Bobby Atkinson (EQW)RoadbuildingAll 19 Democratic governors join together to urge Congress to act on a highway bill soonEvery single Democratic governor in the U.S. has joined together to send Congress a letter urging lawmakers to finally pass a long-term transportation bill. The Democratic Governors Association (DGA) said in a press release that the unanimous letter—the first in years with full support—called for Congress to do more than just pass a transportation patch. The […]October 21, 2015RoadbuildingSouth Carolina DOT worker dies after being backed over by dump truckA South Carolina Department of Transportation worker died Tuesday after he was struck by a coworker-driven dump truck. According to WBTW, 51-year-old Henry Norris was walking to a piece of equipment on a jobsite when his coworker began to back up a dump truck. Norris was hit as his coworker was trying to back onto Mayberry Road in Darlington […]October 21, 2015RoadbuildingWorker dies after being struck by object falling from crane in Florida work zoneA Florida construction worker died Friday when an object fell 50 feet from a crane and struck him. According to WESH, 25-year-old Guillermo Solis, an employee of Lane Construction Corp., was working on a road widening and reconstruction project in Ocoee when the accident happened. “He was transported via ambulance to Health Central nearby. Unfortunately, […]October 20, 2015RoadbuildingSticking Point: Endangered cacti cause rerouting of road construction in IowaThe plans for a road set to be built in Iowa had to be changed recently because of endangered cacti growing along the planned route. The Sioux City Journal reported the Iowa Department of Natural Resources decided to accept a plan to build around the field south of Sioux City to protect the more than 100 bigroot prickly pear cactus plants […]October 20, 2015RoadbuildingNevada has a new website for tracking road construction projects across the stateDrivers in Nevada have a new resource to track road construction projects across the Silver State. The Nevada Department of Transportation just launched a new website at estip.nevadadot.com to give information on most of the major current and future transportation and transit construction projects in the state. “The projects listed in this website not only keep Nevadans safe […]October 19, 2015RoadbuildingNebraska launches Innovation Task Force for TransportationThe Nebraska Department of Roads has launched a new task force to focus on how the public and private sectors can work together to tackle transportation issues in the state. The NDOR announced the creation of the Innovation Task Force for Transportation October 15, with Director Kyle Schneweis touting how he would work with the task force in […]October 19, 2015RoadbuildingCrews prepare soil for Bertha to begin tunneling againOne of the last steps to getting Big Bertha back to boring beneath Seattle is underway. The Washington State Department of Transportation announced October 14 Seattle Tunnel Partners would begin doing jet grouting in the soil to stabilize the ground above where the massive tunnel-boring machine is set get to work. With jet grouting, a mix of […]October 16, 2015RoadbuildingMissouri University of Science and Technology hosting Transportation Infrastructure ConferenceThe Missouri University of Science and Technology is set to host its fourth annual Transportation Infrastructure Conference in December. The university announced that the December 4 conference would focus on new advances in road construction materials, resilient structural materials, non-destructive testing and structural health monitoring of roads and bridges. Some of the featured speakers at the […]October 16, 2015RoadbuildingThree investigations underway into cause of bridge collapse that injured 10 construction workers in CaliforniaThree different investigations have now begun to find out the cause of a California bridge collapse that injured 10 construction workers. The Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) announced that the California Occupational Health and Safety Administration, the California Department of Transportation and an independent forensic engineer all had investigations underway to determine what caused the partial collapse […]October 15, 2015RoadbuildingHouse transportation committee schedules transportation bill markupAt least one committee in the U.S. House of Representatives has signaled it’s ready to make a move on a transportation bill by putting a markup on the schedule for next week. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania) announced in a press release that the committee has scheduled a markup of surface transportation […]October 15, 2015Previous PagePage 22 of 44Next PageTop StoriesCompact Track LoadersCloser Look: Takeuchi's First EH-Controlled Compact Track LoaderTake a walkaround tour of the new electro-hydraulic CTL with 40.5 gpm of hydraulic flow, improved undercarriage and upgraded cab.Market PulseQuick Data: Top-Selling Mini Excavators in 2024-2025PickupsHemi 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 EventFeatured SponsorThink like a thief to protect your fleet. Watch our on-demand webinar.
