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Construction starts forecast to drop 4% in 2020 according to new Dodge Outlook
Construction starts will fall 4 percent in 2020 in the United States in an “orderly pullback,” but there will be no recession, forecasts Dodge Data & Analytics. The firm’s 2020 Construction Outlook, released today, cites trade fights and a labor shortage as the main causes for the construction decline. The decline, however, will be nothing […]
October 31, 2019
Construction Equipment
Elliott celebrates 70 years of making truck aerial devices
As post-World War II America was building its electrical grid and interstate system, Richard Elliott of Omaha, Nebraska, introduced his truck-mounted telescoping aerial work platform and crane. Starting in 1948, he would build just one machine at a time, mounted on a conventional truck chassis. He would drive them across the United States stopping in […]
February 23, 2018
Roadbuilding
Trump may look to the pump for infrastructure funding
As the Trump administration continues to look for ways to pay for a $1 trillion infrastructure plan, news outlets are reporting that it is considering raising the federal gas tax. The news came out of a private meeting October 25 between Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn and moderate House lawmakers, according to The Hill. The […]
October 26, 2017
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Nevada County (Calif.) to replace 3 bridges in summer 2017
The Nevada County (Calif.) Department of Public Works has begun replacing one of three bridges that the state deemed “structurally deficient” in Nevada County, the Union reports. The McCourtney Road bridge over Rock Creek was the first, and it will be followed by the replacement of an unsafe bridge on Garden Bar Road over Little […]
June 14, 2017
Roadbuilding
One Maryland road worker killed, another seriously injured after car crashes into work zone
One road worker was killed and another was injured recently in Maryland after a vehicle swerved into a work zone and struck two Worcester County Public Works employees. The Delmarva Daily Times reported that Scott Patrick Tatterson and Wade Kenneth Pusey were working in Stockton Feb. 22 inside a work zone on Greenville Road when a 2010 Kia tried […]
March 9, 2016
Roadbuilding
Connecticut road worker charged with negligent homicide
A road worker in Tolland, Conn., is facing a negligent homicide with a motor vehicle charge for a workplace accident that led to a coworker’s death. The Hartford Courant reported that Tolland Public Works employee William Burke turned himself into police on Dec. 15 after he found out a warrant had been issued for his […]
January 21, 2016
Roadbuilding
Best booth displays and new products honored at APWA Congress
The American Public Works Association (APWA) honored three categories and an overall winner in booth displays during the 2015 International Public Works Congress (IPWC) and Exposition. Winning in both the Single Best Booth category and as the overall “Best in Show” was SMITH Manufacturing, which offers surface preparation equipment. Bergkamp Inc., which had its SP5 […]
September 2, 2015
Roadbuilding
APWA rebrands its annual conference and expo as PWX
The American Public Works Association’s annual conference will be back next year, but with a new name. The APWA announced at the conference on Tuesday that it was rebranding what was previously known as the International Public Works Congress and Exposition to PWX—from the 45 letter original title down to just three. PWX, which stands for […]
September 2, 2015
Roadbuilding
Vanway linear crushers help county and road builder improve gravel roadwork efficiency
A Montana county and an Idaho road construction firm are finding linear crushers, which crush and position rock in one pass, to be major money and time savers when working on gravel roads. Mining, oil, timber and agriculture industries in the two states rely heavily on well-maintained gravel roads for reaching work areas and transporting […]
August 19, 2015
Roadbuilding
‘Lone Survivor’ Marcus Luttrell to give opening keynote at APWA Int’l Public Works Congress & Expo
The American Public Works Association’s (APWA) 2015 International Public Works Congress & Exposition, set for August 30 through September 2, will feature more than 400 exhibitors and is expected to attract nearly 6,000 attendees to the Phoenix Convention Center. APWA has also secured Marcus Luttrell, a former Navy Seal and the author of “Lone Survivor […]
August 11, 2015
Roadbuilding
Cedar Rapids launches 10-year, $180 million paving improvement program
In yet another example of how transportation project funding is becoming more localized, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, recently released a 10-year plan for road improvements. The plan will cost $180 million and will be funded by a 1-cent local option sales tax that began collecting in July last year. Dubbed “Paving for Progress”, the plan will […]
May 28, 2015
Roadbuilding
APWA names Top 10 Public Works Leaders for 2015
The American Public Works Association chose a broad variety of winners for its 2015 Top Ten Public Works Leaders award, representing several cities from across the U.S. and Canada. This year marks the 55th anniversary of the award. Those receiving the award are “recognized for discharging critical responsibilities in connection to the design, construction, maintenance […]
May 22, 2015
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