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Roadbuilding
MAP-21’s reform timetable: Can it be maintained?
Ah, yes, the reforms of MAP-21. Like a breath of fresh air they were. Changes that would accelerate woefully slow project delivery times were finally coming, changes worth waiting for. With MAP-21, our current two-year surface transportation legislation, came lowered expectations from a lack of adequate funding but raised expectations from reforms in the act. […]
May 30, 2013
Roadbuilding
Diesel prices decrease in most U.S. regions
Following two weeks of increased costs, on-highway diesel fuel prices decreased in most regions of the United States this week, our sister site, Aggregates Manager reported. Only two regions experienced increases. Diesel costs in the Central Atlantic region inched $0.003 per gallon, while diesel prices in the Rocky Mountain region jumped $0.015 per gallon. California […]
May 29, 2013
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Roadbuilding
U.S. infrastructure spending has sharply declined in past five years
The collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington State has sparked a number of conversations about infrastructure spending in the United States. Though the Skagit River Bridge was only considered functionally obsolete rather than structurally deficient (meaning it was built to older standards but not necessarily unsafe), some reports point […]
May 29, 2013
Roadbuilding
EPA extends comment period on Tier 3 gas fuel rulemaking
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the public comment period on its Tier 3 proposed rulemaking by 18 days, The Hill reported. The original comment period was set to end June 13. The extension has moved the public comment deadline to July 1. The EPA extended the comment period following complaints from critics that […]
May 29, 2013
Roadbuilding
Caterpillar combats operator fatigue
Caterpillar may soon include on some of its trucks a set of sensors, alarms and software to detect when an operator is about to fall asleep, BBC reported. The safety system, Driver Safety Solution (DSS), was developed by Australia-based Seeing Machines and is expected to cost up to $20,000 per vehicle. DSS detects sleepiness using […]
May 28, 2013
Roadbuilding
Washington governor announces I-5 bridge replacement plan
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee has announced the state’s plan to temporarily replace the collapsed portion of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River. A portion of the bridge collapsed Thursday night after an oversize truck struck an overhead steel support. The temporary four-lane bridge will carry I-5 traffic over the Skagit River at […]
May 28, 2013
Roadbuilding
2013’s bridges: A Skagit River reminder
Did the collapse of the I-5 bridge across the Skagit River in Washington State demonstrate a need for increased investing in our increasingly substandard transportation infrastructure, particularly bridges? One argument says no. Then it sort of says yes as well. “No” in that the bridge was not failing and in desperate need of repair. “Yes” […]
May 28, 2013
Roadbuilding
Do something for Moore
Our sister site, Equipment World, has shared some advice for helping Moore, Oklahoma, in its tornado recovery efforts: “Just do something.” Equipment World Executive Editor Tom Jackson pointed out that something as simple as handing out cold bottles of water, giving out food or donating money or supplies can help. Below are links to ways […]
May 28, 2013
Roadbuilding
I-5 bridge collapse highlights need for transportation funding
The Interstate 5 bridge collapse that occurred Thursday night in Washington State underscores a larger problem the state is facing: transportation funding. Washington State Governor Jay Inslee has said the bridge collapse reveals that lawmakers need to find ways to fund state transportation projects soon, the New York Times reported. Washington lawmakers are considering transportation […]
May 28, 2013
Roadbuilding
Veteran-owned company puts military-themed trucks to work
The four newest Kenworth T800s at Valley Paving in in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area feature patriotic paint schemes promoting the four military branches: Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines. Rich Carron, a Vietnam veteran, owns the company. He said about a dozen of his company’s 100 employees and owner operators have also served in the […]
May 27, 2013
Roadbuilding
Contributed Story: Fort Worth’s gateway bridge project
City of Fort Worth, Texas DOT, Sundt Construction collaboratively redesign West 7th Street Bridge The West 7th Street Bridge in Fort Worth, Texas, is handling its heaviest loads ever as a dozen 300-ton arches are moved into place as part of a $25.9 million reconstruction project for the 100-year-old bridge. The bridge design is a […]
May 27, 2013
Roadbuilding
Join us at the 2013 Construction Symposium
Better Roads, along with Equipment World and Aggregates Manager, will produce the 2013 Construction Symposium at the Omni Hotel in Dallas, Texas, August 20-22. This event offers educational and networking opportunities, as well as a chance to visit Ranger’s Ballpark. Registration is now open, with a $245 early bird rate available through July 15. The […]
May 27, 2013
Roadbuilding
LaHood announces $1 million in immediate funding for I-5 bridge in Washington
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced the immediate availability of $1 million federal emergency funds for Washington State to use toward the repair of the Interstate 5 bridge that collapsed into the Skagit River last night. “We are doing everything possible to restore mobility as quickly as possible and expedite repairs,” LaHood said. The […]
May 24, 2013
Roadbuilding
Remember the Alamo Bridge in Washington
If a bridge falls in Washington State does anyone in Washington D.C. hear it? Yes, but for how long will its crash echo in their thoughts? There has been, historically, a relationship between a collapsed bridge span and a collapsed attention span. When a section of the I-5 bridge over the Skagit River in Mount Vernon, […]
May 24, 2013
Roadbuilding
Contributed Story: Holland Surveyors founder launches road slope measurement tool with Fowler Wyler Inclinometer
Fowler Wyler Clinotronic Plus enables land survey company’s Accu-Slope product to improve measurement accuracy and speed The Challenge About eight years ago, Holland Surveyors served as a road survey subcontractor to paving companies with the South Carolina State Department of Transportation’s (DOT) interstate rehabilitation projects. For these projects, Holland Surveyors measured the inclination of a […]
May 24, 2013
Roadbuilding
WSDOT announces I-5 detours
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has announced that Interstate 5 has been closed in both directions in Skagit County south of Burlington. The agency said via Twitter that drivers should avoid the area or expect delays. WSDOT suggested the following alternate routes: Southbound traffic: Take eastbound State Route (SR) 20, then south on […]
May 24, 2013
Roadbuilding
Moore officials open additional roads, police remove check-in points
Moore officials stated on Twitter that several roads have been opened in addition to those that were opened on Wednesday. The city announced yesterday that Interstate 35 and Interstate 44 are “open but highly congested.” Moore street also opened yesterday, but officials requested no one use that road. Last night, the city also announced Broadway […]
May 24, 2013
Roadbuilding
I-5 bridge collapses, causes no fatalities
An oversize truck last night struck a portion of an Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River between Seattle and Canada, sending the portion of the bridge and its occupants into the river below. No fatalities resulted from the collapse, CBS News reported. As of 1:14 a.m. Eastern Time, authorities were still searching the river […]
May 24, 2013
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