Chris Hill (EQW)RoadbuildingConnecticut DOT launches online dashboard to track progress of projectsThe Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has launched an interactive online tool to track progress of transportation projects under the state’s Transportation Ramp-Up Program. The Transportation Ramp-Up Program, valued at $2.8 billion, represents the first step of the Let’s Go CT! program approved last year. It’s described as a “transformative strategy toward reinvesting in Connecticut’s […]April 8, 2016RoadbuildingTRIP: Oklahoma drivers hit with $5 billion tab each year related to road conditions, congestion and safety issueThe Road Improvement Program’s (TRIP) latest report on Oklahoma shows bridge and road conditions, along with congestion, are costing drivers in the state an average of $2,200 a year, or $4.9 billion in total. TRIP’s “Oklahoma Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe, Smooth and Efficient Mobility,” indicates that 28 percent of the state’s […]April 8, 2016RoadbuildingSakai updates R2H-4 roller engine, hydraulic systems and drum configurationSakai America has upgraded several components of its R2H-4 static three-wheel roller including a new drum configuration, hydraulic systems and an updated Tier 4 final engine. “This static three-drum model is a favorite design because it permits the use of great compaction force without shoving or pulling the material,” says Denver Weinstiger, vice president of […]April 7, 2016RoadbuildingThirty-year Missouri DOT worker killed during bridge maintenance workMissouri Department of Transportation employee Lyndon D. Ebker, 55, was struck and killed by a vehicle Thursday while flushing bridges on eastbound Route 100 near Buchheit Road on the outskirts of St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Ebker’s crew posted signage identifying the work and parked a dump truck fitted with an attenuator […]April 7, 2016RoadbuildingNational Work Zone Awareness Week is April 11-15This year’s theme for National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW), set for April 11-15, is “Don’t be THAT Driver: Work on Safety. Get Home Safely. Every Day.” The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will host the kick-off event for this year’s program near the 32-mile I-75 widening project outside of Toledo on April 12 at […]April 7, 2016RoadbuildingCaltrans partners with Waze app for Connected Citizens ProgramThe California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has partnered with the crowdsourced navigation app Waze and will contribute to the company’s Connected Citizen’s Program. In this move, Caltrans joins a growing list of state departments of transportation sharing data with Waze. These include Nebraska, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. “Combining the real-time anonymous data […]April 7, 2016RoadbuildingFinal leg of I-75 widening from Georgia line to southwest Florida to begin in 2018The final leg of I-75 widening from the Florida-Georgia border to the southwest region of Florida will begin in 2018, according to an announcement from Florida Gov. Rick Scott. The project involves expanding the interstate from four to six lanes from south of Jones Loop Road to U.S. 17 in Charlotte County near Punta Gorda. […]April 6, 2016RoadbuildingColorado DOT selects Flatiron/AECOM for C-470 tolled express lanes projectThe Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has selected Flatiron/AECOM as the Apparent Selected Proposer for the 12.5-mile C-470 Tolled Express Lanes Segment 1 Design-Build project. The agency says currently more than 100,000 motorists travel over this section of C-470 each day and estimates that figure to increase by 40 percent by 2035. The project will […]April 6, 2016RoadbuildingMinnesota DOT asks farmers to participate in Living Snow Fence programThe Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is asking farmers to participate in the agency’s Living Snow Fence Program by leaving standing corn rows, hay bales or silage bags to help reduce snow from blowing onto state highways. MnDOT is timing the announcement to coincide with planting season so farmers can incorporate their involvement into their […]April 6, 2016RoadbuildingTexas DOT set to lower truck tolls to help reduce congestionThe Texas Transportation Commission has approved a measure that would reduce truck tolls in certain areas in an effort to move trucks off of higher volume roadways to ease congestion. The thinking is that trucks have been opting for certain roads in an effort to avoid paying tolls, and thereby exacerbating congestion issues on other […]April 5, 2016Previous PagePage 152 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
