construction industries, is attached by embedded threaded coupling to a conduit before cement is poured. After the pour, the Stub-Ease is cut down to the concrete slab and […]

November 24, 2017

Roadbuilding

TRIP: U.S. rural transportation system has ‘significant’ deficiencies

The U.S. rural transportation system has “significant deficiencies” and is in need of repairs and modernization, according to The Road Improvement Program’s (TRIP) most recent report. “Rural Connections: Challenges and Opportunities in America’s Heartland,” finds 15 percent of the rural roads in the country are rated in poor condition, with 21 percent in mediocre condition, […]

June 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

TRIP: Conn. motorists see $6.1 billion in added costs due to bridge, road conditions

Connecticut motorists are seeing a total of $6.1 billion in additional costs associated with vehicle operation, safety and congestion, according to The Road Improvement Program’s (TRIP) most recent state condition report. “Connecticut Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe and Efficient Mobility,” indicates 57 percent of the states major locally and state-maintained roads […]

May 18, 2017

Roadbuilding

TRIP: Bridge and road conditions cost Oklahoma motorists $5 billion annually

Poor conditions of bridges and roads in Oklahoma hit motorists in the state collectively with $5 billion each year in additional costs associated with vehicle operation, safety and congestion problems, according to The Road Improvement Program’s (TRIP) latest state condition report. The report, “Oklahoma Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe, Smooth […]

May 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

TRIP: Kansas motorists hit with $2.7 billion in additional costs due to bridge and road conditions

The Road Improvement Program (TRIP) says motorists in Kansas are hit with $2.7 billion each year in additional vehicle operating costs, congestion problems and safety issues due to the condition of bridges and roads in the state. According to its latest state condition report, “Kansas Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe, […]

May 2, 2017

Roadbuilding

TRIP: Poor bridge and road conditions cost Tennessee motorists $6 billion per year

The condition of bridges and roads in Tennessee costs motorists there $6 billion per year in additional vehicle operating costs, safety and congestion problems, according to The Road Improvement Program’s (TRIP) latest state condition report. The report “Tennessee Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe, Smooth and Efficient Mobility,” indicates 11 percent of […]

April 20, 2017

Roadbuilding

TRIP board elects AEM’s Yasich as 2017 chairman

The Road Improvement Program (TRIP) has elected Nick Yaksich, senior vice president for government and industry relations for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), as its 2017 chairman. Yaksich has served on the group’s board of directors since 1999 and on its executive committee since 2001. He also serves on the executive committee of Americans […]

January 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

TRIP report: Deteriorated urban roads cost motorists up to $1,025 a year

In its latest road condition report, The Road Improvement Program (TRIP) says deteriorated roads in large and mid-sized urban areas in the U.S. are costing motorists up to $1,025 in vehicle operating costs (VOC). “With state and local governments struggling to fund needed road repairs and with federal surface transportation funding falling short of the […]

November 9, 2016