Tina Grady Barbaccia (EQW)RoadbuildingA Bridge Just for BatsLast month, I told you about a bridge that a German town created only for field mice. Now Germany continues to make animal bridges. This time, it’s a bridge just for bats. A German town council is getting flack for spending £375,000 (about $604,050) on two bridges for bats to protect them from a new […]November 20, 2013RoadbuildingSquats for Train TicketsNeed a train ticket but don’t have any cash on you? Just squat for it. [youtube ojo9M1cPSPI nolink] In exchange for knocking out 30 squats, you can score a free subway ticket – worth about a buck – at Russia’s Vystavochnaya station, west of Moscow, according to a Wired report. Why the free fare? The […]November 19, 2013RoadbuildingHigh winds knock over six big rigsMother Nature huffed and she puffed and she blew over six big rigs on a segment of North California’s Interstate 580, according to an Associated Press report. The crashes occurred near Tracy, California, in San Joaquin County, beginning about 6 p.m. on October 27 and continuing until about 5 a.m. the next day, according to […]November 14, 2013RoadbuildingAuthorities crack down on left-lane drivers in HoustonDo you ever get annoyed by someone driving in the left lane? Everyone knows it’s only to pass another vehicle, right? To some, it’s an urban myth, but in Texas, it really is the law – and is being enforced now, according to The Austinist. According to Texas law, it’s illegal for a motorist to […]November 13, 2013RoadbuildingWoman skydives into moving carThis is one way to travel: Start by skydiving and end up in a moving car to get you to the next location. [youtube hQ9PJ5JtATQ nolink] Traveling between 20 to 40 mph in the air, 28-year-old nurse Katie Hansen from Northern California landed into a moving Mustang convertible as part of an extreme sports event […]November 12, 2013RoadbuildingVomit in a cab? You’ll pay for it!The City of Columbus, Ohio’s Vehicle for Hire Board is considering fining people who vomit in or otherwise “soil” a cab after drinking too much, The Columbus Dispatch reports. An exception would most likely be made for kids and ill people who are seeking medical care, according to the newspaper report. A fee hasn’t been […]November 11, 2013RoadbuildingFirst coast-to-coast highway celebrates 100th birthdayThe Lincoln Highway, the transcontinental highway that could take motorists from coast to coast, has turned 100 years old. The highway now is made up of “a patchwork of already existing roads,” Kay Shelton, president of the Lincoln Highway Association and a Norther Illinois University professor told NPR. The route was intended to be the […]November 8, 2013RoadbuildingFlex-spending ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ policy endsEmployees using flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) are now permitted to carry over up to $500 from the previous plan year and will not affect the maximum amount of salary reduction contributions — $2,500 — that can be made now that the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have loosened rules on the […]November 7, 2013RoadbuildingCould alternate energy sources help solve our funding problem?It’s time to get creative with less than a year until our latest surface transportation bill expires.November 6, 2013RoadbuildingThe State of the Nation’s BridgesOur exclusive survey of bridge conditions in the United States is featured.November 6, 2013Previous PagePage 24 of 218Next PageTop StoriesCompact equipment2026 UTV Roundup: A Workhorse for Every Price RangeThe latest utility vehicles from Argo, Can-Am, CFMoto, Cushman, Deere, Honda, Kawasaki, Kubota, Mahindra, Massimo, Polaris, Yamaha, Waev.Roadbuilding equipmentTop Roadbuilding Equipment of 2025: Motor Graders, Rollers, and MoreVideosMost Viewed Construction Equipment – Our Top 10 “Closer Look” Videos of 2025Construction EquipmentAntique Caterpillars Rule! – Top 5 Vintage Equipment Stories of 2025Compact ExcavatorsCloser Look: Develon DX35Z-7 Mini Excavator Excels at Digging in Tight Spaces
