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Roadbuilding

Montana tops list of 10 deadliest states for motorists

Forbes has a new list out of the top 10 deadliest states in America for drivers, and Montana’s 80 mph speed limits and rural roads pushed it to the top spot. Washington, D.C., was named the safest place to drive. The Forbes list is based on a study from the University of Michigan Transportation Research […]

October 8, 2015

Roadbuilding

Forklift accident claims life of teenage construction worker on Bong Bridge

An 18-year-old Wisconsin construction worker died Monday following a forklift accident on the Bong Bridge, which connects Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Duluth News Tribune reported that Kelsey Hagenson died at the hospital after suffering “multiple blunt force injuries” in an accident involving a pedestrian and a forklift. Another was injured during the accident at 7 a.m. on […]

September 23, 2015

Workforce

Minnesota Vikings honor construction worker killed in fall from future stadium with helmet decal

Three days after a tragic accident that killed one worker and left another injured at the site of the Minnesota Vikings’ future stadium, the team honored the fallen worker on the field. Saturday night, the Vikings took the field in Arlington, Texas, in a preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys. On the back of the […]

August 31, 2015

Roadbuilding

Judge rules Minnesota DOT, engineer are immune from wrongful death lawsuit

The Minnesota Department of Transportation and one of its engineers will be immune from a lawsuit filed over the death of a man who died in a 2012 crash, a judge ruled last week. According to KARE 11, 25-year-old former Minnesota State University football player Fred Statz was driving home from a banquet at a […]

August 18, 2015

Roadbuilding

Man steals Minnesota DOT truck from work zone, leads police on a 14-mile chase

A 35-year-old man was arrested Monday for stealing a Minnesota Department of Transportation truck from a construction zone, but not before he took a 14-mile joyride with police in pursuit. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the man walked into the Highway 61 work zone and took a MnDOT inspector’s Ford F-150 early Monday. The Inver Grove Heights […]

August 5, 2015

Workforce

Construction worker and boy team up to rescue man from pit bull attack in Minnesota

A construction worker and a young boy jumped to action and played a part in saving a man’s life in Minnesota recently when the man was attacked by a pit bull. According to a report from KARE TV, 9-year-old Marshall Schmitz saw a pit bull attacking a man walking his dog in St. Louis Park […]

August 3, 2015

Roadbuilding

Minneapolis residents aren’t happy about all of the road work

When departments of transportation get complaints, it’s usually about some road or another needing work done. But the Minnesota Department of Transportation has been getting complaints that they are simply doing too much road work. KARE 11 reported that MnDOT has seen a spike in complaints from drivers in the Minneapolis area asking why the […]

July 17, 2015

Safety

Worker killed in fall from Minnesota jobsite was retired

A worker who came out of retirement to lend a contractor a hand was killed by a fall last week in Minnesota. According to a report from the Minneapolis Star Tribune, 69-year-old John A. Dickerman fell while working as part of a crew installing trussing for a roof at Accu-rite Powder Coating and Surface Prep July 10 in Jordan, Minnesota. […]

July 17, 2015

Roadbuilding

Caterpillar Paving to expand manufacturing in Minnesota

Caterpillar Paving Products is expanding its production facility in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, pledging a $3 million effort and the creation of 31 additional jobs. As a result, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) will provide incentive funds for the company completing the project. The DEED program’s Job Creation Fund will provide $307,300 after […]

June 16, 2015

Roadbuilding

Without long-term road funding, a Minnesota group has resorted to duct tape

Duct tape is a go-to problem solver in many situations. But it’s usually a temporary fix. No one is going to keep fishing out of a boat patched up with duct tape. And duct tape isn’t going to fix the Minnesota’s lack of transportation funding, no matter how big. But it is holding together a […]

May 21, 2015

Roadbuilding

Joseph Weaver will lead TKDA’s Highway Group

Joseph Weaver, PE, has been promoted to Highway Group Manager in the Surface Transportation Division at TKDA. Weaver is more than qualified for the job after 30 years of experience in all phases of highway engineering and project management. In his 18 years at TKDA, he has provided key engineering expertise and led the design […]

December 9, 2014

Roadbuilding

Texas leads U.S. equipment purchases in Q3, sales down 19 percent from 2013

If you believe everything is bigger in Texas, than it should come as no surprise that the state also needs the most road construction equipment. At 68 buyers during the third quarter of 2014, Texas construction companies financed the most road construction equipment in the United States. The numbers are according to an analysis of Equipment […]

November 21, 2014