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Roadbuilding
Senate Transportation Committee discusses rail safety, NTSB calls for shunting use after track worker’s death
Following the May 28 death of a track worker who was struck by a Metro-North train in Connecticut, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) has scheduled a hearing with the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for tomorrow at 10 a.m., where the committee will discuss ways to improve passenger and freight rail safety. The hearing […]
June 18, 2013
Roadbuilding
HOTless in Seattle
It appears some road planners in the Seattle area assumed that drivers would be willing to pay their way out of congestion. It appears that this is not so. A pilot project was designed for high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes at State Route 167 in metro Seattle. But the use projections were way, way off. […]
June 18, 2013
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Roadbuilding
National Journal hosts summit on American energy, transit systems
National Journal on June 18 will host a summit to elicit a discussion about the future of American energy in relation to transit systems. The summit, titled “Fueling the Nation: The Transportation Transformation,” will take place at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Key speakers at the event include the Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO); Senator Richard […]
June 17, 2013
Roadbuilding
25 percent of U.S. bridges classified as deficient in 2012
Of the 607,380 bridges on U.S. roadways in 2012, 25 percent were classified as deficient, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)’s testimony last week before the Senate Commitee on Appropriations’ Subcomittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies. Of those deficient bridges, some are structurally deficient and others are functionally obsolete. […]
June 17, 2013
Roadbuilding
Clinton calls for infrastructure bank
Former President Bill Clinton has called for Congress to reconsider creating a national infrastructure bank. “I think and hope if the Congress takes up this tax reform issue, particularly on corporate tax reform, that they will look again at the infrastructure bank,” Clinton said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” Clinton and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel together appeared […]
June 17, 2013
Roadbuilding
Randall-Reilly publications finalists for multiple ASBPE awards
Better Roads and sister publications Aggregates Manager, Commercial Carrier Journal and Overdrive–all Randall-Reilly publications–last week were named finalists for a combined total of eight Digital and Print Azbee Awards from the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE). Better Roads is a finalist for the following awards: Original Research national award for its “Better Bridges: […]
June 17, 2013
Roadbuilding
TxDOT implements three new road safety features
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has launched its latest road safety features, which include the use of Automated Flagger Assistance Devices (AFADs), temporary rumble strips and flashing-yellow, left-turn arrows. AFADs increase worker safety by allowing TxDOT crews to route traffic using various visual cues via remote control. The device involves the use of seven-foot-tall […]
June 17, 2013
Roadbuilding
Trimble acquires Actronic Technologies
Trimble has acquired Actronic Holdings Limited, a New Zealand-based provider of weighing technology and payload information systems for construction, aggregates, mining and waste markets. The acquisition includes Actronic Technologies’ LOADRITE, which adds weighing capabilities to Trimble’s offerings like Trimble Connected Site. The financial terms were not disclosed.
June 14, 2013
Roadbuilding
HCEA to feature Erie B operations at convention, equipment expo
The Historic Construction Equipment Association will present its 28th Annual International Convention and Old Equipment Exposition August 16-18 in Wilmington, Illinois. The show will feature an operating Erie B steam crane and a demonstration of an Erie B steam shovel. The convention and exposition, hosted by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150, will […]
June 14, 2013
Roadbuilding
Adventure Cycling raises more than $128,000 for bike routes during National Bike Month
Adventure Cycling Association has announced its fourth annual Build It. Bike It. Be a Part of It. campaign raised more than $128,000 for the U.S. Bicycle Route System (USBRS) last month. The campaign is held in correlation with National Bike Month each year and has, since 2010, raised more than a quarter of a million […]
June 14, 2013
Roadbuilding
USDOT to release $15.6 million for I-5 bridge
Washington State Senator Patty Murray said on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will releasing $15.6 million of the federal share for repair of the Interstate 5 bridge in Washington State that collapsed into the Skagit River three weeks ago, according to the Daily Journal and The Associated Press. Murray said outgoing Transportation […]
June 14, 2013
Roadbuilding
Guest Blog: Electric vehicles are becoming a taxing problem
A recent article on CNN‘s website called attention to efforts by a handful of states to collect infrastructure revenues from electric vehicles (EVs), which operate without gasoline or diesel fuel and thus do not contribute to road and bridge budgets. The article detailed how Washington State legislators passed a $100 annual flat tax on EVs […]
June 14, 2013
Roadbuilding
Taking it to the Streets of Miami
It’s more wristwatches than sausages I think. An ongoing dispute over whether the state of Florida or the city “owns” streets in Miami is a fascinating glimpse into the workings of a state DOT and a city government when it comes to responsibility and jurisdiction of roads. I like wristwatches. I have drawers and a […]
June 13, 2013
Roadbuilding
Sanford joins House Transportation Committee
The House of Representatives today approved recently-elected Congressman Mark Sanford (R-SC) to be appointed to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, officials announced today. According to a report from The Hill, Sanford, who was elected as a representative of South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District in a special election in May, will join the committee […]
June 13, 2013
Roadbuilding
McConnell discusses Kentucky priorities with USDOT nominee Foxx
Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) met in his office in the U.S. Capitol Wednesday with Secretary of Transportation Nominee Anthony Foxx, where the two discussed several Kentucky transportation projects. Among highlighted projects were the Brent Spence Bridge in Northern Kentucky, Ohio River Bridges in Louisville and the I-69 Bridge in Henderson. “I appreciate Mayor Foxx taking […]
June 13, 2013
Roadbuilding
MoDOT employs robot to mow roadside grass
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has begun using a remote-controlled robot to mow grass on the sides of some highways in the state, according to WMFD. To mow the grass, an MoDOT employee steers the robotic mower with a remote control, which can be used up to 500 feet from the robot. The four-blade […]
June 13, 2013
Roadbuilding
Private money: A funding wildcard in 2014
It’s hard to see a time in the foreseeable future where we will have a solid supply of funding from any single source to fill the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). That’s an asterisked statement of course because an increased gas tax could do it. But that won’t happen in the foreseeable future. And neither will […]
June 13, 2013
Roadbuilding
Cloud tech could reduce railroad crossing deaths
Rochester Control Innovations (RocInnovations), a New York-based automation provider, is developing a cloud-based monitoring system for railroads, Innovation Trail reported. The system would allow railroads to monitor crossings from the Internet and through alerts. It would cut costs by up to 90 percent. The idea for the cloud-based system follows recent reports that there were […]
June 12, 2013
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