John LattaRoadbuildingTexas Two-Step: D.C. reauthorization first, then AustinAs we begin to close in on the fall 2014 date for the reauthorization of federal surface transportation legislation in Washington, keep in mind that states have to do their own transportation legislation. And like D.C. politicians, Austin politicians face the continuing dilemma of not having enough money coming down the pike. Take Texas for […]July 30, 2013RoadbuildingTransportation Infrastructure Funding: Efficiency is necessary but not sufficientIt’s a case of on the one hand/on the other hand. New Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx is saying that his department is “working to improve the efficiency and performance of our existing transportation system” and is “doing so in an era when we must work harder than ever to stretch our transportation dollar.” He […]July 26, 2013RoadbuildingThe Mayor and the Secretary: Foxx watchingWhile Anthony Foxx has yet to light up the headlines, he has started work at a tough job with what appears to be a lukewarm and not-too-long honeymoon period. So we wait to see just what kind of Secretary of Transportation he will be. His background has been assessed and analysts have become predictors, but […]July 25, 2013RoadbuildingBeat the heat (and other transportation problems) with some thinkingJust what can extreme heat do to our transportation infrastructure? Quite a lot. What the current heat wave hovering over large portions of the country can do is not only disrupt travellers but also damage roadways and rails. You’d have to wonder if the aging state of the infrastructure actually gives the superheat a chance […]July 24, 2013RoadbuildingTexas county tries “mechanical concrete”A major Texas county is trying out a road bed system that uses old tires. Thousands of them, not chewed up into small pieces but basically intact. Once the worn out tires come off a vehicle and head to used tire dumps, this system steps in, removes the sidewalls and uses the old treads as […]July 23, 2013RoadbuildingThe Park-O-Meter turns 78On July 16, 1935, in Oklahoma City, parking changed forever. There, on the sidewalk, the parking motorist found a new contraption. The parking meter had arrived. Thank you, Carl C. Magee. No more free parking, not even parking under time limit signs, but pay up front and make sure you don’t forget to feed it […]July 19, 2013RoadbuildingCan your bridges withstand a hit by a heavy semi?A disturbingly large number of America’s bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete (see Better Roads’ November bridge inventory). But how many are “fracture-critical?” Washington State’s collapsed I-5 bridge was fracture-critical when it was hit by a heavily loaded truck. But it is far from alone in the state of Washington in that classification and […]July 18, 2013RoadbuildingOut of my way, lower-class person!!! Why rich drivers cut us off.Surely you aren’t surprised when the driver of the luxury sedan cuts you off and pretends to never have seen you as he speeds away. You are dirt under his high-end radials. You know that drivers of more expensive cars are more likely to cut off other drivers and violate pedestrians’ right of way. Now […]July 17, 2013RoadbuildingNew tolls on old interstates? Almost unthinkable.The issue of tolling existing interstates isn’t going away. It’s not popular and it’s down in the “slim and none” chances category in most analyses. But with highway funding hopelessly inadequate and no new source on the short-term horizon, this issue will linger. It will raise its head as MAP-21 winds down and heads into […]July 16, 2013RoadbuildingVMT is here!Oregon replaces state gas tax with “pay per-mile road usage charge”July 15, 2013Previous PagePage 2 of 43Next PageTop StoriesConstruction EquipmentThe Latest Mini Excavators: 2024 Product RoundupThe newest compact excavators from Case, Develon, Hitachi, Hyundai, Kato, Kubota, Mecalac, New Holland, Volvo, XCMG, Yanmar – and attachments.TechnologyWorld’s First Radar-Equipped Excavator Bucket Ready for Orders from RodradarCompact equipmentMecalac Intros Revotruck Site Dumper with 225-Degree Rotating CabPickups2025 Toyota Tacoma Revealed with Hybrid or Gas EngineFeatured Sponsor13 Step Plan To Boost Tech Efficiency from Fullbay
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