Kerry Clines (EQW)RoadbuildingTwo construction workers hit by car near Westinghouse Bridge in PittsburghTwo construction workers were hit by a vehicle near the Westinghouse Bridge in Pittsburgh on Tuesday morning. CBS Pittsburgh reports that the accident happened on the Route 30 bridge just before 10 a.m. The construction workers were reviewing the area for a bridge replacement that is due to get underway next weekend, according to the Pennsylvania Department of […]May 13, 2016Roadbuilding85-year-old George Washington Bridge getting much-needed $2 billion renovationThe 85-year-old George Washington Bridge, spanning the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey, is getting some much-needed major renovations to keep it alive into the next century. NJ.com reports that officials are planning an intricate construction schedule involving 11 projects as part of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s nearly $2 billion “Restore the George” program, which would […]May 12, 2016RoadbuildingU.S. Navy Seabees built a safer gravel road for a community in DjiboutiThe United States Navy is doing its part to improve road conditions abroad. According to a report by the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, U.S. Sailors from the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22 (Seabees) completed a road construction project in Chebelley, Djibouti on May 2. A mile-long gravel road was put in place to provide a safer route […]May 11, 2016BusinessMinn. bill would ease restrictions on construction material, aggregate haulingMinnesota has laid the groundwork for a significant change in state transportation policy which would benefit everyone from companies to commuters, says Fred Corrigan, executive director of the Aggregate & Ready Mix Association of Minnesota, in a column published by the Mesabi Daily News. Currently, Minnesota businesses that haul construction materials are subject to restrictive […]May 10, 2016RoadbuildingOnly 16% of Michigan’s roads are in good conditionA new annual roads and bridges report released by the Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council on May 2, indicates that roads throughout Michigan are continuing to deteriorate. According to Woodtv.com, the report notes that, for 2015, only 16 percent of roads are in good condition, 45 percent are in fair condition and 39 percent are […]May 10, 2016RoadbuildingFour Chicago bridges join the ranks of city’s century-old spans still in useFour Chicago bridges—the Jackson Boulevard Bridge (Jan. 29), Chicago & North Western Railroad Bridge (July 30), Webster Street Bridge (Aug. 3), and Lake Street Bridge (Nov. 6)—are celebrating their 100th birthdays in 2016, joining 19 other century-old Chicago bridges. “It’s pretty impressive that these marvels of engineering are still working given they’ve been in continuous operation,” John […]May 6, 2016RoadbuildingHeavy rain washes out roads in Miller County, ArkansasSix rural roads in the southeastern end of Miller County, Arkansas, were closed down Friday night and Saturday, April 29-30, as the county worked to mend washed out culverts and roadways, the Texarkana Gazette reports. “I’ve seen seven county roads that have washed out,” Miller County Road Director Eric Cunningham told the news agency, adding that […]May 5, 2016RoadbuildingRoad workers in southwestern North Dakota gather for gravel roads workshopOn April 28, road workers from across southwestern North Dakota gathered in Dickinson for an workshop geared toward building and maintaining gravel roads more effectively. The Dickinson Press reports that the instructor, Montana Local Technical Assistance Program Director Steve Jenkins, said the region’s gravel roads have “really taken a beating” in the last few years from heavy […]May 4, 2016RoadbuildingWisconsin governor announces additional funding to complete street improvement projects in the stateWisconsin residents should prepare for more road work ahead. On April 27, Gov. Scott Walker announced the availability of additional funding to complete street improvement projects throughout the state. The Daily Cardinal reports the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will administer a total of $12.9 million in state funds for 42 projects through a road-improvement fund. The […]May 3, 2016RoadbuildingNew survey says majority of Americans support usage fees to fix crumbling roadsA newly published survey reports that nearly two-thirds of Americans would support roadway user fees to help fix the country’s crumbling transportation infrastructure, according to a report in Reuters. One of the options was to pay for the number of miles a vehicle travels, according to the survey of 1,002 Americans more than 18 years old that […]May 2, 2016Previous PagePage 86 of 91Next PageTop StoriesOff-Road TrucksDeere Previews Autonomous Haul Truck: One Truck, Two Operation ModesThe bolt-on autonomy system would let contractors switch their articulated dump trucks between manual and autonomous operation. 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