Bobby Atkinson (EQW)RoadbuildingCenterpiece of Ohio River Project nearly complete; set to open to traffic in DecemberThe final steel beam is set and the last of the precast deck panels are in place on the Downtown Crossing in Louisville, Kentucky. All that’s left are a few minor details and then the centerpiece of the $2.6 billion project will be ready to carry drivers for the first time. The Ohio River Bridges […]November 4, 2015RoadbuildingWidow of Wisconsin road worker calls for drivers to be more careful in work zonesKaren Burkhalter’s husband was working on a Wisconsin highway back in April when he was struck by a driver. It marked Calumet County’s first highway department death. Burkhalter’s husband Derrick was recently honored at a ceremony announcing there would be a memorial set up in the worker’s honor, according to WBAY. The fallen DOT worker was […]November 4, 2015RoadbuildingTexas DOT worker honored for attempting to save man’s lifeA Texas Department of Transportation worker was honored by the agency last month for his effort to save a man’s life. According to TxDOT, construction inspector Kevin Urbancyzk was heading to a bridge construction site in April when he saw a car that was just barely puled over to the side of the road. Urbancyzk saw […]November 3, 2015RoadbuildingWisconsin raises speed limit to 70 mph on some non-Interstate freeway segmentsNine non-Interstate sections of freeways across Wisconsin will see speeds rising in the coming weeks. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has begun installing 70 miles per hour speed limit signs on certain highways in the state where the department has determined the higher speed is needed. The speed limit will be raised on 161 miles of Wisconsin […]November 3, 2015RoadbuildingRoad workers hurt after driving truck into giant holeThree Indiana road workers were injured last week when the truck they were riding in fell into a large hole. According to the Indiana State Police, a construction worker with Milestone Paving Company was driving down Interstate 70 in Wayne County with two coworkers when the truck fell into a three-foot deep hole that was about 12-feet wide The crash […]November 1, 2015RoadbuildingWisconsin sees vehicle miles traveled increase 9% to 60 billion miles in 2014Drivers in Wisconsin spent so much time on the roads last year, they could have traveled to the sun and back to Earth 322 times. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, drivers clocked a high of 60 billion vehicle miles traveled in 2014. That’s 550 million miles, or 9 percent, more than in 2013. WisDOT attributes […]November 1, 2015RoadbuildingMaine residents use road construction as inspiration for slightly morbid Halloween displayResidents in a small cottage community of Maine were so fed up with the delays from a road construction project that they sent the DOT workers to the graveyard shift. Figuratively, of course, and all in the spirt of Halloween. However, at least one construction worker has said the display is offensive. The Portland Press Herald reported that […]October 30, 2015RoadbuildingObama signs 3-week transportation funding patch into lawPresident Barack Obama has signed into law a three-week patch to the Highway Trust Fund to prevent a transportation funding stoppage while lawmakers attempt to pass a long-term highway bill. It marks the 35th short-term patch of the bill since 2008. According to the White House, the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015 was signed into law […]October 30, 2015RoadbuildingSenate sends 3-week transportation funding patch to Obama’s deskThe Senate has passed a three-week patch to the Highway Trust Fund just a day before it was set to expire, sending the bill to the Oval Office. The Hill reported the Senate followed in the footsteps of the House of Representatives—which passed the patch Tuesday—and quickly passed the short-term measure to extend road spending until Nov. 20. […]October 29, 2015RoadbuildingL.A. is looking for an artist to help lower its number of traffic deathsSure, they say a picture is worth a thousand words, but Los Angeles is hoping art could be worth even more lives. L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced last week the city would begin accepting applicants for its first ever Creative Catalyst Artist in Residence—a program for artists to work together with city departments on “innovative ways […]October 29, 2015Previous PagePage 20 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? – 2026 Ram 2500 HD Offers Hefty ChoiceVintage Equipment“The Great Tractor Race” – Cat’s 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.
