Chris Hill (EQW)RoadbuildingUSDOT receives $9.8 billion in FASTLANE grant project applicationsThe U.S. Department of Transportation has received 212 applications valued at $9.8 billion for the Fostering Advancements in Shipping and Transportation for the Long-term Achievement of National Efficiencies (FASTLANE) grant program. There is only $800 million available for the program for fiscal year 2016. The program was made possible by a provision in the FAST […]May 25, 2016RoadbuildingWinterPave asphalt additive a built-in “anti-icer” for roadsCargill Deicing Technology displayed the WinterPave asphalt anti-freeze product, which lowers the freezing temperature of water on a road surface, at the 2016 North American Snow Conference in Hartford, Connecticut. The company is the exclusive U.S. distributor for the product. Rather than a topical product broadcast on pavements, such as salt, WinterPave is added to […]May 25, 2016RoadbuildingVirginia transportation board awards $46.8 million in infrastructure improvement projectsThe Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) recently awarded four major infrastructure projects valued at $46.8 million. The projects are spread across the Fredericksburg, Hampton Roads, Lynchburg, Salem and Bristol districts of the Virginia Department of Transportation. Projects include: Interstate-95 Express Lanes extension in Stafford County/Fredricksburg District – $31.1 million design-build contract to Branch Highways of […]May 24, 2016RoadbuildingAPWA recognizes 3 agencies for snow, ice control at Snow ConferenceThe American Public Works Association recognized three public works agencies with its Excellence in Snow and Ice Control award during the 2016 North American Snow Conference in Hartford, Connecticut. The Longmont, Colorado, Department of Public Works and Natural Resources was cited for its annual Snow and Ice Control plan, which “outlines strategies to maintain a […]May 24, 2016RoadbuildingRutgers: New Jersey DOT total road cost is $183,757 per mileA new study by Rutgers University’s Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center finds that the average costs of planning, construction, operation and maintenance of roadways maintained by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is $183,757 per mile. The university conducted the study as part of a program aimed at the “aggregate costs” that are connected […]May 23, 2016RoadbuildingTRIP report finds Maryland roads and bridges improving, but congestion lingersThe latest state report from The Road Improvement Program (TRIP) shows conditions of Maryland’s state-maintained roads have improved over the past four years, mirrored by a decrease in the number of structurally deficient bridges. This is due mostly to the state’s Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013. That funding measure, TRIP says, increased the annual […]May 23, 2016RoadbuildingOklahoma DOT worker killed during brush removal projectOklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) Superintendent I Jarrell Gray, 47, was killed while supervising a brush removal project May 18. Gray is the 60th ODOT worker to be killed in a work zone in the history of the agency. The 18-year ODOT veteran was hit by a car on SH 20 near Jay in Delaware County, […]May 23, 2016RoadbuildingMissouri, Illinois DOTs seek public input on new location for Champ Clark BridgeThe Illinois and Missouri Departments of Transportation are seeking public comments on the environmental assessment for a location for the new Champ Clark Bridge to span the Mississippi River in Louisiana, Missouri. The current Clamp Clark Bridge, also know as the US 54 bridge, is a five-span truss design built in 1928 and is 2,238 […]May 23, 2016RoadbuildingMinnesota governor, house republicans spar over transportation funding solutionsMinnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and state House Republicans have both proposed transportation funding measures this week, but have failed to reach an agreement on either. Dayton has brought to the table two separate proposals, with one raising the gas tax by 5 cents per gallon and increasing vehicle license tab (the sticker on the license) […]May 20, 2016RoadbuildingHouse subcommittee advances new THUD bill with $19.2 billion in USDOT discretionary fundsThe House Appropriations Subcommitee on Transportation, House and Urban Development (THUD) has sent the fiscal year 2017 funding bill for the Departments of Transportation (USDOT), Housing and Urban Development on to the full committee. The bill offers an increase of $889 million over fiscal year 2016. “This bill invests in critical national infrastructure to help […]May 20, 2016Previous PagePage 142 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
