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Roadbuilding: Page 289
Roadbuilding
Deficient roads cost Alabama drivers $3.1 billion statewide
Deficient, congested and unsafe roadways cost Alabama drivers as much as $1,562 annually, and a total of $3.1 billion statewide, according to a new TRIP report. Roads and bridges in need of improvement are causing higher vehicle operating costs, more traffic crashes and congestion-related delays. The Trip report points out that 15 percent of Alabama’s […]
August 20, 2014
Roadbuilding
DOT owes Palm Beach over $300K
In 2010 the Florida Department of Transportation paid Palm Beach $1.046 million when it took all but 1,598 square feet of a 14,744-square-foot parcel at the southeast corner of the Flagler Memorial Bridge to make room for a replacement bridge. The town would go on to sue the DOT, saying that amount wasn’t enough. After […]
August 20, 2014
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Roadbuilding
Hyundai partners with Werk-Brau
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas (HCEA) has announced a partnership with Werk-Brau, an attachment manufacturer based in Ohio. The partnership should allow Hyundai to provide a wider array of attachment options to its customers. Werk-Brau offers a complete line of original equipment manufacturer and replacement attachments for construction equipment including heavy duty excavator and miniexcavator buckets, ditch cleaning and draining […]
August 20, 2014
Roadbuilding
Firearms to be used for road construction
Thousands of handguns, rifles and other weapons have been destroyed to eventually be used in construction of roads and bridges. The weapons were melted and converted into steel rebar as part of the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department’s 21st annual Gun Melt event. Over 178,000 weapons have been destroyed as part of the event since […]
August 19, 2014
Roadbuilding
Construction worker killed while laying asphalt
John Garner, 52, was killed while construction crews were laying asphalt in Batesville, Arkansas. Authorities say Garner was helping with the construction when a piece of equipment flipped and rolled on top of him. The accident took place at the intersection of Highland and East Main in Batesville. He was pronounced dead at White River Medical Center. […]
August 19, 2014
Roadbuilding
Vulcan launches product calculator app
Vulcan Materials has launched its product calculator app for Android phone, tablet and other Android devices. The app can be a useful tool to estimate the construction materials needed for various road projects. The Vulcan Materials product calculator is free and can be downloaded from the Google Play Store today! The app estimates needed quantities of different […]
August 19, 2014
Roadbuilding
How two men avoided travel fees by outsmarting airlines
I had to laugh when I saw this article about how some folks were able to get around the carry-on baggage fees on the airports. I understand reasonable charges, but I think charging a person to carry on his or her own bag is ridiculous. If I’m going to pay for a carry-on, someone better […]
August 19, 2014
Roadbuilding
IDEAL Tri-Bore hole saw cuts through virtually anything
IDEAL Tri-Bore multi-purpose hole saw claims to cut through virtually any construction material, including cement. Tri-Bore hole saws are compatible with standard battery-powered tools or fixed stationary machines. Its diamond-sharpened carbide teeth are larger than traditional hole saws for improved speed, cleaner cutting action, and minimized vibration. The larger size works to reduce stress by acting […]
August 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
POLL: Majority of Americans would rather pay tolls than taxes
73 percent of Americans agree that transportation spending is inefficient and most would rather pay for highway repairs with tolls instead of taxes, according to a Reason-Rupe poll. Out of the 1,000 people surveyed, 58 percent say they would rather pay for transportation projects with tolls. Only 32 percent would prefer to pay for the projects […]
August 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
McCarthy wins major highway construction project
McCarthy Building has won its major highway construction contract in central Texas. The company will be paid $96.3 million to build express toll lanes on State Highway 71 near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. McCarthy, headquartered in St. Louis with offices in Dallas and Houston, is seen as one of the largest contractors in the country, but […]
August 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
Worker dangles from excavator hammer 100 feet up
This is probably one of the craziest and most dangerous demolition videos we’ve come across yet. According to the YouTube uploader, this all took place in 2008 just outside his living room window in Beijing, China. A crew is demolishing a building in the heart of the city when a column doesn’t quite fall the […]
August 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
Highway Trust Fund 2014: Timeline of Events
It felt like an eternity went by before Congress passed a bill to fund the Highway Trust Fund through May 2015. Unfortunately, for or as long as it took, nobody ended up happy with the outcome. Congress had months to work out a long-term deal and all they could agree on is a short-term plan […]
August 15, 2014
Roadbuilding
DOT evaluating sinkhole in Georgia
The Georgia Department of Transportation is evaluating a sinkhole that suddenly opened in a parking lot on John Morrow Parkway at Pearl Nix Parkway in Gainesville. The sinkhole is approximately 12 feet wide and about 20 feet deep. Georgia DOT is closely evaluating the sinkhole because it could have an impact on traffic in the area. Access […]
August 15, 2014
Roadbuilding
Komatsu launches more fuel-efficient WA200-7 wheel loader with Tier 4 Interim engine, parallel z-bar linkage
Komatsu America has launched the new WA200-7 wheel loader, which provides a 3-percent reduction in fuel usage compared to the previous model, the WA200-6. The 126-horsepower loader, which weighs between 25,342 and 26,070 pounds, replaces both the WA200-6 and WA200PZ-6. The loader has a Tier 4 Interim SAA4D107E-2 Komatsu engine that lowers emissions while better […]
August 15, 2014
Roadbuilding
New American-Canadian bridge inching closer toward construction
Michigan and Canadian officials are a tad bit closer to building a new Detroit-Windsor bridge. Gov. Rick Snyder and Canadian Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt have announced appointments to the International Authority which will oversee the $2.1 billion project. Mrs. Kristine Burr and Mrs. Geneviève Gagnon have been appointed by Canada and Mr. Michael D. Hayes, Mrs. […]
August 14, 2014
Roadbuilding
Better Roads receives national bronze, regional gold awards for editorial
ASBPE, formerly the American Society of Business Publication Editors, Better Roads with a National Bronze Award for Editorial/Editor’s Letter and with the Regional Gold Award for the Upper Midwest Region in the same category for a series of editorials in the 2014 Azbee Awards of Excellence. To read the series winning commentary, written by Editor-at-Large […]
August 14, 2014
Roadbuilding
3 strategies for balancing safety and roadside weed control
Balancing public and crew safety while maintaining effective roadside weed control is an ongoing challenge for DOT managers. Rights of way can be dangerous places when weeds obstruct sightlines, compromise road surfaces and provide fuel for wildfires. To learn more about solutions to vegetation management that meet safety challenges, I spoke with several roadside management […]
August 14, 2014
Roadbuilding
What you need to know about APWA 2014
Nearly 6,000 public works professionals from more than 15 countries are expected to converge in Toronto for the American Public Works Association (APWA) 2014 International Public Works Congress and Exposition, billed as “The Best Show in Public Works.” The Congress, which has merged with the Sustainability in Public Works show, is slated for August 17-20 […]
August 13, 2014
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