Bobby Atkinson (EQW)RoadbuildingLouisiana Governor-Elect Edwards announces new head of DOTDLouisiana Governor-Elect John Bel Edwards has announcedĀ who will be theĀ new head of the stateās Department of Transportation and Development when the new leadership takes over in January. Edwards selected Shawn Wilson to run the department after 10 years as the DOTD chief of staff. Wilson will take over for current DOTD Secretary Sherri LeBas, who [ā¦]December 18, 2015RoadbuildingBertha is nearly ready to start tunneling againThe massive tunnel-boring machine thatās been sidelined in Seattle for two years could be back to boring by New Yearās. The Washington State Department of Transportation announced that the Seattle Tunnel Partners had begun the final preparationsĀ before drilling gets started again with soil and sand being poured into the 120-foot-deep access pit on Sunday. Bertha [ā¦]December 17, 2015RoadbuildingFlagger suffers serious head injuries when struck by SUV in Washington work zoneA flagger guiding traffic onĀ a Washington state roadĀ was hospitalized with severe head injuries after being hit by an SUV. According to KIRO-TV, the construction flagger helping control traffic while a fiber optic line was being installed near Issaquah, Washington. The man, who is in his 20s, was in the road directing traffic at about 10:45 [ā¦]December 17, 2015RoadbuildingWest Virginia gets $7.3 million in federal funding for flood repairsThe roads and bridges across West Virginia took a hit earlier this year when heavy rain caused severe damage, but the federal government is stepping in to help the state handle the bill. According to WOWK-TV, the West Virginia Department of Transportation was granted $7.3 million to pay for repairsĀ done across the state when roads [ā¦]December 16, 2015RoadbuildingElderly man kills construction worker in hit and runAn elderly driver struck and killed a construction worker crossing the street then fled the scene in Texas earlierĀ this month. According to KPRC, a construction worker in Houston was crossing Galveston Road on Dec. 3 when he was struck by a Lexus driving through an intersection. The 78-year-old driver then continued driving and left the [ā¦]December 16, 2015HomeCar Wars: Iowa DOT uses āthe Forceā to send a safety message to drivers (PHOTOS)Han Solo might have told Iowa not to get cocky when it made news a year ago with the creative messages displayed on the stateās electric highway signs, but the Force is strong with these. The Huffington Post reported that the Iowa Department of Transportation has continued its āMessage Mondayā campaign with the electric highway [ā¦]December 15, 2015RoadbuildingCalifornia county names roadway after road worker killed in OctoberA California county has decided to honor a roadĀ worker who was killed in October by naming a section of the street he died on after him. According to the Ventura County Star, a new sign will be placed declaring a 1.5-mile stretch of Creek Road as the āAdan Lara Memorial Roadway.ā Lara died Oct. 30 [ā¦]December 15, 2015RoadbuildingDonāt look down: Chinese engineers finish work on worldās 2nd-tallest suspension bridge (PHOTOS)China is getting a pretty massive Christmas present this year with the opening of the second-highest suspension bridge in the world. The Daily Mail reported that engineers in China are currently wrapping up work on the sky highĀ 1,332-foot-tallĀ Qingshui River Bridge thatās set to open Dec. 25. The bridge is just over 3,700 feet long. However, [ā¦]December 14, 2015RoadbuildingUPDATE: Origin of mystery machine found by Arizona road crew solvedWhen a crew of transportation workers in Mesa, Arizona, found a massive steel machine of unknown origins, it had the entire Transportation Department stumped. But after taking to the internet, the mystery has been solved. While one of our commenters on the initial story we posted about the mystery machine might have been off with [ā¦]December 14, 2015RoadbuildingINDOT workers rescue elderly couple and pets after dump truck mangles minivanAn Indiana Department of Transportation road crew is beingĀ celebrated for its heroicĀ actions after they helped save an elderly couple, as well as a dog and cat, from a minivan that was struck by a dump truck. WSBT-TV reportedĀ that the crew was at work crack sealing U.S. 35 in Knox, Indiana, when a minivan stopped for [ā¦]December 11, 2015Previous PagePage 14 of 44Next PageTop StoriesMarket PulseQuick Data: Top-Selling Mini Excavators in 2024-2025Find out the most popular models of new and used financed mini excavators and which models are fetching the most at auction.PickupsHemi V8 or Cummins Diesel? ā 2026 Ram 2500 HD Offers Hefty ChoiceVintage EquipmentāThe Great Tractor Raceā ā Catās 1931 Film Reveals its Early Crawlers in Zany EventCompact equipmentMassimo Expands UTV Line with 6-Seater T-Boss 900LFeatured SponsorThink like a thief to protect your fleet. Watch our on-demand webinar.
