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Roadbuilding
ConExpo-Con/Agg announces 2017 dates, chair
.ConExpo-Con/Agg has announced that its next international exposition will take place March 7-11, 2017 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Richard M. Goldsbury, President Bobcat/Doosan North America & Australia/Oceania for Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment, will lead the show’s management committee as he serves as ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017 chair. The committee will consist […]
April 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
3M to donate up to $20k to scholarship funds during National Work Zone Awareness Week
.3M Traffic Safety and Security Division has announced that it plans to donate up to $20,000 to scholarship funds through the end of National Work Zone Awareness Week on April 11. The donation is part of the company’s third annual 3M Visibility Safer Work Zones Project, which supports scholarship-providing programs within the American Traffic Safety […]
April 9, 2014
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Roadbuilding
Sen. Murray warns Highway Trust Fund insolvency ‘threat is growing’
Transportation projects’ main source of funding, the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), is heading toward bankruptcy in the next few months, and one Senator is presenting a wake-up call to to other lawmakers. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the Senate Democrats’ top budget writer, said Tuesday that the “threat is growing” of the HTF’s insolvency, The Hill […]
April 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
ARTBA-managed organization sponsors National Work Zone Awareness Week
The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse, managed by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation, is sponsoring National Work Zone Awareness Week. The campaign, now in its 15th year, takes place April 7-11 and focuses on raising public awareness of the need to drive cautiously in highway construction zones. ARTBA notes in […]
April 8, 2014
Roadbuilding
Interstate tolling gains new enemy in big-business group
There’s no question about the need to find a way to fund repairs to highways and infrastructure across the nation, particularly after an especially harsh winter left potholes and other damage on countless roads. Related: Reason Foundation: Value-added tolling is ‘better deal’ for drivers than gas tax And even before winter storms scarred roads, the […]
April 8, 2014
Roadbuilding
From a Job Interview: Hire Me, But Make It Easy
I’m not sure whether to be slightly amused – just slightly – or to be disturbed by this work (or lack thereof) ethic! On Friday, I posted a reader response to the blog post I wrote back in January, “8 Strange Interview Questions (or How Not to Get Hired),” after reading an article from Fast Company […]
April 8, 2014
Roadbuilding
American Concrete Pipe Association elects Rick Traylor as new chairman, adds 16 board members
The American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) elected Rick Traylor of Rinker Materials as its new chairman during the association’s 106th Annual Convention, March 23-25 in Las Vegas. Traylor succeeds former chairman Bill Adams of Hancock Concrete Products. Along with Traylor, ACPA added 16 other new members to its Board of Directors: Rick Traylor of Rinker […]
April 7, 2014
Roadbuilding
State DOTs host National Work Zone Awareness Week events
National Work Zone Awareness Week began Monday, and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will host an official kick-off event on Tuesday in Seattle. This year, the campaign takes place April 7-11 across the nation, with transportation agencies spreading the following message: “Work Zone Speeding: A Costly Mistake.” [youtube wpZKhgTtCXw nolink] The campaign focuses […]
April 7, 2014
Roadbuilding
As Highway Trust Fund insolvency looms, state DOTs stretch dollars through project prioritization
The current surface transportation bill, MAP-21, is set to expire in less than six months, and the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) — the primary source of funding for state and local surface transportation projects — could run out of money a full two months prior to the bill’s expiration. As the HTF dwindles, the U.S. […]
April 7, 2014
Roadbuilding
Texas has edge over California for high-speed rail
For the last few years, I’ve been critical of California’s attempts to link Los Angeles to San Francisco with a high-speed rail line. Related: California’s high-speed rail could fail to meet required trip time It’s not that I’m reflexively against passenger rail. It’s just that California is such a political zoo, I don’t think they […]
April 7, 2014
Roadbuilding
U.S. DOT job candidate gives crazy (and disturbing) response during interview
In January, I wrote the blog post, “8 Strange Interview Questions (or How Not to Get Hired)” after reading an article in Fast Company about the most bizarre queries from job candidates during an interview. The article left me shaking my head so I had to share it. In my initial post, the Fast Company […]
April 4, 2014
Roadbuilding
Transportation gains 7.9k jobs in March
The transportation sector gained 7,900 jobs in March, bringing total employment in the sector to 4,564,600 jobs, according to statistics released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In comparison, overall employment in the U.S. increased by 192,000 jobs in March while the unemployment rate remained at 6.7 percent. Truck […]
April 4, 2014
Roadbuilding
Reason-Rupe poll: More Americans would designate taxes to infrastructure than national defense or health care
If given the choice, more Americans would be willing to designate taxes to infrastructure than to national defense or health care, according to the results of an April 2014 Reason-Rupe poll. Related: Two-thirds of Americans would refuse gas tax as transportation, infrastructure funding Released Thursday, the survey results feature telephone responses from 1,003 adults throughout […]
April 4, 2014
Roadbuilding
America’s Transportation Awards deadline extended to April 18
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has announced that the deadline to nominate a project for America’s Transportation Awards is now April 18. AASHTO said it extended the deadline by a week “to better accommodate its members.” In the competition, projects will compete in three categories — projects that finish under […]
April 4, 2014
Roadbuilding
ACI Foundation establishes new fellowship honoring founders of fellowship program
The ACI Foundation announced on Thursday that it has established a new fellowship in honor of the founders of the ACI Foundation Fellowship Program: ACI Past Presidents Daniel L. Baker of Baker Concrete Construction, James R. Cagley of Cagley and Thomas D. Verti of Pankow and the Pankow Foundation. The foundation announced the fellowship establishment […]
April 3, 2014
Roadbuilding
AASHTO adds video entries to 10th annual Faces of Transportation contest
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is preparing to begin its annual Faces of Transportation photo contest. But this year, AASHTO is expanding the competition beyond just photography by allowing video entries. Themed “Transportation in America,” the contest urges “State DOT employees and private citizens to send in photographs and videos […]
April 3, 2014
Roadbuilding
Students show bridges by the numbers and more
Last year, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association received more than 40 submissions from across the nation when it challenged “students of all ages” to identify and “shed light” with a short video on national and local transportation issues that takes a look at the logistical, financial and structural aspects. The association is currently […]
April 3, 2014
Roadbuilding
Transportation advocates discuss flaws in House GOP budget
The House Budget Committee marked up the recently-introduced House Republican 2015 fiscal year budget Wednesday evening. When the committee’s chairman, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), introduced the $1.014 trillion bill on Tuesday, it received criticism from Democrats as well as the White House, which said the measure “would force deep cuts to investments in our roads […]
April 3, 2014
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