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ARTBA President Pete Ruane urges ConExpo-Con/Agg attendees to tell Congress to fix Highway Trust Fund
The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has been shedding light on the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) and other transportation-related policy with its āTransportation Makes America Workā campaign. The campaign includes a grassroots-focused website, an advocacy app and more. Now ARTBA President and CEO Pete Ruane is urging ConExpo-Con/Agg attendees to tell Congress to [ā¦]
February 19, 2014
Roadbuilding
TxDOT uses Vine videos to urge teens to buckle up
When I was a teen driver, I always remembered to buckle my seatbelt. Thatās not because I was necessarily the best kid in the world. I just knew that I would experience the full wrath of my mother (who had eyes all over our small town) if I was caught disobeying traffic laws. But not [ā¦]
February 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
Arizona DOT saves money, improves pavement life with cracksealing on I-10
An Arizona Department of Transportation (AZDOT) employee talks with Blair Barnhardt, APM, founder and executive director of the International Pavement Management Association (IPMA) and IPMA Academy, about the agencyās cracksealing work on Interstate 10. In this video, which is part of a series put together by IPMA, Jason (no last name was given) of AZDOT [ā¦]
January 15, 2014
Roadbuilding
A Boy and His Bridge
Iāll give a disclaimer first. This is just a gratuitous way to take advantage of my position as an editor for Better Roads and show off a picture and video of my kid. Iām biased, but I think he is a cutie. Before heading off to kindergarten today, my 5-year-old son was extremely excited about [ā¦]
January 14, 2014
Roadbuilding
How to be a āPavement Management Rockstarā
The International Pavement Management Association (IPMA), the organization that gives asphalt pavement manager (APM) certifications through its IPMA Academy, has put together a series on how to achieve better roads. āIf we continue to rehabilitate our roads like itās 1956, we are headed for disaster,ā says IPMA Founder and Executive Director Blair Barnhardt. In this [ā¦]
January 10, 2014
Roadbuilding
Rapid-set cement helps rehab seven overpasses, one bridge in St. Louis
Hereās a look at the rehabilitation of seven overpasses in six locations and one bridge rehabilitation throughout the City of St. Louis. The video below explains how rapid-set cement was used in the rehabilitation and the process of how it was used using volumetric mixers. Warning: The background music for the video may make [ā¦]
December 17, 2013
Roadbuilding
Airline surprises passengers by granting Christmas wishes
Youāll want a box of tissues handy when you watch this video. WestJet passengers flying to Ontario recently got a nice surprise from the airline employees when they reached their destination. [youtube zIEIvi2MuEk nolink] Before boarding in Toronto, passengers told Santa what they wanted for Christmas, describing items ranging from āa big TVā to [ā¦]
December 12, 2013
Roadbuilding
Construction crew does the Harlem Shake on the jobsite
When New York Cityās 432 Park Avenue 1,398-foot-tall high-rise is completed, it will be the tallest residential building in the city. While under construction, the project team is having fun on the jobsite doing the Harlem Shake. Itās great to see that a little fun can be integrated into work. Watch the video below to [ā¦]
December 11, 2013
Roadbuilding
This concrete buffer is nearly unstoppable
Today, our sister site Total Landscape Care shared a video of a concrete buffer going crazy. The machine seems to be unstoppable, and the onlookersā commentary is hilarious. The YouTuber who posted the video notes that his dad (who seems to be one of the onlookers) said of the video, āWeāre glad that nobody was [ā¦]
December 4, 2013
Roadbuilding
Woman skydives into moving car
This is one way to travel: Start by skydiving and end up in a moving car to get you to the next location. [youtube hQ9PJ5JtATQ nolink] Traveling between 20 to 40 mph in the air, 28-year-old nurse Katie Hansen from Northern California landed into a moving Mustang convertible as part of an extreme sports event [ā¦]
November 12, 2013
Construction Equipment
Low-clearance trestle rips up truck after truck like a can opener
And people wonder why bridges are crumbling in the U.S.? The video below is a compilation put together by the site 11foot8.com and shows truck after truck after truck crashing into the same train trestle in Durham, North Carolina with a clearance of 11 feet, 8 inches. In fact, despite flashing lights and a sign [ā¦]
November 8, 2013
Roadbuilding
Rep. Shuster explains water infrastructure bill with a whiteboard
Prior to the House Republicansā introduction of their version of a water infrastructure bill, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) used a whiteboard Tuesday to explain to Americans why the new bill had been crafted, according to a report from The Hill. The Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), which was [ā¦]
September 12, 2013
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