Chris Hill (EQW)RoadbuildingMassDOT board approves $14.8 billion, 5-year plan for infrastructure projectsThe Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Board has approved its fiscal year 2017-2021 Capital Investment Plan (CIP) that will provide $14.8 billion for roads, bridges and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) projects. Officials report this plan is the first time MassDOT and MBTA have collaborated on a plan for improving the state’s infrastructure. Another first […]June 22, 2016RoadbuildingUSDOT partners with mobile solar technology firm for Smart City ChallengeThe U.S. Department of Transportation has partnered with mobile solar technology firm DC Solar Solutions for the agency’s Smart City Challenge. The company will provide $1.5 million worth of electric vehicle chargers and mobile solar generators to the winning city. The Smart City Challenge is designed to convert one city in to the first in […]June 22, 2016RoadbuildingS. Carolina DOT seeks input on Public Participation Plan for improvementsThe South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is seeking public input on the agency’s 2016 Updated Public Participation Plan (PPP) that includes involvement in the Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan and the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. “Feedback from the public will help shape the process in which SCDOT engages all interested parties and incorporates their input […]June 22, 2016RoadbuildingARTBA, ATA to host event honoring 60th anniversary of Interstate Highway SystemThe American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and the American Trucking Associations (ATA) have a planned a “lunch and policy discussion” June 29 to recognize the 60th anniversary of President Eisenhower’s signing of the law enacting the Interstate Highway System. Brian Pallasch, managing director, government relations and infrastructure initiatives for the American Society of […]June 21, 2016RoadbuildingNew Jersey officials look to raise gas tax to boost transportation trust fundNew Jersey officials are working on a bill that would raise gas taxes, a move they expect will provide hundreds of millions in additional revenue for the state’s transportation trust fund. Senate bill 2352 calls for an increase in the tax on gasoline from 10 cents per gallon to 21.5 cents per gallon, and on diesel […]June 21, 2016RoadbuildingOfficials cut ribbon on last interchange completing Alabama’s I-22Alabama officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday commemorating the opening of the last interchange of Interstate 22, connecting the highway to I-65 just north of Birmingham. The interchange has taken nearly six years to complete and ultimately connects Birmingham and Memphis, Tennessee. Work on I-22, which for years has been referred to as Corridor X, […]June 21, 2016RoadbuildingSakai appoints new Southeast district, national light equipment sales managersSakai America has named Joseph Seckinger as the company’s Southeast district manager, and Dale Wilson as national light equipment sales manager. Seckinger will be responsible for customer support for dealerships in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee for products ranging from 36-inch double-drum asphalt rollers to 15-ton single-drum dirt compactors. He started his […]June 20, 2016RoadbuildingRhode Island DOT reorganizes senior management with 9 new appointmentsThe Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has named nine new members to its senior management group as it works on the biggest staff reorganization in the agency’s history. “As we work diligently to improve our roads and bridges, we are working hard to rebuild RIDOT itself, creatng a more robust, accountable and efficient organizational […]June 20, 2016RoadbuildingMassachusetts DOT partners with Waze Connected Citizens ProgramThe Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has joined the Connected Citizens Program of crowdsourced navigation app Waze to provide real-time traffic details from across the state. MassDOT joins several state DOTs in sharing data with Waze, including Louisiana, California, Nebraska, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. “Through the use of traffic data, the MassDOT-Waze partnership will assist in making […]June 20, 2016RoadbuildingARTBA honors Anderson and Gee with Jake Landen Highway Safety AwardThe American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has recognized two individuals, one private sector and one public sector, with its Jake Landen Highway Safety Award. The award is given yearly to honor those making “significant and lasting contributions to the safety of our nation’s highways.” Individuals are eligible if they are employed by, or […]June 17, 2016Previous PagePage 136 of 225Next PageTop StoriesVideosMost Viewed Construction Equipment – Our Top 10 “Closer Look” Videos of 2025Compact equipment from Kubota, Bobcat, Volvo, Sany got the most views, but larger – and some unusual – machines also made the cut.Construction EquipmentAntique Caterpillars Rule! – Top 5 Vintage Equipment Stories of 2025Compact ExcavatorsCloser Look: Develon DX35Z-7 Mini Excavator Excels at Digging in Tight SpacesExcavatorsKomatsu's New PC365-11 Hybrid Excavator Boosts Power, Cuts Fuel UseCompact equipmentCloser Look: Bobcat's UV34XL UTV with New Limited Package
