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Roadbuilding

Chicago mayor proposes increased fines for motorists “dooring,” bicyclists who break traffic laws

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday proposed plans to the City Council to increase fines for bicyclists who disobey traffic laws and for motorists who open their doors in the path of bicycles, the Chicago Tribune reported. The fine for bicyclists who violate traffic laws would increase from the current $25 fine to a minimum […]

May 9, 2013

Roadbuilding

Missouri honors Stan Musial with new bridge name

Missouri’s House of Representatives have reached a compromise to end the debate with Illinois about the name of the new bridge over the Mississippi River–and Stan the Man is part of the solution. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the House on Monday passed a bill (HB303) that will name the Missouri half of the […]

May 8, 2013

Business

Caterpillar to layoff 300 at mining facility in Illinois, close tunneling plant in Toronto

In the wake of a first quarter that saw profits tumble 45 percent, mostly due to low demand for mining equipment, Caterpillar continues to make moves to rectify the situation announcing layoffs in Illinois and a plant closing in Toronto. Neither of the moves will affect the company’s earthmoving business. After announcing a round of 500 […]

May 6, 2013

Roadbuilding

The Stan Span

Will Stan the Man become Stan the Bridge? Illinois and Missouri are disagreeing over what to call a new bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, the region’s first span across the river in more than four decades. The Missouri folk want to name it after the greatest of all of baseball’s Cardinals, Stan […]

May 3, 2013

Roadbuilding

Caterpillar 336E H hydraulic hybrid excavator wins Edison Award

Caterpillar’s 336E H hydraulic hybrid excavator won a 2013 Silver Edison innovation award in the Energy/Transportation category at the 26th annual Edison Awards, our sister site, Equipment World, reported. Caterpillar received the award last week in Chicago, Illinois. This is Caterpillar’s first nomination and first year winning an Edison Award. According to the awards’ website, […]

April 30, 2013

Roadbuilding

LaHood applauds repurposed Macomb Transit Center

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood told Better Roads in May 2011 that he’d like to see American jobs created by “taking some shuttered industrial plants and opening them with American workers.” Nearly a year later, LaHood’s dream is finally coming true. LaHood took to his blog today to discuss the opening of the Macomb Transit […]

April 3, 2013

Business

D.C. airport metro station tops list of biggest U.S. infrastructure projects

According to Same Day Steel Deck these are the five highest-profile transportation infrastructure projects in the United States. 1. Dulles Transit Extension in Washington, D.C: This $6.2 billion project began in 2008 and has a target completion date of 2016. It’s purpose is to extend the Washington Metro line to Dulles International Airport and Tyson’s Corner. 2. […]

March 13, 2013

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Explosion at Caterpillar repair site injures one worker

An explosion at a Caterpillar mining equipment repair site in Carrier Mills, Illinois leveled a building and sent one worker to the hospital, the Associated Press reports. The cause of the explosion, which happened Monday, is still unknown. Caterpillar spokesperson Rusty Miller told the AP that the blast occurred in an unattached paint building on […]

February 12, 2013

Business

Sany America names G.W. Van Keppel as dealer

Sany America has named G.W. Van Keppel as the Sany America crane dealer for Arkansas and southern Illinois. Sany America crane offers five crawler crane models ranging from 110 to 550 tons (SCC8100, SCC8150, SCC8200, SCC8300 and the SCC8500) and four rough terrain cranes ranging from 40 to 85 tons (SRC840, SRC865, SRC865XL and the […]

January 20, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ervin Equipment expands in Illinois

Ervin Equipment has expanded its facility and staff in Toledo, Illinois. This comes as part of the company’s expansion into truck and dry van markets. Ervin is hiring 40 new employees—30 of which will be in the sales department—and adding approximately 8,000 square feet to its main facility. Ervin is also employing 10 additional […]

October 26, 2012

Construction Equipment

Illinois sewer upgrades to create 9,700 construction jobs

A recently launched $1 billion initiative to upgrade sewer lines, water mains and water treatment plants across Illinois will create 9,700 construction jobs in the state, according to Gov. Pat Quinn's office.

October 23, 2012

Business

Road Report: Cat’s CT660 vocational truck

On Sept. 9, Caterpillar’s internal verification process was completed, and the company gave the green light to begin CT660 vocational truck production for the North American market. At a high-level view,George Taylor, director of Caterpillar’s Global On-Highway Truck Group, says the CT660 is Cat’s most intensely researched product launch ever, with a lot of time […]

September 28, 2011