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Roadbuilding

ARTBA recognizes three state agencies for innovative programs

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation’s (ARTBA-TDF) recognized three statewide programs as models of innovation at its ARTBA Young Executive Leadership Council in San Jose, California, this week. ARTBA presented the TransOvation Awards at the “Dr. J. Don Brock TransOvation Workshop” on October 28. ARTBA notes that the awards recognize “innovative […]

November 1, 2013

Roadbuilding

Thermal Integrity Profiler wins innovation award

The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announced last week that the Thermal Integrity Profiler (TIP) has won the 2013 C. William Bermingham Award for Innovation. The award, created in 2012, encourages and recognizes innovative contributions to deep foundation technology. The TIP won the award based on its use of heat generated by curing cement to evaluate […]

September 23, 2013

Roadbuilding

FHWA Administrator Mendez tells ARTBA National Convention attendees to ‘dream big, build big’

Federal Highway (FHWA) Administrator Victor Mendez told attendees at the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 9 to “dream big and build big to create a system that will meet the needs of future generations,” according to a report from our sister site, Aggregates Manager. At the […]

September 13, 2013

Roadbuilding

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman: ‘Average is over’

Best-selling author and New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman spoke Sunday in front of a group of public works professionals about the challenges posed by globalization, changing technology, deficits and energy consumption. During his session at the American Public Works Association (APWA) Congress and Exposition, Friedman noted that within a seven-year span at the […]

August 26, 2013

Roadbuilding

Texas county tries “mechanical concrete”

A major Texas county is trying out a road bed system that uses old tires. Thousands of them, not chewed up into small pieces but basically intact. Once the worn out tires come off a vehicle and head to used tire dumps, this system steps in, removes the sidewalls and uses the old treads as […]

July 23, 2013

Roadbuilding

Florida man designs hurricane-resistant traffic signal hangers

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is installing pivotal hangers at traffic signals throughout the state to protect the signals from hurricane damage, according to a report from the Sun Sentinel. The hangers, designed by Florida native Robert Townsend, will be retrofitted onto existing traffic signals in Palm Beach and Broward Counties. FDOT will spend […]

July 17, 2013

Roadbuilding

PHOTOS: Japan’s road construction signs are cute cartoon animals

Here in the U.S., we’ve been seeing innovations that save time and money, increase driver safety, raise awareness about construction crews and make other improvements to highway construction. But in Japan, a different and adorable kind of innovation is showing up at highway construction sites. Road construction crews in Japan have begun using animal-shaped barricades […]

July 11, 2013

Construction Equipment

Honda’s new “Hands” ad shows off all of the company’s innovations in an innovative way

The tagline Honda uses in its new commercial titled “Hands,” is “The Power of Dreams.” In case you haven’t noticed, the company is super into innovation, pushing things forward and encouraging new ideas in the plethora of industries it has a hand in. (Pun not intended.) The ad is a lot of fun and is […]

July 9, 2013

Roadbuilding

FHWA Administrator Mendez: Safety is top priority in innovation

Safety is the top priority when considering new innovation in transportation and infrastructure, Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez said in an interview with Better Roads during the Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s (ITS America) Annual Meeting. Mendez explained that in 2011, the number of highway deaths decreased by 26 percent, compared to 2005. The grand […]

April 24, 2013

Roadbuilding

Wirtgen’s AutoPilot Field Rover wins innovation award at Bauma 2013

Last week, our sister site, Equipment World, reported that Wirtgen was one of six innovation award winners at Bauma 2013. Wirtgen won for its “AutoPilot Field Rover” entry, which “accelerates the processes in road construction, saves costs and delivers higher quality.” The system collects measurement data and creates a “virtual stringline” that is downloaded to […]

April 22, 2013

Construction Equipment

Longer-lasting metals, building materials on the way?

One of the properties of metal that makes it such an attractive building material turns out to also be a cause for its tendency to weaken over time. According to ScienceDaily, two researchers have discovered that the mechanism that allows for a metal’s pliability, or ability to be shaped or molded, attracts hydrogen atoms, an […]

December 10, 2012

Roadbuilding

Here’s an idea

As our transportation infrastructure woes get more woeful, figuring out how to get work done for today and tomorrow and way into the future isn’t getting any easier. The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) will present its second annual TransOvation Conference for transportation design and construction pros in Virginia in July. I went […]

June 1, 2012