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Roadbuilding

LSU scientists readying to bring ‘bendable’ concrete to market

Engineered Cementitious Composite is cost-effective, has about 300 times more deformation capacity, more than two times the flexural strength, and more.

December 20, 2018

Roadbuilding

Minn. DOT, U of M team up to place more snow fences in rural areas

MnDOT is working towards installing more living snow fences along roadways in the state to help improve winter road conditions. Learn more on Equipment World.

December 19, 2018

Roadbuilding

Higher fuel taxes, more tolling needed for ailing interstate highways, says Congress-commissioned report

A report says higher fuel taxes and more tolling is needed to help generate money for a deteriorating interstate highway system that faces several challenges.

December 18, 2018

Roadbuilding

$1.8B, nine-bridge improvement project completed thanks to Calif.’s SB-1

Caltrans reports that it has officially completed a $1.8 billion project that improved nine bridges in five Sacramento Valley counties. Get more details here.

December 18, 2018

Roadbuilding

Man found guilty of stealing historic Ind. bridge and selling for scrap

A man had been eyeing a railroad bridge in Hammond, Ind. for more than 20 years and saw a chance to make thousands of dollars off the metal from the old bridge.

December 17, 2018

Roadbuilding

Staker Parson to receive NAPA Quality in Construction Award for SR 167 project in Utah

The National Asphalt Pavement Association will honor Staker Paker with Quality in Construction Award for work on SR 167 project in Utah. Learn more here.

December 17, 2018

Roadbuilding

IBT of Miami wins $5M contract for FDOT project

IBT – a global construction company headquartered in Miami – has been awarded a $5 million contract with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for a road improvement project that includes addressing a dangerous intersection. The project on State Road 64 at the intersection of Rye Road includes: multi-lane roundabout construction milling and resurfacing, drainage improvements lighting and signing landscaping […]

December 14, 2018

Roadbuilding

Wash. lawmakers order noise study of 520 Corridor connecting I-405 and I-5

Washington state residents are sick of the grating “ka-think” noise they hear every time a vehicle drives over the metal expansion joints on the 520 Corridor.

December 14, 2018

Roadbuilding

Alaska repairs earthquake-damaged roads ‘in record time’

Alaska has made repairs to it’s roads and bridges in record time since the Nov. 30 earthquake deep beneath Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley. That’s thanks to a quick response from the president and Federal Highway Administration, according to the commissioner of Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF). “We look forward to working with […]

December 13, 2018

Roadbuilding

Iowa DOT reduced number of structurally deficient bridges to 46 by end of 2018

Iowa has been ranked as one of the worst states for structurally deficient bridges; however, the Iowa Dept. of Transportation is actively working to fix it.

December 13, 2018

Roadbuilding

USDOT awards $1.5B in BUILD transportation grants; $11B requested

The Department of Transportation announces that a total of $1.5 billion in federal grant funding has been awarded to 91 projects throughout the United States.

December 12, 2018

Business

EPA issues proposed rule to replace 2015 WOTUS rule

The EPA and the Army announced a proposed replacement for the 2015 WOTUS Rule that offers a definition of “waters of the United States." Get details here.

December 12, 2018