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Roadbuilding
Woman fixes pothole in busy Ark. road after city denies responsibility
When drivers started to complain about a certain, large pothole on Savannah Drive in Maumelle, Arkansas, and city officials said it was not the responsibility of the City of Maumelle to maintain the privately owned road, Sara Martin took it upon herself to fix it, KARK.com reports. Martin went to a hardware store, bought some […]
March 14, 2019
Roadbuilding
Report highlights 60 miles of unpaved neighborhood roads in Portland
Portland, reportedly, has almost 60 miles of unpaved gravel roads. Watch what it's like driving on some of the unpaved neighborhood streets here.
January 21, 2019
Roadbuilding
California’s 12-cent gas tax hike survives repeal effort
After Election Day yesterday, California elected to keep the increase helps fund road maintenance and other transportation programs. Details on Equipment World.
November 7, 2018
Construction Equipment
To meet contractors’ growing demands, Winter Equipment makes key promotions
Winter Equipment promoted Christina Bacnik, David J. Fox, Heather Huff, and Jason Lippincott, and filled several positions to meet contractor market demands.
October 17, 2018
Roadbuilding
APWA names its ‘Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year’
The American Public Works Association would like you to meet their 2018 Top Ten Public Works Leaders of Year, marking the 58th anniversary of the award.
September 6, 2018
Roadbuilding
Portland begins cleaning sand and gravel off roadways after recent snow storm
Crews from the Portland Bureau of Transportation began sweeping up the hundreds of cubic yards of sand and gravel that was spread on roadways to provide some traction for motorists during the most recent snowstorm, The Oregonian reports. Crews will work day and night, as well as weekends to get the job done as soon as […]
February 1, 2017
Roadbuilding
Fecon FTX128 track carrier updated to handle small asphalt planer jobs
Fecon has updated the hydraulic high flow circuit of its FTX128 track carrier from 60 gpm to 45 gpm, giving the machine roughly 100 hydraulic HP to the planer mill. As a result, the company says the machine is capable of milling asphalt up to 6 inches deep and 40 inches wide, comparable to other small cold planers. […]
September 20, 2016
Roadbuilding
MIT research finds road maintenance can lower CO2 emissions
If Congress and drivers need another reason to invest money in road maintenance, reducing greenhouse gas emissions may be it. According to a report from MIT News, a paper published in the Journal of Cleaner Production by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) researchers—Arghavan Louhghalam and Mehdi Akbarian, plus CSHub faculty director Professor Franz-Josef Ulm—offers […]
September 9, 2016
Roadbuilding
BOSS introduces its first expandable snow plow
BOSS Snowplow has a new model that allows operators more versatility with the ability to expand the plow from 8 to 10 feet. The snowplow manufacturer has announced the new BOSS EXT as its first ever expandable snowplow. The plow features simple controls for quick expansion and contraction. “The EXT is another versatile tool for the […]
March 8, 2016
Roadbuilding
Idaho selects road and bridge projects to be funded by General Fund surplus
Idaho is taking some of the extra money it had at year’s end and is putting it toward roads and bridges. And the state recently announced the projects getting a piece of the $54 million. According to the Idaho Transportation Department, the state has selected 17 road and bridge projects to be funded by the general […]
December 28, 2015
Roadbuilding
Henke introduces the first 20-foot folding V-plow for snow removal
Just in time for the winter storms to coat the roads in snow, Henke Manufacturing has introduced a new plow that might make keeping roads clear a bit easier. Henke has introduced the world’s first 20-foot folding V-Plow and 16 cubic yard snowbasket. The company said it was contacted by Southern Auto Auction to manufacture […]
November 20, 2015
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
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