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Roadbuilding
PaveXpress 2.0 pavement design tool adds asphalt overlay module
PaveXpress, a free, online pavement design tool created with support from the National Asphalt Pavement Association and the State Asphalt Pavement Associations, has launched an update including an asphalt overlay design module. Version 2.0 of PaveXpress “makes it easy to design asphalt overlays that preserve a pavement’s structure while improving smoothness, safety, and drivability.” The […]
July 17, 2015
Roadbuilding
Light-emitting concrete, RCC for highway use and more research that may fuel tomorrow’s road projects
Research influences how state and local transportation officials approach future road projects. A primary venue for transportation officials to get current research findings is the Transportation Research Board meeting, held each January in Washington, D.C. Topics discussed here may be reflected in tomorrow’s bid documents. Four of these papers – involving full-depth reclamation (FDR) for […]
July 16, 2015
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Roadbuilding
NAPA panel: Asphalt durability relies on mix design, density, and paving basics
Members of the National Asphalt Pavement Association’s (NAPA) Pavement Performance task group told attendees of the association’s midyear conference that asphalt pavement durability boils down to elements of mix design, density and going back to the basics of paving best practices. The group was formed from members of NAPA’s Executive Committee, its Engineering Advisory Council […]
July 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
After $1.1 billion and 15 years, Presidio Parkway in San Francisco opens (PHOTOS)
It took 15 years and more than $1 billion, but the final concrete has been poured in the Presidio Parkway project to replace Doyle Drive in San Francisco. The new road opened to drivers late Sunday night. The 1.6-mile Presidio Parkway replaces Doyle Drive as the main gateway to one of America’s most iconic bridges, the Golden […]
July 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
Alaska DOT seeks public comment on 2016-2019 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) has made its Statewide Transportation Improvement Program for fiscal years 2016-2019 available for public comment through August 27. Alaska’s STIP outlines a four-year program of partial or fully-funded federal projects and preservation efforts for the state’s transportation system, including Interstate and state highways, bridges, public transportation […]
July 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
House Republicans say latest stopgap is best route to a long-term highway bill
With just two weeks to go before the Highway Trust Fund expires, Republicans in the House of Representatives have proposed yet another stopgap to fund transportation projects for another five months. The bill would provide $8.1 billion through December 18. The House plan was released by House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) and Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill […]
July 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
Foxx tells DOTs Highway Trust Fund reimbursements to stop Aug. 1 unless Congress acts
Yesterday morning Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx sent out letters to the departments of transportation of all 50 states, five territories, and Washington, D.C., advising their leaders that reimbursements for work would stop Aug. 1 if Congress didn’t act to at least extend transportation funding. “Unless Congress acts prior to this date, the Federal Highway Administration […]
July 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
Worker shortage delays major highway expansion project in Austin
Austin is the latest city in the U.S where contractors are concerned over the shortage of skilled construction workers. According to a report from KVUE, construction crews are adding one toll lane in each direction to the congested 11-mile stretch of Texas State Highway Loop 1 (the MoPac) from Parmer Lane to Cesar Chavez Street. “It’s a […]
July 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
New York State Police cracking down on work zone speeders
Drivers in New York should probably expect to see more police officers in construction work zones this week. The Buffalo News reported the New York State Police is in the middle of “Operation Work Brake” in an attempt to make work zones more safe for both the workers and the drivers passing through. State patrol officers […]
July 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
NAPA to hold silent auction at 2016 annual meeting to endow emergency benevolent fund
The National Asphalt Pavement Association will hold a silent auction at its 2016 annual meeting to help fund and take a step toward long-term endowment of the NAPA Care Emergency Benevolent Fund. The announcement was made at the association’s first general session of its midyear meeting in Denver. The program provides immediate funds ($5,000) to […]
July 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
World’s first 3D-printed steel bridge to be erected by robotics firm, contractor (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
It seems like something out of science fiction: Robotic arms stretched over a canal creating a bridge seemingly out of nothing at all. In actuality, the robots are advanced 3D printing tools that a company in the Netherlands is planning to use to print a bridge. The first 3D printed bridge in the world. MX3D, a 3D-printing robotics […]
July 14, 2015
Roadbuilding
Holcim and Lafarge complete merger; LafargeHolcim to launch July 15
The merger of Holcim and Lafarge has been completed, and LafargeHolcim has emerged as the largest aggregate producer in the world. Holcim announced in a press release that all of the conditions to complete its merger with Lafarge were complete July 10 with the success of the public exchange offer. The merger completion activates the new Board of Directors and […]
July 14, 2015
Roadbuilding
Embankment collapse kills worker in trench on PennDOT bridge project
A man working on a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation bridge rehabilitation project was killed last week when an embankment collapsed. According to a report from WBRE TV, 37-year-old Richard Gold III was working the morning of July 7 inside of a trench as part of a crew performing rehab work on a bridge off of Route 42 […]
July 14, 2015
Roadbuilding
NAPA presents Operational Excellence awards at midyear meeting
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) presented its 2014 Operational Excellence Awards in five categories during the associations first general session of its 2015 Midyear Meeting in Denver. The winners and finalists include: Asphalt Operations Safety Innovations Award For most innovative safety practices Winners Lakeside Industries Inc., Issaquah, Washington, custom-fitted hearing protection Payne & Dolan […]
July 14, 2015
Roadbuilding
Worker run over by SUV inside cemetery work zone after telling driver to turn around
A construction worker on a resurfacing project in Iowa said he was intentionally hit by a motorist recently when he told the driver to turn around upon nearing the work zone. According to a report from KCCI TV, 49-year-old Andrew Robinette was working on a road resurfacing project the afternoon of June 29 inside a Des […]
July 13, 2015
Roadbuilding
USDOT releases road and bridge condition details for each state to highlight Highway Trust Fund needs
To highlight the dwindling amount of time left in providing for the Highway Trust Fund, which ends July 31 without Congressional action, the U.S. Department of Transportation has released road and bridge conditions for each state. As the deadline approaches, legislators are starting to warm up to action with a tax reform proposal and cosponsoring a […]
July 13, 2015
Roadbuilding
Senate committee set to vote on “comprehensive” transportation reform Wednesday
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota) announced the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will consider and vote on transportation reforms on Wednesday. The Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act would authorize the office of the Secretary of Transportation for the next six years (fiscal years 2016 through 2021). The legislation would also add transportation […]
July 13, 2015
Roadbuilding
Bipartisan House group wants to use “Queen of the Hill” rule to make gains on transportation bill
A group of 10 members of the House of Representatives have had enough of the back-and-forth that has plagued and stalled the discussion over a long-term transportation bill leading up to the expiration of the Highway Trust Fund at the end of the month. The bipartisan group sent a letter on Friday urging Speaker of […]
July 13, 2015
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