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Roadbuilding
PHOTOS: Caterpillar launches M318F, M320F wheel excavators
[imagebrowser id=12] Caterpillar has launched two new wheel excavators—the M318F and M320F—which the company says incorporates the best features of predecessor models with improvements based on customer input. The resulting machines provide reliability and durability combined with low operating costs. Both excavators deliver 169 horsepower from a Cat C7.1 ACERT engine that includes an emissions […]
September 10, 2014
Roadbuilding
Road commission worker killed by motor grader
A Kent County, Michigan, road commission worker has been killed after being hit by a motor grader at road construction site in Caledonia Township. The victim, Timothy Eugene Dougherty, 42, was working at the site when he was struck by the grader which was being driven by another road commission employee. Authorities called the incident a […]
September 9, 2014
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Roadbuilding
Highway construction causes problems for firefighters
Highway construction typically poses an inconvenience for everyone who has to drive through it. It can cause traffic jams and detours which makes it difficult for anyone working on a tight schedule. For firefighters, highway construction can be much more than an inconvenience – it can cause an emergency situation. When an 18-wheeler carrying 12-hundred […]
September 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
MDOT honored with America’s Transportation Award
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) took home top honors in the southeast regional America’s Transportation Awards during the 2014 Southeastern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (SASHTO) Conference. MDOT’s work on Sangani Boulevard in D’Iberville was honored in the Quality of Life/Community Development category. The $7.7 million project relieves congestion for drivers, improves safety […]
September 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
Construction industry extends employment streak, adds 20,000 jobs in August
The U.S. construction industry extended its streak of job gains in August, adding 20,000 workers. It was the eighth-straight month of gains for the industry which now employs 6.068 million Americans—the highest figure since May 2009, according to data from the Labor Department. The new data also revised upward the July employment number from 6.041 […]
September 8, 2014
Roadbuilding
FDOT removing campaign signs
The Florida Department of Transportation is starting to confiscate any campaign signs it finds illegally sitting on right-of-ways, or areas between the street and the sidewalk. FDOT will not destroy the signs, but they will be removed and taken to one of its operation centers. “Sometimes if they signs are large they become a sight-line issues […]
September 8, 2014
Roadbuilding
Transportation Talk
I challenge you to challenge Congress to come up with a solution for our crumbling infrastructure.
September 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
The Last Word
Better Roads receives editorial awards; how to avoid airline fees.
September 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
Highway Trust Fund 2014: Timeline of Events
Here’s a look at the Highway Trust Fund that is notoriously in danger of going in the red. For now, there’s a short-term fix to keep it afloat.
September 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
Construction and the Mechanic’s Lien
Here’s why a grading contractor prevails on a Nevada mechanic’s lien claim.
September 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
Rubber Expands
Asphalt containing rubber continues to stretch its way into more state Department of Transportation.
September 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
New Road Products
Vocational vehicles, wheel loaders and mixer tanks are among the products featured.
September 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
New NYC law permits 100 percent RAP on streets
Effective January 1, 2015, the New York City Department of Transportation will allow asphalt mixes containing 100 percent reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) to be used on city streets.
September 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
bauma China 2014
With more than 2,800 exhibitors from 38 countries, the 300,000 square-meter bauma China construction equipment show will be larger than the previous 2012 show, say show organizers.
September 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
Deadliest and safest places to drive in the United States
Road safety is always a concern, regardless of where you live. The good news is road fatalities across the United States are down 23 percent since 2005. The bad news: road fatalities still happen far too often. Michael Sivak, research professor at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, examined individual fatality rates per distance […]
September 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
Man arrested for climbing the Brooklyn Bridge
A Russian tourist had an up close tour of the Brooklyn Bridge, but then was given a personal tour of a New York City jail cell. The 24-year-old man climbed to the top of the bridge on Aug. 24 and took photos with a smartphone, but was taken into police custody, according to a New […]
September 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
Equipment and signs stolen from construction site in S.C.
Police are searching for the thief, or thieves, who stole construction equipment and signs from the side of Interstate 585 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The South Carolina Department of Transportation says five batteries for large directional signs used to direct traffic in the construction zone were stolen. Wires on four of the signs had been cut […]
September 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
A crack-resistant road? You better believe it!
Stress-absorbing membrane interlayer in Rural Nevada In Washoe County, Nev. County Highway 447 was improved by cold in-place recycling, placement of a fiber-reinforced SAMI, and finished with a Type III slurry surfacing as the final wearing surface instead of a costly total reconstruction. “With fuel prices going up, we are seeing a lot more truck […]
September 4, 2014
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