Chris Hill (EQW)RoadbuildingArizona DOT uses carbon fiber strips to repair I-17 bridge girdersThe Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has used carbon fiber strips coated with reinforced polymer to fix girders on two Interstate 17 bridges in Phoenix that have been struck by vehicles that exceeded height restrictions. This is the first time the agency has used the Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) strips for repairs. The material wraps […]July 21, 2017RoadbuildingNevada’s Project Neon 40% complete after first yearThe Nevada Department of Transportation’s (NDOT) Project Neon is 40 percent complete at the one-year mark, a milestone the agency is celebrating during the biggest public works project in the state’s history. The project, with a price tag of almost $1 billion, involves the widening of Interstate 15 between Sahara Avenue in downtown Las Vegas […]July 21, 2017RoadbuildingBloomberg poll: 55% of Americans support gas tax increase to fund bridges and roadsA Bloomberg National Poll shows 55 percent of Americans would support a gas tax increase for funding bridge and road projects. The question was one of multiple queries posed to respondents July 8-12. Selzer & Company conducted the poll of 1,001 U.S. adults ages 18 and over. Forty-one percent responded that it was “Not Okay” […]July 21, 2017DealersVolvo CE Q2 sales spike 36%, operating income up three-foldVolvo Construction Equipment says its second quarter 2017 net sales grew by 36 percent compared to the same quarter last year, to 18.51 billion Swedish Krona (SEK) ($2.23 billion). For the first half of 2017, the company’s net sales total of 34.67 billion SEK ($417.3 million), an increase of 32.9 percent compared to the first […]July 20, 2017RoadbuildingPennDOT’s Richards becomes first female chair of Turnpike CommissionPennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Leslie S. Richards has become the first female chair of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC). The move is part of a reorganization of the commissioners. William K. Lieberman was named vice chairman and Barry Drew was named secretary-treasurer. “I have had the honor of serving as the commonwealth’s first female […]July 20, 2017RoadbuildingFHWA: Highway construction costs up 67% since 2003The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) latest quarterly National Highway Construction Cost Index includes the first major revision since it was created 10 years ago. It is being dubbed NHCCI 2.0. The revision, the agency says, “reflects steadily rising costs of highway construction and repair.” This latest report shows highway construction costs have increased 67 percent […]July 20, 2017RoadbuildingIBM veteran Braunstein named president of Together for Safer RoadsDavid Braunstein, former Industry Solutions Innovation Lead at IBM, has been named president of Together for Safer Roads (TSR), a coalition of private sector companies with the goal of reducing deaths and injuries from traffic crashes. “Safe roads are important to our families, communities and our businesses and TSR is more committed than ever to […]July 20, 2017DealersMeco Miami’s Vasquez named AED southeast regional directorAssociated Equipment Distributors (AED) has named Michael Vasquez, vice president of Atlas Copco dealer Meco Miami, as southeast regional director for the association’s board of directors. “My biggest role is to get more dealers involved and engaged in AED,” Vasquez says. “I really want to make an effort to attract more dealers on the smaller […]July 19, 2017RoadbuildingConstruction begins on Md.’s $97.7 million I-270 Watkins Mill Road interchangeMaryland Gov. Larry Hogan and local officials recently held a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction on the $97.7 million Interstate 270 interchange at Watkins Mill Road, a project aimed at relieving congestion along one of the state’s busiest roadways. “As we kick off construction of the new Watkins Mill interchange, we are delivering […]July 19, 2017RoadbuildingOregon DOT, Portland Police begin photo radar at I-84 night work zonesThe Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Portland Police Bureau began this week using mobile photo radar at night work zones on Interstate 84 to help cut down fatalities and injuries. ODOT says the radar unit will be placed at work sites at bridges where new RealTime signs will be position. They will be […]July 19, 2017Previous PagePage 15 of 225Next PageTop StoriesOff-Road TrucksA Closer Look: Deere’s New Operator-Friendly Articulated Dump TrucksJump in the cab with us as we check out Deere’s new P-Tier ADTs in action – with upgraded engines and a next-level vision system for safer, smarter hauling.Compact Track Loaders"Send in the The Rook!" – The Crime-Fighting Cat Compact Track Loader (Video)4WD TractorsNew Holland T6.180: World's First 100% Methane-Powered Production TractorWheel LoadersCat Rolls Out 980 GC: A Simple, Heavy-Duty Medium Wheel LoaderFeatured SponsorStop Wasting Time on Grade Checks
