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Roadbuilding
Ga. DOT to build first truck-only lanes on congested I-75 North
The Georgia Department of Transportation is moving forward with plans to create interstate lanes designated solely for commercial vehicles. The truck-only lane project would be the first of its kind in the United States, GDOT says. GDOT plans to hire a general engineering consultant by the end of 2018 to manage the project development and [ā¦]
March 29, 2018
Dealers
Komatsu-owned dealers part ways with Deere-owned Wirtgen products
Komatsu America says it will phase out the sale of Wirtgen products by U.S. Komatsu-owned dealers. Komatsu said the agreement with Wirtgen America was in the ābest interest of both parties.ā The agreement follows last yearās acquisition of the Wirtgen Group by John Deere. The three Komatsu-owned dealers involved in the agreement ā Komatsu Northeast, [ā¦]
March 13, 2018
Roadbuilding
Time-lapse captures reconstruction of 225-year-old bridge ā the oldest in N.J.
The Work Zone Cam time-lapse video below shows the reconstruction and reopening of the oldest stone arch bridge in Princeton, New Jersey, the 225-year-old Stony Brook Bridge on Route 206. The bridge partially collapsed after heavy rains in February 2016 and was closed, NJ.com reports. Emergency repairs allowed it to open temporarily, but the damage [ā¦]
March 9, 2018
Roadbuilding
Recycled glass aggregate being developed as lightweight road material
AeroAggregates LLCĀ opened a plant to produce lightweight construction material from mixed recycled glass, The Inquirer reports. The company manufactures foamed glass aggregate, which resembles crushed rock and servesĀ a similar purpose in construction projects, but it weighs 85 percent less than stone and is very strong. āWe can take Philadelphia curbside glass and make a construction [ā¦]
January 4, 2018
Roadbuilding
Failing to remove snow, ice from vehicles against the law in some states
It can be a hassle to clean snow and ice off your car, but failing to do so can be deadly. New Hampshire state police in early December received about 20 reports of snow and ice coming loose from cars, trucks and tractor-trailers and striking other vehicles and, in some cases, shattering windshields, reports the [ā¦]
January 1, 2018
Roadbuilding
Iconic, 100-year-old āTrenton Makesā bridge sign slated for upgrade
Work is scheduled to begin this month on repairing the famous 100-year-old sign on the Lower Trenton Bridge in Trenton, New Jersey, according to NJ.com. On the side of the steel-truss bridge is the slogan āTrent Makes The World Takes.ā The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, which had originally planned to do the work [ā¦]
December 19, 2017
Roadbuilding
High-friction pavement project among FHWA safety winners
The Federal Highway Administration has bestowed its 2017 National Roadway Safety Awards on nine state transportation departments. Ā DOT winners for Infrastructure and Operational Improvements Delaware ā DelDOT placed high-friction surface treatments at horizontal curves and where wet road surfaces reduce pavement friction. The agency reports a 56 percent average drop in roadway-departure crashes at [ā¦]
December 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
More electric-vehicle charging stations coming to N.J.
New Jersey drivers should soon see more electric-vehicle charging stations in the state. The New Jersey Department of Transportation and Department of Environmental Protection have received $9.5 million in federal funding for grants to add the stations across the state. The money will also fund grants for providing electric power to tractor trailers that require [ā¦]
December 8, 2017
Workforce
Hurricane recovery sends construction unemployment to record low
U.S. construction unemployment tied a record low in October, at 4.5 percent, with recovery from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and other disasters appearing to lead the jobs increase, according to Associated Builders and Contractors. The last time construction unemployment reached 4.5 percent in October was in 2006, the ABC says. The October 2017 rate was [ā¦]
December 4, 2017
Roadbuilding
Pieces of N.Y.ās Tappan Zee Bridge finding use in local bridge projects
Dismantling of the 61-year-old Tappan Zee Bridge is expected to take more than a year. Bridge sections are being removed carefully and shipped on barges upriver to Albany and downriver to Perth Amboy, N.J. to be sold ā concrete will be crushed for use in highway construction and the steel will be recycled. However, the [ā¦]
November 23, 2017
Construction Equipment
N.J. offering contractors grants for engine retrofits
New Jersey will get more money to retrofit and replace diesel engines on construction equipment to reduce emissions. The stateās Department of Environmental Protection has recently received a $258,480 EPA grant to add to the $3.8 million the state has received since 2008 to reduce diesel emissions. The state has been offering grants to construction [ā¦]
October 31, 2017
Business
Fleet management course scheduled in Wisc.
A course on management of public and private equipment fleets will be held November 14-15 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. John E. Dolce, fleet director with Wendel Companies in Roseland, New Jersey, is the instructor. He has more than 40 years of experience in management and operation of public and private fleets and is the [ā¦]
October 24, 2017
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