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Roadbuilding
HTF update: DOT holds firm on August shortfall projection
The Highway Trust Fund (HTF) continues to head for a shortfall at the end of August, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) projected Tuesday. In the latest Highway Trust Fund Ticker update, the DOT noted that it anticipates a shortfall around Aug. 30. The Ticker, introduced in January, is updated every month with details about […]
June 17, 2014
Roadbuilding
Two Technologies releases N4 rugged mobile device for highway construction workers
Two Technologies, a manufacturer of industrial handheld computers and handheld terminals, has released its latest mobile device for construction workers. The N4, the first in the company’s series of hard-shell mobile devices, is a Android device housed in an ultra-rugged polycarbonate shell. It is water- and heat-resistant. Features include a 5.5-inch diagonal high-resolution 720 x […]
June 16, 2014
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Roadbuilding
Avoid these 3 safety training obstacles
As many as a million construction workers participated in Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA) National Fall Safety Stand Down earlier this month. I saw a number of press releases, photos and tweets from companies that were participating in the event. However, one of the first news articles I read after the Stand Down ended […]
June 16, 2014
Roadbuilding
Arizona Transportation Board approves 5-year construction program allocating $306 million for state projects
The Arizona Transportation Board has approved a five-year construction program that allocates a total of $306 million for transportation projects within that time, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) announced. The 2015-2019 Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program determines which projects will move forward and dedicates funding to the state’s highway system for a five-year period. […]
June 16, 2014
Roadbuilding
California’s high-speed rail likely to get $250 million from state budget
California’s high-speed rail project could get $250 million if the proposed state budget becomes law. The California State Assembly on Sunday approved a $156.4 billion budget plan for fiscal year 2015, which starts July 1, Reuters reports. The plan allocates $250 million for the state’s controversial high-speed rail project. The funding comes from a cap-and-trade […]
June 16, 2014
Roadbuilding
Move over gas tax: California could move to VMT fee
California is considering switching from a state gas tax to a vehicle-miles-traveled (VMT) fee, our sister site Overdrive reports. The state’s Senate approved SB 1077 this month. The legislation would require the California Transportation Agency (CTA) to create a voluntary user fee pilot program by 2016, but CTA would not be allowed to collect fees. […]
June 14, 2014
Roadbuilding
Illinois Tollway seeks to award $100 million in contracts
The Illinois Tollway is looking to award 19 contracts worth about $100 million to provide design, construction management, geotechnical and materials engineering services for the agency’s 15-year, $12 billion capital program Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future, the agency announced. Illinois Tollway Executive Director Kristi Lafleur says the Move Illinois program is moving […]
June 14, 2014
Roadbuilding
Survey says 59% of Americans worry road surfaces create unsafe conditions
The majority of Americans are concerned about unsafe road conditions as a result of poor road surfaces, according to the results of a survey released Thursday by Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA). Survey results show that 59 percent of respondents worry that poor road surfaces create unsafe conditions, and 27 percent say they […]
June 13, 2014
Roadbuilding
Local nonprofits grant 3-year-old boy’s wish to be a construction worker for a day
There are lots of little boys who love construction equipment and pretend to be a construction worker, but one 3-year-old boy who is battling cancer was actually able to be one for a day. The Make-A-Wish Foundation partnered with Greater Manchester (N.H.) Habitat for Humanity to make this possible for William Harding. What a special […]
June 13, 2014
Roadbuilding
Unlicensed contractors on federal construction projects are entitled to payment under the Miller Act
In a recent case involving the intersection of state and federal law – Technica LLC v. Carolina Casualty Insurance Company (U. S. Court of Appeals, 9`11 Circuit, April 29, 2014) – a federal court held that a California law restricting the right of unlicensed contractors to obtain payment did not apply to actions under the […]
June 13, 2014
Roadbuilding
HTF 101: How the Highway Trust Fund works
The Highway Trust Fund (HTF) is a major talking point in the highway construction industry right now, especially because the major funding source is likely to run out of money in less than three months. HTF insolvency would mean projects across the nation would not be able to begin and 700,000 workers would lose their […]
June 12, 2014
Roadbuilding
Bobcat, Doosan employees volunteer during ‘Doosan Day of Caring’
Employees at Bobcat Company and Doosan worked together to give back. The companies took part in “Doosan Day of Caring,” which is a company-wide volunteer effort to celebrate Doosan’s Foundation Day and global volunteer week during the month of June. The effort took place at various Bobcat and Doosan facility locations around the nation. Employee […]
June 12, 2014
Roadbuilding
Bridge building on Alaska’s North Slope
Four bridges integral to the Alpine Satellite Development Program faced environmental challenges. The four bridges being constructed by ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. (CPAI) as part of the Alpine Satellite Development Program’s Colville Delta-5 (CD-5) Construction project on Alaska’s North Slope have not only faced construction in harsh cold weather — including extreme temperatures — but also […]
June 12, 2014
Roadbuilding
Watch this SUV driver’s random act of kindness
As I was doing research to catch up on the latest industry news, I came across this video and it just warmed by heart. [youtube JlzQv6O7fho nolink] According to a report from The Huffington Post, a Russian dashboard camera caught this act of kindness on a busy street. An elderly woman was struggling to cross […]
June 12, 2014
Roadbuilding
FHWA research could improve visibility, safety for snowplow operators
Imagine clearing the roads in the thick of winter. The weather produces whiteout conditions and there is no visibility, yet your crew is able to safely remove snow and allow people, goods and services to begin moving again. That may soon be possible thanks to research the Federal Highway Administration is conducting. FHWA is working […]
June 11, 2014
Roadbuilding
VW shocks moviegoers with in-your-face PSA on texting while driving
Unsuspecting moviegoers in Hong Kong received an in-your-face public service announcement (PSA) from Volkswagen (VW) that seemed to be pretty effective. As people in the theater waited for the movie to begin, what looked like a commercial started playing. It’s a first-person point-of-view of a person driving. The view continued for a bit and was […]
June 11, 2014
Roadbuilding
Funds available to transport elderly, persons with disabilities
Funds are available to private, non-profit or and governmental entities for transportation needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities for whom mass transportation services are “unavailable, insufficient or inappropriate,” says the Nebraska Department of Roads. The program is designed to provide assistance for the purchase of vehicles and related equipment. Applicants for the grants […]
June 11, 2014
Roadbuilding
Contractor must pay $5 million in back pay
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has secured nearly $5 million in back wages for about 500 workers on the federally assisted Grand Street Guild construction project in New York City’s Lower East Side, which involved the refurbishment and rehabilitation of three 26-story apartment towers MDG Design & Construction, the general contractor on the project, […]
June 11, 2014
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