Bobby Atkinson (EQW)RoadbuildingBlizzard road rage ends with man firing gun at Massachusetts snow plow driverJust as last weekend’s the deadly winter storm was slamming the east coast, a snowplow driver in Massachusetts found himself in more immediate danger when an angry motorist who had been drinking pulled out a gun and opened fire. No one was injured in the incident, which the driver claims was instigated by the snowplow […]January 28, 2016RoadbuildingTexas DOT pleased with initial iPad testing for inspectionsInspectors for the Texas Department of Transportation might soon have a new tool that could make their jobs a little easier. TxDOT has been testing out equipping each of the state’s roughly 1,100 inspectors with tablets loaded with software tailored for their work. According to the Houston Chronicle, the new tablets could help save time and money for the department […]January 28, 2016RoadbuildingTidy explosion drops Pittsburgh’s century-old Hulton Bridge into Allegheny RiverA Pennsylvania bridge with more than a century of history was demolished Tuesday morning with more than 500 explosives above the Allegheny River. The Hulton Bridge connected the eastern Pittsburgh suburbs of Oakmont and Harmarville for 107 years, but the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that it was time to make way for the new bridge in part of a $66 million project. […]January 27, 2016RoadbuildingColorado DOT to begin displaying weekly tallies of highway deathsThe Colorado Department of Transportation wants to help make the roads safer by giving drivers a weekly reminder of those who have died in crashes this year. CDOT announced that it would begin to display a weekly tally of the year-to-date deaths in the state each Wednesday on digital signs across the state. The signs, […]January 27, 2016RoadbuildingIowa DOT first in U.S. to test sensors that detect, warn drivers of icy road conditionsA staffer for Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson died after a wreck on an icy Iowa road last week, but the state is testing a new tool that could help to curtail similar wrecks in the future. KCCI reported the Iowa Department of Transportation is the first DOT in the country to test a new warning system called […]January 26, 2016RoadbuildingKentucky DOT worker killed while plowing snow during East Coast blizzardA Kentucky Transportation Cabinet worker was killed Saturday morning after his snow plow slid into a ditch. According to Clarksville Now, Christopher Adams was plowing snow early Saturday morning when he called a supervisor to say his vehicle had slid off the road on Kentucky Highway 115. When the supervisor arrived to the scene, the […]January 26, 2016RoadbuildingCalifornia slashes $754 million from transportation ; DOT says impact of job delays, cuts could be billionsCalifornia will have significantly less money to spend on transportation over the next five years following the California Transportation Commission’s decision to slash the Department of Transportation’s budget. According to Caltrans, the commission decided to cut the budget by $754 million over the next five years after a review of the current and projected financial situation. […]January 25, 2016RoadbuildingWork zone flagger killed after being struck by a vehicle in New HampshireA died Friday shortly after a vehicle struck him in a New Hampshire construction zone near Fitzwilliam. According to the Keene Sentinel, the flagger was working at a construction zone on Route 12 as crews did work on high-tension power lines early Friday morning. There was snow on the road when the vehicle struck the driver. Police responded to the […]January 25, 2016RoadbuildingRoad workers head to New York City to help with expected blizzardNew York City is preparing for the up to one foot of snow expected to fall on the Big Apple this weekend, but backup is on the way to help out. According to WKTV, the New York State Department of Transportation is sending workers from out of town into the city to help remove snow from the […]January 22, 2016RoadbuildingWatch Caltrans use explosives to move a 20-ton boulderA 20-ton boulder blocking a rural road might seem like an pretty difficult thing to move, but not when you have explosives. After the massive boulder fell onto U.S. Highway 50 about 80 miles north of Sacramento, the California Department of Transportation cleared the area and brought in the big guns – well, big explosives. In […]January 21, 2016Previous PagePage 9 of 44Next PageTop StoriesTechnologyIs this Horse-Like Robot the Future of Construction Site Transportation?The Kawasaki hydrogen-powered four-legged robot can navigate challenging terrain – even climb stairs.RoadbuildingWatch Remote-Control Cat Dozers, Excavator Tackle Big Sur Landslide (Video)Compact Excavators"Big on Power" – Case CE Rolls Out 4 New Mini Excavators in Diesel and ElectricAttachmentsAre You Ready for a Tiltrotator? Here’s What’s on the MarketFeatured SponsorStop Wasting Time on Grade Checks
