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Roadbuilding
BridgeWatch Modular: Providing critical structure monitoring
Strainstall has announced a new version of its BridgeWatch service which provides real-time remote monitoring information and warnings of impending structural issues. The BridgeWatch Modular helps operators protect public safety and enable cost savings through planned and proactive maintenance. Already the service has been used to protect major bridges across the UK motorway network, as well as strategic […]
October 13, 2014
Roadbuilding
PHOTOS: Most gorgeous freeway ever?
[imagebrowser id=15] The above pictures are of the beautiful John A. Burns Freeway, also known as Interstate H-3 located on the island of O’ahu in Hawaii. It connects two military bases, the Marine Corps Base on Mokapu Peninsula, and iconic Pearl Harbor and its surrounding tourist attractions like the USS Arizona/Pearl Harbor Memorial in Pu’uloa. Orders for the freeway were […]
October 12, 2014
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Roadbuilding
Tappan Zee bridge site welcomes humongous floating crane
One of the world’s largest floating cranes has officially reported for duty at the site of New York’s upcoming Tappan Zee Bridge replacement. The crane, dubbed the “Left Coast Lifter” for its role in the construction of the new eastern span of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, will “greatly” reduce construction time and cost of the new […]
October 10, 2014
Roadbuilding
Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship program accepting applications
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) is now accepting applications for the “Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program” for the 2014-15 academic year. The scholarship provides financial assistance to help the children of highway workers killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty pursue post-high school education. The […]
October 10, 2014
Roadbuilding
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
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
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