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Roadbuilding
Highway Trust Fund: Who’s in and who’s out in next Congress
[imagebrowser id=23]  The Republicans delivered quite a trouncing in the recent mid-term elections, and conventional wisdom says a Republican Senate, to go along with a Republican House, is probably good for trucking. On the regulatory front, certainly. As for the chances of a new, long-term transportation authorization and sustainable fix for the Highway Trust […]
November 19, 2014
Roadbuilding
Cat 825K first four-drum soil compactor with intelligent compaction system
[imagebrowser id=24] The Cat 825K soil compactor is first four-drum soil compactor with an intelligent compaction system option, says John Thomas, with Caterpillar’s construction technology and solutions group. The 825K now incorporates Caterpillar’s Machine Drive Power (MDP) system, which measures the soil’s load-bearing strength to assess the degree of compaction, sensing the rolling resistance of […]
November 18, 2014
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Roadbuilding
John Deere GoHaul Mobile Application available for E-Series ADT customers
John Deere Construction has created the GoHaul mobile application for E-Series Articulated Dump Truck customers. From daily service tasks to operator safety, the app will help you get the most out of your ADT. The free-of-charge GoHaul mobile application is available for iPhone and Android devices and acts as an operator’s quick reference guide, allowing […]
November 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
One killed, four injured after bridge collapses at college
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating what caused an unfinished pedestrian bridge to collapse at a Wake Technical Community College campus last week. The collapse killed one worker and injured four others. The accident happened while crews were pouring concrete for the bridge at Wake Tech’s northern campus off Louisburg Road, officials said. […]
November 17, 2014
Roadbuilding
Cement shortage could delay construction in Michigan
Construction projects across the state of Michigan that are dependent upon concrete are being delayed due to a cement shortage caused by what is being called a “perfect storm” of events. According to a report from the Detroit Free Press, the Michigan cement industry had to delay the start of shipping this spring due to the […]
November 17, 2014
Roadbuilding
Report: Just 6 Percent of 2013 federal-aid funding went into new roads & bridges
States used just under six percent of the contract authority received on construction projects to build new roads or bridges, according to a detailed breakdown of 2013 federal highway funding obligations by the Government Accountability Office. The largest portion of the federal-aid went into the existing system. Out of $41 billion in federal-aid highway contract authority states had […]
November 17, 2014
Roadbuilding
Looking for the best of the best in equipment and products
The Better Roads staff has been going through the hundreds of products and equipment we’ve covered or received press releases about throughout 2014. It’s a massive undertaking the staff goes through each year. The sheer volume of introductions is overwhelming. Better Roads covers numerous products each year in its New Road Products department in […]
November 16, 2014
Roadbuilding
Sound (wall) advice
Noise emissions are as much of an environmental problem for urban trafficways as exhaust pollution, but new research is showing how sound wall performance can be improved, and how traffic noise can be mitigated. Decades of research have shown that blendings of noise wall, the right choice of vegetation, and low-noise pavements such as the […]
November 16, 2014
Roadbuilding
Americans throw away billions sitting in traffic each year
If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s the fact that we all hate sitting in traffic, right? Well, prepare to hate it a little bit more (if that’s even possible). According to a study by the Centre for Economic and Business Research in conjunction with Inrix, a Kirkland, Washington based company, Americans not […]
November 14, 2014
Roadbuilding
ARTBA announces Hall of Fame inductees
James D. Pitcock, Jr., and Horatio S. Earle are the 2014 inductees to American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation’s “Transportation Development Hall of Fame.” Petcock spent 60 years as the  chief executive officer of Texas-based Williams Brothers Construction Company. Earle is the former Michigan highway commissioner who led the good roads movement at the turn […]
November 14, 2014
Roadbuilding
SDLG to make backhoes, motor graders; machines will no longer have Volvo brand
Volvo Construction Equipment announced its Chinese SDLG division will now manufacture its backhoes and motor graders, and the Volvo brand would be discontinued for both products. Volvo says it will discontinue product development and production of these products in both North America and Europe, resulting in a workforce reduction of 1,000 employees in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania […]
November 14, 2014
Roadbuilding
N.J. DOT workers charged for phony overtime
Two New Jersey Department of Transportation employees have been charged with stealing a combined $35,000 through false overtime claims, authorities said. Harish Bhanderi and Alkesh Desai have both been suspended without pay following charges of third degree theft by deception. Bhanderi, 53, is the DOT’s manager of roadway maintenance, engineering and operations. Desai, 62, is […]
November 13, 2014
Roadbuilding
Nebraska needs $10.2B to fix roads
Nebraska will need to spend at least $10.2 billion on its roads in the next 20 years, according to the state department of roads. With inflation, Nebraska may need as much as $14.6 billion. That sounds a lot worse than it probably is. Randy Peters, state Department of Roads director, says Nebraska is actually […]
November 13, 2014
Roadbuilding
The importance of asphalt sustainability takes center stage in New Orleans
The National Pavement Asphalt Association (NAPA) recently held a sustainability conference in New Orleans and Better Roads magazine was in attendance. The two-day event stressed the importance of sustainability, and why it’s so important to the future of the industry. Adam Hand, Director of Quality Management at Granite Construction, was one of several presenters who […]
November 13, 2014
Roadbuilding
Do as I say, not as I do
I recently went on a short trip to New York City with one of my closest friends. It was just an in-and-out weekend to spend a few days together catching up away from our busy lives of work, family and all the other activities/groups, etc., in which we are involved. During our little getaway, we […]
November 12, 2014
Roadbuilding
DOT purchases land from Neenah for $15,000 an acre
The town of Neenah, Wisconsin, has agreed to sell 4.83 acres of agricultural land north of Oakridge Road and west of Oak Hill Cemetery to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) for $522,450, or $15,000 an acre. WisDOT has plans to use the land as one of two wetland mitigation sites for an ongoing $475 million expansion […]
November 12, 2014
Roadbuilding
How the IRS’ adjustment up of affordability percentages for 2015 may affect your business
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the Revenue Procedure 2014-27 to index the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (PPACA) affordability percentages for 2015 under the employer’s shared responsibility” (more commonly known as “play or pay”) mandate. This employer mandate change adjusted up the income level, which exempts employees from the PPACA’s individual mandate. […]
November 12, 2014
Roadbuilding
2014 Bridge Inventory Online Exclusive: How the 2014 numbers compare to 2013 numbers
Better Roads published its 2014 Annual Bridge Inventory in the November 2014 print edition. (The digital edition will be uploaded soon so keep checking back for it at www.BetterRoads.com. For a downloadadble PDF of the print version, click here.) Funding remains the No. 1 impediment to improving structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges, but time restrictions and a […]
November 12, 2014
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