Chris Hill (EQW)Construction EquipmentCalifornia Transportation Commission approves $325.8 million in transportation improvementsThe California Transportation Commission has approved funds for 142 transportation projects across the state, including roads and bridges as well as biking and pedestrian projects. The funds allocated total $325.8 million, with $132 million from the State Highway Operation & Protection Program for 54 infrastructure and state highway projects. California Department of Transportation director Malcolm […]April 1, 2015RoadbuildingWith warmer weather comes start of several road and bridge projects for Wisconsin DOTRoughly $150 million worth of road and bridge projects are beginning this week in the Northwest Region of Wisconsin, encompassing 45 projects in the 20-county area. Most of the projects will be completed by the fall this year, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation reports. Some of the projects include: U.S. 53 in Barron, Washburn and […]April 1, 2015RoadbuildingWebinar to cover rigid pavement preservation research resultsThe Transportation Research Board will hold a webinar April 8 to present recent research on rigid pavement preservation techniques. The 90-minute presentation begins at 11 a.m. EDT. Presenters include: Larry Scofield, International Grinding and Grooving Association; Susan Tighe, University of Waterloo; and Dominique Pittinger, University of Oklahoma. The webinar will cover: SPS2 Preservation Pooled Fund […]April 1, 2015RoadbuildingHow DOTs could use drones to assess infrastructure damage from natural disastersResearchers from the University of New Mexico (UNM), San Diego State University, and BAE Systems are working on a prototype drone system that could be used to detect and map transportation infrastructure damage as a result of natural disasters. The benefit is the speed at which these machines can reach a disaster area, which many […]March 31, 2015RoadbuildingAt 237.8 billion miles in January, American driving habits underscore the need for long-term transportation fundingAmericans drove an estimated 237.3 billion miles in January, nearly 5 percent more than the same month last year, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) most recent monthly “Traffic Volume Trends” report. “These data make it clear that traffic volumes are growing nationwide,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “To keep our highways safe […]March 31, 2015RoadbuildingDOT chief Foxx sends revised transportation bill to CongressTransportation Secretary Anthony Foxx submitted a revised Grow America Act to Congress March 30. It suggests a 45-percent increase in proposed investment in surface transportation projects as part of President Obama’s $478 billion transportation reauthorization bill spanning six years. During a recent tour stop to promote the act, Foxx said the U.S. is in the […]March 31, 2015RoadbuildingUSDOT awards $194 million infrastructure loan for part of Orlando’s Wekiva ParkwayA project that will help complete a beltway around metro Orlando’s northwest side is getting $194 million loan through the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA), the U.S. Department of Transportation announced. Five of the planned 14 sections of the Wekiva Parkway will be funded through the loan. When completed, the nearly $2 billion toll […]March 30, 2015RoadbuildingMore than half of heavy/highway contractors see bid volume increase for private work, HCSS survey findsHCSS, a construction estimating software developer, has released the findings from its “2015 Heavy Civil/Infrastructure Estimating Survey,” an annual review that looks at issues affecting the job estimating side the heavy/highway industry. The survey received responses from 359 companies from 51 states and provinces from the U.S. and Canada. Canada represented 7 percent of the […]March 30, 2015RoadbuildingTexas awards first batch of Prop 1 contracts totaling more than $52 millionThe Texas Transportation Commission awarded contracts for nine projects in seven Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) districts, representing more than $52 million in road project work. The funding comes from the state’s Proposition 1 funding program, approved by Texas voters last year, and representing $1.74 billion available for transportation projects in 2015. The seven districts […]March 30, 2015RoadbuildingIllinois House “fund sweep” bill to pull from road, construction funds to balance state budgetIn a 69-48 vote, the Illinois House passed HB 318, a measure that would draw money from several designated programs, including road and construction funds, to go toward balancing the state budget and making up a $1.3 billion deficit. 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