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Business

Worker’s death in Ohio bridge collapse places urgency upon New Jersey bridge inspections

Aging infrastructure issues are well-known topics across the political landscape, as President Obama alluded to in his recent State of the Union address. Unfortunately, it takes a tragic incident such as the death of an Ohio construction worker in an overpass collapse to really grab the attention of officials. As a direct result of the Ohio incident, […]

January 23, 2015

Roadbuilding

Polls show states do not support gas tax increase

A trio of state polls show voters in states such as Georgia, New Jersey and Utah do not support gas tax hike to pay for transportation infrastructure, according to The Hill. The results of the surveys come at a time when lawmakers are flirting with the idea of raising the 18.4 cent gas tax for the […]

January 22, 2015

Roadbuilding

New Jersey roads cost $11.8 billion statewide, $2,000 per person

Deficient roads and bridges currently cost New Jersey drivers a total of $11.8 billion statewide annually, and nearly $2,000 per driver according to the newest TRIP report. The TRIP report, “New Jersey Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe and Efficient Mobility,” discovered that throughout New Jersey, more than one-third of major roads and highways are […]

January 22, 2015

Construction Equipment

Narwhal tusk smuggling conspiracy lands New Jersey construction worker in prison for 33 months

A construction worker from New Jersey has been convicted and sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for his role in a narwhal tusk smuggling operation. According to a report from the Bangor Daily News, in addition to his jail time, Andrew J. Zarauskas, 61, of Union, New Jersey, was also ordered to pay a fine […]

January 12, 2015

Roadbuilding

N.J. DOT workers charged for phony overtime

Two New Jersey Department of Transportation employees have been charged with stealing a combined $35,000 through false overtime claims, authorities said. Harish Bhanderi and Alkesh Desai have both been suspended without pay following charges of third degree theft by deception. Bhanderi, 53, is the DOT’s manager of roadway maintenance, engineering and operations. Desai, 62, is […]

November 13, 2014

Roadbuilding

N.J. transportation commissioner calls for tax hike

New Jersey transportation commissioner Jamie Fox is calling for a tax hike to help fix the state’s roads and bridges. The state’s transportation trust fund is projected to run out of money for new projects next year. The trust fund is used to pay for the majority of the state’s road, bridge and rail projects. Currently […]

October 27, 2014

Roadbuilding

Deadliest and safest places to drive in the United States

Road safety is always a concern, regardless of where you live. The good news is road fatalities across the United States are down 23 percent since 2005. The bad news: road fatalities still happen far too often. Michael Sivak, research professor at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, examined individual fatality rates per distance […]

September 5, 2014

Roadbuilding

NJDOT worker faces 10 years in prison for stealing

An employee of the New Jersey Department of Transportation has been indicted on charges he used a state-issued fuel card to steal around $2,000 worth of gas for personal use. William Lomonaco, a 29-year veteran of the department, faces one count each of official misconduct and theft, according to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office. If […]

August 13, 2014

Roadbuilding

Toll roads, P3s and creative financing will bring short-term gain, long-term disaster for the road building industry

For the last half-century gas and diesel taxes collected at the pump have been the primary source of funding for almost all our highway infrastructure. But Congress hasn’t  increased the gas tax or adjusted it for inflation since 1992. Anti-tax advocates claim this as a victory, but it’s not. With the highway trust fund running […]

August 8, 2014

Roadbuilding

Deadly roadway in N.J. receiving immediate attention

The New Jersey Department of Transportation will immediately look into a deadly section of roadway in North Bergen. Three people died in a crash where Route 2 eastbound curves and merges with the Route 495 approach to the Lincoln Tunnel. The area has claimed seven lives in three separate crashes in since August. Although rumble […]

July 11, 2014

Roadbuilding

PHOTOS, VIDEO: Take a sneak peek at the first construction theme park in the nation

As the owners of Sambe Construction, the Girlya family has seen many different types of  projects over the 30-year history of the company. Since emigrating to the U.S. from the Soviet Union in the late 1970s, father Samuel Girlya along with wife Betya and sons Ilya and Yan have built schools, municipal buildings and even […]

May 26, 2014

Construction Equipment

Inside Diggerland USA: First look at the rides of the nation’s first construction theme park in action (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

No. 4 Story in 2014 « No. 5 No. 3 »     As the owners of Sambe Construction, the Girlya family has seen many different types of projects over the 30-year history of the company. Since emigrating to the U.S. from the Soviet Union in the late 1970s, father Samuel Girlya along with wife […]

May 23, 2014