Chris Hill (EQW)RoadbuildingAugust Texas Proposition 1 project approvals total $304 million for 22 projectsThe Texas Transportation Commission has approved 22 projects valued at roughly $304 million as part of the sixth round of the state’s Proposition 1 transportation funding program. This brings the total number of projects approved to 115 out of the 200 planned. The fifth round included 17 projects at a value of $401.5 million. Proposition […]September 3, 2015RoadbuildingAlkali-resistant glass fibers used in slurry surfacing mixes on display at APWA CongressOwens Corning’s Slurry-FIL alkali-resistant glass fibers are being used in road slurry surfacing mixes to act as a fine aggregate with the effect of creating a more flexible and crack-resistant surface. Owens Corning featured the product during the American Public Works Association’s International Public Works Congress (IPWC) and Exposition in Phoenix this week. The company says […]September 2, 2015RoadbuildingBest booth displays and new products honored at APWA CongressThe American Public Works Association (APWA) honored three categories and an overall winner in booth displays during the 2015 International Public Works Congress (IPWC) and Exposition. Winning in both the Single Best Booth category and as the overall “Best in Show” was SMITH Manufacturing, which offers surface preparation equipment. Bergkamp Inc., which had its SP5 […]September 2, 2015RoadbuildingTech panel paints portrait of a safer connected vehicle and infrastructure future at APWA CongressPanelists speaking on public works technology during the American Public Works Congress gave a nearly utopian vision of the future of transportation systems, extolling the potential of a future where vehicles, buses, traffic signals and infrastructure all seamlessly communicate. Speaking at a general session of APWA’s International Public Works Congress and Exposition were Kate Hartman, […]September 1, 2015RoadbuildingAPWA honors 23 Public Works Projects of the Year during congress and expoThe American Public Works Association recognized 23 projects as part of its 2015 Public Works Projects of the Year Award during the groups International Public Works Congress and Exposition in Phoenix. The awards each year celebrate “the alliance between the managing agency, the contractor, the consultant, and their cooperative achievements.” Awards are given in five […]September 1, 2015RoadbuildingAPWA opens International Public Works Congress and Expo with new board, ‘Lone Survivor’ Marcus LuttrellThe American Public Works Association (APWA) opened its annual International Public Works Congress (IPWC) and Exposition in Phoenix announcing a new board of directors for 2015-2016, and by pumping up the crowd with an inspirational presentation from “Lone Survivor” Marcus Luttrell. Luttrell, who spoke at the end of the first general session, gave an hour-long discussion […]August 31, 2015RoadbuildingLouisiana DOTD discuss rebuilding parish roads, employee contributions in Katrina recoveryThe final two Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) videos commemorating the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina highlight the road rebuilding efforts in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes, and the hard work of department employees immediately following the storm. In “Paths to Progress Rebuilding Orleans and Jefferson Parishes,” LDOTD Secretary Sherri LeBas describes the improvements […]August 31, 2015RoadbuildingLouisiana DOTD develops debris management process in Katrina aftermathRemoving and dealing with the sheer volume of debris was a major challenge for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) following the storm surge, winds and flooding from Hurricane Katrina. But in the following years, the department has created a debris management plan that will make clean up following weather events a much […]August 28, 2015RoadbuildingReport estimates nearly 400,000 highway construction and maintenance job openings to be created between 2012 and 2022A joint transportation jobs report released by the U.S. Departments of Transportation, Labor and Education estimates 388,904 highway construction and maintenance job openings will be created between 2012 and 2022, with the majority being for semi-skilled and highly skilled workers. The report, “Strengthening Skills Training and Career Pathways across the Transportation Industry,” provides a look […]August 28, 2015RoadbuildingFlorida DOT to test autonomous truck mounted attenuators in work zones later this yearAutonomous vehicles are nothing new by now, but what two companies have teamed up to develop in this new-technology space is: a vehicle that combines driverless capability with a truck designed to improved safety in highway work zones. Pennsylvania-based Royal Truck & Equipment and Florida-based Micro Systems have created an Autonomous Truck Mounted Attenuator (ATMA) vehicle. 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