Kerry Clines (EQW)RoadbuildingACI promotes Harris to International Marketing CoordinatorThe American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced that it has promoted Danielle R. Harris to International Marketing Coordinator, where she will be responsible for conducting research on existing international markets and identify new markets and trends. Harris will also be responsible for coordinating the development of global marketing plans for the international regions to begin implementation of marketing plans. She received her […]January 13, 2017RoadbuildingMd. road worker dies after being hit by JeepAccording to an Associated Press report, a construction worker directing traffic at a road construction project in Pasadena, Maryland, was struck and killed Monday. The police department stated that the victim, 58-year-old Rodney Chase, was directing traffic on Fort Smallwood Road using a stop/slow sign when a Jeep driven by 32-year-old Jason Disney hit him. Chase was pronounced dead […]January 12, 2017RoadbuildingTrans-Canada Hwy. reopens after massive sinkhole is repairedFollowing the opening of a sinkhole in the roadway, the eastbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway near Salmonier Line (Route 90) in Newfoundland and Labrador reopened to traffic at approximately 3:45 a.m. on Jan. 7, CBC News reports. Westbound lanes had already reopened to traffic at approximately 7 p.m. Jan. 6. The Newfoundland Department of Transportation […]January 11, 2017RoadbuildingLouisiana bridge reopens to traffic after being closed for replacementDeborah Drive bridge over Hogg’s Bayou in the River Oaks area of Monroe, Louisiana, reopened to traffic Dec. 28, The News Star reports. The bridge was closed after it was damaged during a flood in March, awaiting replacement. City engineer Kim Golden told the news agency that the bridge reopened a year earlier than it would have because it had already been […]January 10, 2017RoadbuildingNDSU to receive $2.5 million federal grant for infrastructure preservation studyResearchers from five states—North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado—hope to develop new ways to preserve and improve transportation infrastructure through a newly-awarded federal grant in the amount of $2.5 million over the next five years, Inforum reports. The research will be headed up by North Dakota State University’s Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute. Tom […]January 9, 2017RoadbuildingWorld’s highest bridge opens in ChinaThe Beipanjiang Bridge in Guizhou province in southwest China, the world’s highest bridge, was opened to traffic Dec. 29. The 1,341-meter-long structure is equivalent to a 200-story building, soaring 565 meters above the Beipanjiang Valley. Construction began in 2013, at a cost of approximately $143 million. The bridge connects the mountainous provinces of Guizhou and Yunnan, and […]January 6, 2017Construction EquipmentCNH honored with 2 awards from AEMThe Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) recently honored CNH Industrial with its “Pillar of the Industry” award. This is the fifth year in a row that CNH Industrial has been recognized for improving the business environment for equipment manufacturers in the United States in 2016 and for its participation in AEM’s “I Make America” grassroots program. CNH […]January 4, 2017RoadbuildingWSDOT fabricators make all traffic signs for the agency at costA team of seven sign fabricators at the Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) regional headquarters in Union Gap is responsible for creating all the signs for the DOT, as well as signs for other government agencies and some outside entities, Yakima Herald.com reports. Every year, the fabricators create approximately 100,000 square feet of signage at a cost of […]January 3, 2017RoadbuildingTwo bridge replacements complete at Rondout Reservoir in N.Y.The $7 million replacement of two 60-year-old bridges— the 150-foot-long Lows Corners Bridge carrying Route 55A over Rondout Creek, and the 50-foot-long Sugarloaf Bridge carrying Sundown Road over Sugarloaf Brook—has been completed, MidHudsonNews.com reports. The two bridges are located at the upper end of Rondout Reservoir in Sullivan County, New York. “Projects like this are important for the […]December 30, 2016RoadbuildingYucca Loma Bridge in Calif. set to open May 2017Apple Valley (Calif.) officials have tentatively scheduled a date for the opening of the Yucca Loma Bridge over the Mojave River. Town spokeswoman Kathie Martin told the Daily Press the bridge will open to traffic nearly two months ahead of schedule on May 22, 2017, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and community bike ride scheduled for May […]December 29, 2016Previous PagePage 70 of 91Next PageTop StoriesPickups2027 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD Get More HP With New Diesel, Gas V8sThe new engines deliver the most-ever power and torque for Silverado HD, which also gets electric power steering and eBoost braking.BulldozersConstruction’s Mighty Bull Stands the Test of Time — Dozer Buyer’s Guide 2026Mini ExcavatorsXCMG Releases 2 New Mini Excavators for North American MarketGraders/Scrapers“The Lightest 30-Yard Scraper on the Market” — K-Tec's New 1230Pickups2027 GMC Sierra 1500 Completely Redesigned, Gets GM's New 481-HP V8
