Bobby Atkinson (EQW)RoadbuildingCarper introduces new highway bill to Senate that would raise gas tax by 16 centsSen. Tom Carper (D-Delaware) has a new long-term highway bill that would raise the gas tax by 16 cents over four years. In a release, Carper said the TRAFFIC Relief Act would not only fund America’s crumbling infrastructure but also extend the earned income and child tax credits in order to soften the blow of […]August 19, 2015Construction EquipmentHolcim is burning shoes to reduce pollution when making cementHolcim is using shoes to take a step toward being a leader as an environmentally friendly aggregate producer with its Vietnam operation. The company has forged a partnership with shredding company Untha to build a new Solid Recovered Fuel plant that will turn waste from the largest shoe factory in Vietnam into a fossil fuel substitute. The sneakers-turned-fuel will then power Holcim’s cement […]August 18, 2015RoadbuildingJudge rules Minnesota DOT, engineer are immune from wrongful death lawsuitThe Minnesota Department of Transportation and one of its engineers will be immune from a lawsuit filed over the death of a man who died in a 2012 crash, a judge ruled last week. According to KARE 11, 25-year-old former Minnesota State University football player Fred Statz was driving home from a banquet at a […]August 18, 2015RoadbuildingArizona DOT begins testing wrong-way detection devices in hopes of curbing freeway crashesFollowing several crashes in following wrong-way drivers, Arizona is looking to crack down on the situation by installing new detection devices along highways. The Arizona Department of Transportation began testing the system at three locations on freeways around the Phoenix area, according to the Casa Grande Dispatch. It works with a series of radar and camera sensors […]August 17, 2015RoadbuildingStudy shows Portland highways are either at capacity or nearly thereDrivers in Oregon probably noticed their commute has been getting significantly more lengthy this year, and a new study found most drivers could already tell: highways in the state are way too crowded. The Oregonian reported the Oregon Department of Transportation conducted a study over the past week which found most of the state’s highways are either at […]August 17, 2015RoadbuildingI-Robot: DOT contractor now cutting Interstate grass with robotic lawnmowers (PHOTOS)A North Carolina contractor is saving time and money by employing robots. Don’t worry, the robots look less like Arnold Schwarzenegger and more like a normal lawnmower. And they aren’t made by Skynet, but rather by a company called Traxx RF. But these mowers are remote-controlled and that’s been a business boon for Dixie Lawn Service, according […]August 14, 2015RoadbuildingGeorgia construction company files for bankruptcy, leaving road projects incompleteA Georgia county is looking at a few incomplete road projects that were already paid for after an Augusta construction company filed for bankruptcy. According to the Augusta Chronicle, Mabus Brothers Construction filed for the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy on May 2 while there still a few incomplete or shoddily done projects under contract with Columbia […]August 14, 2015Construction EquipmentFirefighters use heavy equipment to control fire at sand and gravel facilityA fire broke out at a Massachusetts sand and gravel facility Tuesday, and the firefighters on the scene put to use some of the heavy equipment that’s usually used for moving aggregates instead of burning debris. According to Patch.com, the fire started early Tuesday morning at Worcester Sand and Gravel and quickly spread to about an acre […]August 13, 2015RoadbuildingNCDOT worker saves the life of a man who was drowning after crashing into a pondA North Carolina Department of Transportation worker took a break from his road paving project on Monday to save a life. You know, all in a days work for a DOT worker. According to WNCN, Jay Mozingo was working on the paving project in Vance County when he heard the squeal of tires and saw a […]August 13, 2015RoadbuildingMan arrested for stealing road signs, rebar from Pennsylvania construction siteA Pennsylvania man is facing theft charges after he was caught with stolen road signs and rebar from a highway bridge project. Brian Pennington, 54, was allegedly seen by an officer at an area Salvation Army early Monday morning taking metal from a dumpster and putting it into his Chevrolet pickup truck. 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