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Roadbuilding
Sokkia automated Gyro Station GYRO X determines azimuth quickly, with precision
OLATHE, Kan. – August 9, 2011 – Sokkia’s Gyro Station technology combines a gyroscope with a total station, creating a multi-use, unique surveying and engineering instrument designed to provide superior solutions beyond the reach of other technologies including tunneling, road, railroad, power line, pipeline and similar long and narrow, or underground construction projects.   Denny Welch, […]
August 10, 2011
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Business
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers achieves record first half gross auction proceeds of $2 billion
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers achieves record first half gross auction proceeds of $2 billion
August 8, 2011
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‘We are a nation in desperate need of a sustained and credible effort to create American jobs,’ Building and Construction Trades Department president
Building and Construction Trades Department President Mark H. Ayers says the July 2011 report released by the U.S. Department of Labor on Aug. 5 “is simply the latest piece of evidence that we are a nation in desperate need of a sustained and credible effort to create American jobs, especially in the construction industry where […]
August 8, 2011
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Santa Ana Gateway Project (I-5) named Freeway Project of the Year
The Santa Ana (I-5) Gateway Project that widened the last two miles of the I-5 near the Orange County line was named Freeway Project of the Year by the California Transportation Foundation, a charitable transportation organization. The California Transportation Foundation recognized the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and Caltrans for the complexity of the four-year […]
August 8, 2011
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Steel import permits down 13 percent
Based on the Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported on Aug. 4 that steel import permit applications for the month of July totaled 2,447,000 net tons (NT). This was a 13-percent decrease from the 2,797,000 permit tons recorded in June and a […]
August 5, 2011
Safety
Alaska DOT&PF introduces dashboard to gauge agency performance
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) has developed a web-based dashboard to share DOT&PF performance measures with the public, elected officials, and partnering agencies.
August 5, 2011
Safety
Deborah A.P. Hersman sworn in for second term as NTSB Chairman
Deborah Hersman was officially sworn in on Aug. 4 for a second two-year term as National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chairman. She became chairman on July 28, 2009. She was nominated for the second term b
August 5, 2011
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Orange County Transportation Authority applauds Rep. Miller for Breaking Down Barriers Act of 2011
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is applauding U.S. Rep. Gary Miller (R-Calif.) for releasing the Breaking Down Barriers Act of 2011 intended to speed up the delivery of transportation projects and put hundreds of thousands of Americans to work. “In challenging financial times, it’s critical we maximize every dollar spent on improving our infrastructure,” […]
August 5, 2011
Contractor Disaster Resources
$2 million in quick release emergency relief money being made available for Iowa flooding victims
Two million dollars in quick release emergency money is being made available to the Iowa Department of Transportation to reimburse the state for work done on federal aid highways immediately following the recent flooding there, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on July 27.
August 4, 2011
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Congress reaches deal to end FAA shutdown
After a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that left 4,000 transportation and construction workers temporarily furloghed, Congress has reached a bipartisan compromise that after the Senate approved the margin.
August 4, 2011
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Safety & Compliance
Contractor Faces $1.2M Fine for Repeat Violations After Fatal Trench Collapse
One of the company's workers died in a cave-in in 2023. Two years later, inspectors found similar trench violations, OSHA reports.
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