Tina Grady Barbaccia (EQW)RoadbuildingJohn Deere intros two compact excavators to G Series, Final Tier 4 compliantJohn Deere has introduced the 50G and 60G compact excavators, 26 and 53 horsepower, respectively, to its G Series. Both models are outfitted with a DOC/DPF aftertreatment device to meet the Final Tier 4 (FT4 ) emissions requirements. The FT4 design is based on John Deere’s Interim Tier 4 strategy and both models incorporate an […]March 6, 2013RoadbuildingHill to provide construction consulting for Freeport-McMoRanHill International has received a master services agreement from Freeport-McMoRan Corp., a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., to provide construction consulting and professional services. Hill’s services under the contract are expected to include project and program management, cost estimating, cost control, scheduling, staff augmentation and other construction consulting and related technical services at […]March 6, 2013RoadbuildingReuters: Cat to cut 1,400 jobs at Belgium plantReuters reports that Caterpillar Inc. plans to cut 1,400 jobs at a plant near Charleroi in Belgium “due to high costs and the weak European economy,” the group’s Belgian unit said on Feb. 28. The cuts will come at the Gosselies site just outside of Charleroi, one of the largest Caterpillar facilities in Europe, where […]March 5, 2013RoadbuildingResidential construction positioned for expansion, nonresidential will ‘limp along’The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that nonresidential construction spending fell 3.3 percent in January, with outlays decreasing to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $572.1 billion, citing a March 1 report by the U.S. Census Bureau. Year over year, total nonresidential construction spending is up only 0.8 percent (unadjusted for inflation), according to […]March 4, 2013RoadbuildingSOLUTIONS: Wyoming DOT stops landslide problem with vertically installed micropilesThe Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) figured out a way to solve a three-decade landslide problem – on time and on budget – by coming up with a new way to stabilize a landslide area using vertically installed micropiles. The Association of American Safety and Highway Traffic Officials (AASHTO) featured the Double Nickel Landslide (named […]February 28, 2013RoadbuildingL.A.’s new 14 miles of tolls won’t solve infrastructure problemThe Los Angeles Times reports that 14 miles of new tolled “HOT lanes” (high-occupancy travel lanes) have opened opened on the San Bernardino Freeway as part of a trial program to see if letting drivers traveling alone will pay to use the express lanes and help relieve road congestion. This is second project of its […]February 28, 2013RoadbuildingTRIP releasing ‘Maryland Transportation by the Numbers’The report, “Maryland Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe and Efficient Mobility,” will be released by national nonprofit transportation research group, at a news conference in Silver Spring, MD. at 8 a.m. ET on Feb. 28. The report provides key facts and figures regarding road and bridge conditions, economic development, highway […]February 27, 2013RoadbuildingLaHood on sequestration and transportationU.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood released a statement on Feb. 22 with his thoughts on what sequestration will mean for the nation and for transportation. For the official statement, go to http://www.dot.gov/briefing-room/statement-sequestration-us-transportation-secretary-ray-lahood-22-february-2013.) LaHood says in the statement that “sequestration will have a serious impact on the transportation services that are critical to the traveling public […]February 26, 2013RoadbuildingMotor vehicle deaths up 5 percent in 2012Motor vehicle deaths in 2012 totaled 36,200, up 5 percent from 2011. This marks the first annual increase since 2004 to 2005, according to the National Safety Council (NSC). “The 2012 estimate is provisional and may be revised when more data are available,” according to an NSC written statement. The total for 2012 was also […]February 26, 2013RoadbuildingPortland cement NESHAP Final Rule publishedThe portland cement National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Final Rule was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 12, reports the Portland Cement Association (PCA). The PCA Clean Air Committee says it is evaluating the details of the rule to address any issues that may be of concern to the industry. 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