Bobby Atkinson (EQW)RoadbuildingObama signs 2-month extension for highway funding, calls for end of patchesPresident Barack Obama signed a two-month extension of the Highway Trust Fund into law May 29. According to a report from The Hill, Obama signed the bill to extend the funding, but the administration took time to call for an end to the constant patches for infrastructure funding. Press secretary Josh Ernest said the White House […]June 1, 2015RoadbuildingMemphis and Arkansas Bridge to close for most of 2017 for interchange reconstructionAbout 56,000 daily vehicles will have to find a new route over the Mississippi River near Memphis for most of 2017. The Memphis Commercial Appeal reported the Memphis and Arkansas Bridge will be closed for nine months in 2017 as construction begins to build a new interchange at Interstate 55 and Crump Boulevard. The closure announcement May […]June 1, 2015RoadbuildingStudy finds more than 21% of Indiana’s bridges are deficientA study has found that 21.5 percent of Indiana’s bridges are considered deficient. ABC 6 in Indianapolis reported in addition to 4,103 of the state’s bridges being deficient, 11.5 percent were considered functionally obsolete. Ten percent are structurally deficient. The state’s General Assembly sent $200 million to for transportation construction in the budget, but money from […]June 1, 2015RoadbuildingVermont governor signs $616 million transportation billJust as the federal government patches the national transportation fund, Vermont’s governor signed into law a bill to send hundreds of millions to transportation funding. The Vermont Business Journal reported Gov. Peter Shumlin had the backdrop of a new bridge under construction as he signed into law the $616 million 2016 Transportation Bill. “With Federal support […]May 29, 2015RoadbuildingTop FHWA official says unfinished Spokane project proves need for long-term highway billThe U.S. Department of Transportation’s acting administrator toured the incomplete North Spokane Corridor last week and said the half-built project shows why the federal government needs to act on long-term transportation funding. After touring the NSC, Gergory Nadeau said the project “exemplifies exactly what has been happening all over the country.” About half of the […]May 28, 2015RoadbuildingCrews make final concrete pour on Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge in ConnecticutConstruction crews working on the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge celebrated the final concrete pour to connect the second half of the new bridge in New Haven, Connecticut. The New Haven Register reported a concrete crew from Walsh Construction/PCL poured the last of the concrete May 22 with a spider and form travelers. Connecticut Department of Transportation […]May 28, 2015RoadbuildingTexas lawmakers cross the aisle on plan to raise the state’s road budget by $3 billionThe Texas House of Representatives Transportation chairman and his counterpart in the state’s Senate have reached a deal to inject the transportation budget with $3 billion more each year. The Dallas Morning News reports Rep. Joe Picket (D-El Paso) and Sen. Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) announced May 26 that they’d agreed upon a plan to fund […]May 27, 2015RoadbuildingNorth Carolina DOT reaches deal on $648 million I-77 projectThe North Carolina Department of Transportation closed on a deal with Cintra Infraestructuras for a $648 million project on Interstate 77. The project is set to create toll lanes for 26 miles along the interstate from Mooresville to Charlotte, according to WSOC. The project has been controversial because of the toll lanes, but the plan […]May 27, 2015RoadbuildingSenate passes transportation funding patchOver the weekend, the Senate passed a patch to extend transportation funding through July. In a Saturday voice vote just before the Senate broke for the Memorial Day holiday, Senators approved the patch to extend the Highway Trust Fund for two months, according to a report from The Hill. The Senate vote follows the passage of […]May 26, 2015RoadbuildingMichigan DOT opens new welcome center at U.S.-Canada borderThe Michigan Department of Transportation just opened the Port Huron Welcome Center off of Interstate 94 to welcome visitors to the state. The center will be on the westbound side of the Interstate 94 and will greet the 5.5 million vehicles that cross the Blue Water Bridge each year, according to a press release from […]May 26, 2015Previous PagePage 40 of 44Next PageTop StoriesExcavatorsKomatsu's New PC365-11 Hybrid Excavator Boosts Power, Cuts Fuel UseA fully electric swing system increases swing speeds for the 38-metric-ton model while converting wasted energy into a 70-horsepower boost.Compact equipmentCloser Look: Bobcat's UV34XL UTV with New Limited PackageCompact Wheel LoadersThe Right Fit for Your Jobsite? – Compact Wheel Loader Buyer's Guide 2025-26Pickups2026 Ford Maverick Revealed: Compact Pickup Gets Choice of 5 Trims, 2 EnginesCompact ExcavatorsCloser Look: Kubota’s New U17-5 Mini Excavator Gets Tough in Tight Spaces
