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Florida DOT begins service patrols in preparation for I-4 “Ultimate” improvement project
The Florida Department of Transportation has launched service vehicle patrols on the Interstate 4 corridor in Orlando to “assist with maintenance of traffic and overall safety of the I-4 Ultimate project.” As part of the I-4 Ultimate project, slated to begin early this year, 21 miles of the interstate will be rebuilt on a section between Orange County […]
February 11, 2015
Roadbuilding
Transportation Research Board to host webinar on warm mix asphalt moisture susceptibility
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National academies is conducting a webinar covering moisture susceptibility of warm mix asphalt technologies on February 26. TRB says the webinar is set to cover all of the sections of its National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 763: Evaluation of the Moisture Susceptibility of WMA Technologies and will provide an overview of the […]
February 11, 2015
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Roadbuilding
PHOTOS: Fixing Bertha: How workers dug a 12-story pit to raise world’s largest tunnel boring machine from the dead
No. 8 Story in 2015 « No. 9 No. 7 »  [imagebrowser id=194] The Big Bertha saga recently received a major update: crews with lead contractor Seattle Tunnel Partners have finished digging the 120-foot pit that will be used to access the world’s largest tunnel boring machine for necessary repairs. Now that the pit […]
February 11, 2015
Roadbuilding
Sanders says his $1 trillion infrastructure bill would cost less than Iraq War
Sen. Bernie Sanders says his 5-year $1 trillion infrastructure bill would cost less than the estimated cost of the “Bush/Cheney Iraq War”, according to a report from The Hill. In a speech at the Brookings Institution in Washington, the independent senator from Vermont said estimates of the total cost of the war “will total $3 […]
February 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
Changes were made to demolition plans hours before Cincinnati bridge collapse
Kokosing Construction Company Inc., whose employee Brandon Carl was crushed and killed in January while working atop a bridge crossing Interstate 75, says it has hired “independent experts” and a “third party professional engineering firm” to review its demolition plans for the entire company. CEO Brian Burgett made the announcement in a statement late last week, as reported by […]
February 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
ARTBA seeks entries for transportation challenges student video contest
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association is looking for creative students to develop a short video about their “perceptions of America’s transportation infrastructure” in order to help raise awareness about conditions of the roads, bridges, and other transportation systems in the U.S. ARTBA’s Student Video Competition is looking for two-to-four minute long videos in an elementary through high […]
February 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
NAPA launches asphalt plant “Diamond” best practices recognition program
The National Asphalt Pavement Association has created the Diamond Terminal Commendation program to help asphalt terminal operations to “demonstrate their commitment to best practices for operations.” “The Diamond Commendation program encourages continuous improvement. It is a way for asphalt plants to benchmark their operations, and it provides a blueprint for how to improve them,” NAPA 2014 Chairman William C. […]
February 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
Georgia DOT to spend $1 billion on Atlanta interchange updates in most expensive project in state history
The busy interchange at Atlanta’s Interstate 285 and Georgia State Route 400 will receive $1 billion worth of lane and fly-over updates, according to a report from WSB-TV. According to a report on the news channels web site, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Project Director Marlow Clowers says the project will be the most expensive in GDOT’s history. To […]
February 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
Historic Gasconade River Bridge on Route 66 to remain closed amid Missouri budget shortfalls
In a statement released Feb. 9, the Missouri Department of Transportation says it’s planning to keep closed “indefinitely” the outer road bridge over the Gasconade River near Hazelgreen due to a lack of funding to repair the bridge or build a new one. The bridge is 90 years old and is along the historic Route 66 corridor. The […]
February 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
Transportation sector loses 8,600 jobs in January
Although the U.S. economy as a whole beat employment expectations, the transportation sector lost 8,600 jobs in January, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department There were 4.7 million people employed in transportation-related industries in the U.S. in January. Trucking led all transportation industries in job gains with an increase of 2,400 jobs to 1.443 million. The couriers […]
February 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
Making the work zone less of a war zone
Even though highway work zone fatalities have been on a big decline for the past 10 years, the highway work zone remains a dangerous place, for workers and for motorists. Despite what highway users may think, work zones are much more lethal to motorists than to construction workers. Following a peak of 165 workers killed […]
February 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
Texas DOT saves nearly $1 billion over next decade through historic bond deal
The Texas Department of Transportation recently announced that it had achieved the largest savings on a single bond deal in the state’s history through a $1.68 billion refinancing that priced Jan. 21. The bond issue refinanced almost all of the outstanding debt for the Central Texas Turnpike System (CTTS), first issued in 2002. The deal […]
February 9, 2015
Roadbuilding
Missouri approves budget-reduced road and bridge construction plan
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has approved the Missouri Department of Transportation’s “325 System” plan, which will focus on maintenance rather than new construction for less than 25% of the states roads. The plan’s name comes from the figure MoDOT will have for construction in 2017—$325 million. Two years from now, the state will no longer […]
February 9, 2015
Roadbuilding
GOMACO next-gen Commander III emphasizes connectivity, features high-tech controls, Tier 4 engines (PHOTOS)
[imagebrowser id=193] Performance, safety, and visibility are key to GOMACO’s Next Generation Commander III which debuted this week at the World of Concrete in Las Vegas. The company’s G+ control system is the major driver for these factors. The system controls hydraulic fan speed, a pivoting operating console, and electronic and hydraulic initiative. Telematics can be accommodated to allow for remote […]
February 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
Guntert & Zimmerman’s new MP550 material placer boasts big fuel savings
[imagebrowser id=187] Guntert and Zimmerman (G&Z) showed off its new MP550 Material Placer at World of Concrete 2015 in Las Vegas. The company markets the MP550 as the most versatile material placer on the market, capable of handling a wide variety of concrete slumps as well as dry materials. G&Z’s “Eco-Mode” feature on the MP550 […]
February 4, 2015
Roadbuilding
Obama proposes 6-year, $478 billion highway bill; industry groups voice support
As part of his new, $3.99 trillion budget released Monday, President Barack Obama has proposed $478 billion to fund the country’s transportation and infrastructure work over the next six years. Instead of raising the federal gas tax, Obama’s proposal would be paid for with money generated by a one-time tax holiday for companies with overseas investments. […]
February 2, 2015
Roadbuilding
Tolls impede the American spirit of the open road
Jack Kerouac would weep, were he alive today. The author famous for making road trips a rite of passage would be shocked to find how tolls, tickets and traffic fines are being used as revenue enhancement schemes and an extension of the American surveillance state. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Drug Enforcement Administration […]
February 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
Sens. Paul and Boxer reach across the aisle, propose corporate tax holiday to boost infrastructure funding
Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) have proposed a corporate tax holiday to fund U.S. infrastructure projects. The proposal would give businesses a reprieve from penalties for avoiding prior taxes if they agree to move money back to the U.S. and pay a 6.5 percent rate on it. The money collected would then […]
February 1, 2015
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