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ARTBA accepting ‘Transportation Development Hall of Fame’ nominees
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation has announced it’s now accepting nominations for the 2015 “Transportation Development Hall of Fame.” The Hall honors people from the public and private sectors who have made extraordinary contributions to U.S. transportation development or demonstrated exceptional leadership over their lifetime. Nominations are considered in two categories: Transportation […]
October 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
How much capacity is too much?
Last summer, I was shocked to receive an email blast from the Illinois Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) urging the state to quit spending on highway expansion projects and invest that money instead in public transportation. The rationale for this campaign was PIRG’s finding that vehicle miles travelled (VMT) per lane mile have been flat […]
October 9, 2014
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Roadbuilding
Delays and disruptions clause deemed unenforceable
In a recent case involving no-damages-for-delay clauses – Zachry Construction Corp. v. Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, Aug. 29, 2014 – the Texas Supreme Court held a no-damages-for-delay provision in a construction contract by the Port of Houston was unenforceable. No-damages-for-delay clauses can be found in private construction contracts, and public construction contracts […]
October 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
Don’t underestimate the transportation construction industry
The transportation construction industry was hit pretty tough with this latest recession. In a 2014-2018 Construction Outlook from the Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) Dave Zwicke, senior regional economist, at the Associated Equipment Dealers (AED)/Infor Executive Forum, he noted that this past recession was the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. There was an 8.5 […]
October 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
Building a better highway construction jobsite
The brave men and women who don their steel-toed boots and neon green safety T-shirts to build the nation’s highways and byways put their lives on the line every day to create the road systems that motorists may take for granted. It’s not easy work when all of the variables of working in such a […]
October 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
Taking control of congestion on Tomball Parkway
State Highway 249, also known as the Tomball Parkway, is one of the primary freeways serving the city of Tomball in Harris County, Texas. Running north and south, it is located in Commissioner R. Jack Cagle’s Precinct 4. The six-lane highway (three in each direction) is used by thousands of Texans to commute to work […]
October 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
ADA Angst over pavement preservation
Pavement preservation stakeholders in the United States are concerned that a reinterpretation of the Americans with Disabilities Act last year by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will lead to disruption of low-cost pavement preservation programs in this country. The technical advisory requires that curb ramps and other upgrades […]
October 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
ARTBA Video: Fix the Highway Trust Fund …NOW!
American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President and CEO Pete Ruane has released the above video urging transportation design and construction industry professionals to let their voices be heard during the mid-term elections. Ruane’s video highlights the current political situation with the Highway Trust Fund and explains what stakeholders can do to help ensure their […]
October 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
New construction equipment sales up 11 percent in August, used sales down
Compared to one year ago, the number of new financed construction equipment units sold rose 11 percent this August, according to Equipment Data Associates figures. Used financed construction equipment sales on the other hand, continued their lackluster performance, with 3 percent fewer units sold this August than in August 2013. Year to date through August, […]
October 8, 2014
Roadbuilding
Wirtgen’s ‘S-Pack’ spreader module
[imagebrowser id=18] Wirtgen has announced “S-Pack” (spreader pack) which allows binding agent to be spread without generating clouds of dust. The product creates new opportunities for optimizing the range of applications and cost-efficiency. “S-Pack” works with the WR 240/WR 240i/WR 250 models from Wirtgen. A WR with “S-Pack” will spread the binding agent directly in front […]
October 8, 2014
Roadbuilding
Winners of PCI Design Awards announced
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) has announced the winners of the prestigious 2014 PCI Design Awards. Oldcastle Precast’s North Milliken Avenue underpass project in Ontario, CA, took home the award in the Best Non-Highway Bridges category. The railroad underpass was a redesign from another material that saved the project over $ 1 million. The bridge […]
October 7, 2014
Roadbuilding
PennDOT announces innovation mapping tool
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) secretary Barry J. Schoch has announced a new website that illustrates innovations that have been deployed on roads and bridges throughout the state. The State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) Web Viewer is an online tool for users to locate transportation innovations such as pavement techniques that are environmentally friendly and improve […]
October 7, 2014
Roadbuilding
Hacked construction signs are no laughing matter
Some may see it as a practical joke, while others know it’s no laughing matter. Some jokester thought it would be funny to break into the back of an electric construction sign on an Alaskan roadway. The person changed the message on the sign to read “money over the b-word.” The sign caught the attention […]
October 7, 2014
Roadbuilding
LED light balloons are a durable, cost-effective way to illuminate a jobsite
Illuminate the jobsite in any environment with 8:12 Illumination’s energy efficient LED light balloon, which handles all types of weather year-round. Designed for construction, road work, landscaping applications and more, the balloon is available in 200- and 400-watt models that can be powered off a 110-volt outlet, small solar panel or a battery pack when […]
October 6, 2014
Roadbuilding
Dear Congress: Let’s avoid another HTF crisis
The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) is urging Congress to pass a new long-term surface transportation measure as soon as possible. TCC says failing to do so will lead to another self-imposed funding crisis would undermine vital road, highway and transit repairs. “We worked hard to build broad consensus within a deeply-divided Congress for investing in […]
October 6, 2014
Roadbuilding
Connecticut leans on federal funding for transportation while others find alternatives
Despite some states – and even some counties and municipalities – finding a way to fund transportation projects without relying on the federal government, the state of Connecticut isn’t one of them. (To read, “States Aren’t Waiting Around for Federal Support, click here.) A Pew Charitable Trusts report has found that Connecticut is actually relying […]
October 6, 2014
Roadbuilding
Construction worker killed by compact roller
A construction worker in Sparks, Maryland has been killed in an accident that caused a compact roller to roll over and crush the victim. Michael Ray Mathews, 64, was using the compact roller to flatten a dirt pile when part of the dirt pile collapsed. The collapse caused the compact roller to roll over and […]
October 6, 2014
Roadbuilding
Highway construction spending down in August
U.S. construction spending saw its second dip of the year in August, falling 0.8 percent. Spending was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $961 billion in August, according to preliminary estimates in a report from the Commerce Department. In addition to August’s dip, the report revised downward the rates for the previous two months […]
October 4, 2014
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