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Roadbuilding: Page 52
Roadbuilding
Our picks for the Top Roadbuilding Equipment for 2019
This has been a solid year for new roadbuilding equipment, with introductions from Cat, Wirtgen, Roadtec and most of the major manufacturers. We compiled a roundup of product rollouts that have appeared on equipment world.com in 2019 to date, to provide a quick overview of some of the new equipment on the market. PAVERS […]
December 30, 2019
Roadbuilding
Oregon gives owners of fuel-efficient vehicles a choice: higher registration fee or mileage fee
Oregon drivers will not only pay a higher gas tax starting in January but those driving fuel-efficient vehicles will have a higher registration fee to account for the lower amount of gas taxes they pay. Fuel-efficient vehicle drivers, however, will have the option to pay a lower registration fee, if they sign up for the […]
December 27, 2019
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Roadbuilding
Mo. DOT seeks design-build team for $22 million worth of bridge projects
The Missouri Department of Transportation is gearing up for a $22 million project to repair or replace 15 bridges in the southeastern part of the state, and it’s looking for a design-build team. One team will be chosen for the design and construction work for the project, dubbed the Bootheel Bridge Bundle, scheduled to begin […]
December 25, 2019
Roadbuilding
These paving apps can handle scheduling, tracking material haulers – even hiring truckers
Startup businesses and longtime established companies are rolling out new systems to help the paving world go paperless and become more efficient. The primary focus: get asphalt and concrete delivered to the jobsite in a way that keeps the paving crew rolling without costly interruptions. “On a 2,000-ton day, you’ve probably stopped the paver a […]
December 23, 2019
Roadbuilding
Concrete industry champions Ed Denton, Peter Deem honored by ACPA
The American Concrete Pavement Association has announced the winners of its Distinguished Service Awards, which recognize contributions by people in the concrete industry and top projects. Honorary Life Membership ACPA recast its honorary life membership and named it in honor of Leet “Ed” Denton, retired president of Denton Enterprises of St. Clair Shores, Michigan. […]
December 19, 2019
Roadbuilding
NAPA taps Shivak as new membership director
Steven Shivak has been named the new director of membership for the National Asphalt Pavement Association. Shivak comes to NAPA after serving as a business consultant to associations and nonprofit organizations. He has also served as president of the SMC Business Councils, a statewide trade association representing small businesses in Pennsylvania. Other positions include vice […]
December 18, 2019
Roadbuilding
Dallas brings out ‘Big Tex’ boring machine for flood tunnel
The city of Dallas is preparing to build a 5-mile flood-protection tunnel, and “Big Tex” will do the honors. The tunnel boring machine is 220 feet long and was recently assembled and unveiled for the city’s $300 million Mill Creek Drainage Relief Tunnel. Big Tex will bore the first 9,000 feet of the tunnel at […]
December 16, 2019
Roadbuilding
23 contractors earn ACPA awards for outstanding concrete pavement
The American Concrete Paving Association has presented its 30th annual Excellence in Concrete Pavements Awards for quality concrete pavements constructed in the United States and Canada. The awards recognize contractors, engineers and project owners who completed outstanding projects. Winners were determined by 41 industry professionals who served as judges. The winners are as follows: […]
December 12, 2019
Roadbuilding
Feds propose rule to improve highway-rail crossings, issue update to crossing handbook
States would be required to develop and implement new or updated highway-rail grade crossing action plans, under a proposed rule by the Federal Railroad Administration. “Grade crossing collisions are the second leading cause of rail-related deaths in America, but nearly every one of them is preventable,” says FRA Administrator Ronald L. Batory. “The action plans provide […]
December 11, 2019
Roadbuilding
6 highway workers injured when suspected drunken driver crashes through work zone
Six highway workers on Interstate 66 in Arlington, Virginia, were hospitalized after a suspected drunken driver crashed into their work zone December 5 with his SUV. The contractors from Southern Traffic Services were installing and maintaining traffic-data stations for the Virginia Department of Transportation, according to Ellen Kamilakis, senior public affairs officer with VDOT’s Northern […]
December 9, 2019
Roadbuilding
3D Paving: When should you make the switch? (Plus a look at aftermarket offerings.)
For most of the asphalt road paving market in the United States, two-dimensional machine control has become the standard. “If you still have a paver without 2D control, you’re pretty far behind the times,” says Kevin Garcia, paving segment manager at Trimble Navigation. Evan Monroe, Topcon Positioning machine control/construction software specialist, estimates about 90 percent […]
December 5, 2019
Roadbuilding
Tech startup using artificial intelligence to detect bridge flaws
A technology startup company based in New York and Israel has begun deploying artificial intelligence to find flaws in bridges and tunnels long before a collapse occurs. Dynamic Infrastructure aims to create “medical records” for bridges, tunnels and elevated highways. Using images captured by smartphone, drones and laser scanning, the company says it can compare images […]
December 4, 2019
Roadbuilding
How the Alaskan Way Viaduct was demolished
Denver is using the Alaskan Way Viaduct demolition, which occurred beside buildings and other structures, as a model for its viaduct demolition. This time-lapse video shows how the Seattle landmark was painstakingly taken down.
December 3, 2019
Roadbuilding
Barrett to head up AGC’s congressional advocacy efforts for infrastructure
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) announced the hiring of Murphie Barrett as its new Vice President of Congressional Relations for Infrastructure Advancement. In her new role, Barrett will oversee the association’s infrastructure advocacy efforts, including working to encourage the passage of new federal surface transportation, aviation, and water infrastructure bills. She will also […]
December 2, 2019
Roadbuilding
Work begins on $2.2 billion toll expressway to close Raleigh outer loop
Construction on the first phase of completing a $2.2 billion outer expressway toll loop around Raleigh, North Carolina, has begun. Lane Blythe Construction Joint Venture of Charlotte won the $403 million design-build contract in December 2018 for the first phase of the project, which will extend the Triangle Expressway from U.S. 401 to Interstate 40 […]
November 28, 2019
Roadbuilding
Final section of INDOT’s I-69 project to begin in early 2020
Section 6, the final section of construction on the Interstate 69 project to connect Evansville to Indianapolis, will begin in early 2020 and is expected to open to traffic by the end of 2024, the IndyStar reports. The I-69 project began more than 10 years ago. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) estimates that this latest […]
November 27, 2019
Roadbuilding
Burnside Bridge reopens in Ore. after two years of repairs and upgrades
After more than two years of repairs and upgrades, the Burnside Bridge in Multnomah County, Ore., completely reopened to traffic on earlier this month, KATU reports. The bridge now has two lanes in each direction, as well as bikes lanes and a bus-only lane in the eastbound direction. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has […]
November 26, 2019
Roadbuilding
State DOTs can breathe easier: $7.6B in FAST Act funding reinstated in deal to avoid federal shutdown
Various business and industry groups have been urging Congress to act quickly to reinstate the FAST Act funding. Details here on Equipment World.
November 22, 2019
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