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Tennessee DOT announces dynamic message sign contest winners
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) recently held a dynamic message sign contest, and the winners were announced Monday according to a department press release. The top five messages include the following: âDo your duty. Seatbelt your booty!â âUse your blinking blinker!â âBe kind. Donât ride my behind.â âIn a hurry? Shoulda left early. Slow down!â âWeâve [âŚ]
March 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
Kansas City applies for Smart City grant to test transportation innovations
The U.S. Department of Transportationâs Beyond Traffic, Smart City Challenge is a chance for one city to win $50 million to modernize and innovate infrastructure. And Kansas City thinks itâs up for the challenge. The Kansas City Star reported that the city has submitted its application for a chance to win the grant that goes towards helping [âŚ]
February 8, 2016
Roadbuilding
USDOT offering $50 million reward to city with most innovative idea for improving transportation
Weâve been speculating about the future of transportation since even before Leonardo da Vinci drew up plans for his flying machine. And while our daily commute isnât likely to take flight, despite what âBack to the Futureâsâ Doc Brown would have us believe, there are new transportation innovations constantly. Self-driving cars and vehicle communications arenât that far [âŚ]
December 9, 2015
Roadbuilding
Two students take top honors in ARTBA video contest
A high school student from Pennsylvania and an undergraduate student from Florida Polytechnic Institute were named winners of the American Road & Transportation Builders Associationâs (ARTBA) 4th annual âStudent Transportation Video Contest.â The contest aimed to raise awareness about infrastructure issues by challenging students to develop a brief video exploring various topics relating to Americaâs transportation network. Students [âŚ]
September 22, 2014
Roadbuilding
Our 2015 Contractor of the Year contest is open for entries
Our 2014 Contractor of the Year, Jeremy Hiltz, accepts his award in Las Vegas. Equipment Worldâs Contractor of the Year programâwhich  honors the forward thinkers, high achievers and just plain good people in constructionâis now open for entries. Each year, the editors of Equipment World select 12 finalists for this prestigious program, now in its 15th [âŚ]
August 29, 2014
Roadbuilding
AASHTO seeks nominations for annual Skills Contest
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officialsâ (AASHTO) Subcommittee on Transportation is seeking nominations for its annual Skills Contest, AASHTO Journal reports. The contest recognizes public-relations practitioners in state departments of transportation while allowing for an exchange of ideas. To be nominated, a state DOT must provide examples of innovation, planning, production, execution [âŚ]
May 27, 2014
Roadbuilding
Students show bridges by the numbers and more
Last year, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association received more than 40 submissions from across the nation when it challenged âstudents of all agesâ to identify and âshed lightâ with a short video on national and local transportation issues that takes a look at the logistical, financial and structural aspects. The association is currently [âŚ]
April 3, 2014
Roadbuilding
DOT seeks innovative transportation tools
The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking innovative tools that address challenges in transportation and improve the transportation system. The DOT is offering a challenge to innovators to create web-based tools, data visualizations and mobile apps or to find innovative uses of technology that access publicly-available federal or local DOT datasets. The contest features three [âŚ]
February 27, 2014
Roadbuilding
Enter to win a custom âI Make Americaâ Harley at ConExpo-Con/Agg
Get the chance to win a custom Harley at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014 while learning about supporting U.S. manufacturing policies aimed at creating more jobs in our nation and keeping the U.S. economy competitive with other countries. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) will be giving ConExpo-Con/Agg attendees a chance to win the custom-painted 2014 Harley-Davidson Road [âŚ]
February 27, 2014
Roadbuilding
Submit your extreme winter maintenance stories and photos
With the polar vortex that has made temperatures in the Midwest drop to subzero temps (with the windchill, temps are as cold as -45 degrees Fahrenheit in Chicago and close to -30 in the Columbus, Ohio, area where I am now), this graphic made me laugh. Itâs on days such as these I am grateful [âŚ]
January 7, 2014
Roadbuilding
Doosan kicks off ConExpo-Con/Agg VIP contest
Doosan launched its ConExpo-Con/Agg VIP contest on Tuesday. The contest offers a chance for a free trip to the 2014 ConExpo-Con/Agg trade show in Las Vegas. To enter, visit doosanequipment.com/dice/VIP/Contest_Form.page and tell Doosan why you should be chosen as the Doosan VIP. The first 5,000 people to register will receive a Doosan-branded T-shirt, and those [âŚ]
December 3, 2013
Roadbuilding
AASHTO announces Faces of Transportation photo contest winners
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) announced Thursday that two photos of workers at the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge won the Grand Prize and the Peopleâs Choice Award in the associationâs Faces of Transportation photo contest. A judge selected the Grand Prize winner. California Department of Transportation Engineer Martin Chandrawinata received [âŚ]
September 27, 2013
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