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Roadbuilding

Parker tapped as 2018 chairman of NAPA

Craig Parker is being sworn in today, February 12, as 2018 chairman of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) during the association’s 63rd Annual Meeting in San Diego. As chairman, Parker is responsible for guiding NAPA’s efforts to support the asphalt pavement industry. Parker is executive vice president of Silver Star Construction, based in Moore, […]

February 12, 2018

Dealers

Business Roundup: Cooper Equipment acquires Modern Rentals; NED buys 3 dealerships; Kobelco adds Correlli and Frank Martin Sons; Carter Machinery now a GOMACO dealer; EVs will have big impact on road construction

The Electric Summer: EVs will have big impact on road construction industry 1967. I was a teenager. The Summer of Love. Fast forward four decades , and it appears we just experienced the Summer of Electric drive vehicles, or EVs, in 2017. No less than GM, Volvo, Daimler, Honda, and even Dyson – yes, the […]

January 24, 2018

Roadbuilding

Nashville mayor disputes TV station’s investigative report on transit plan costs

Nashville Mayor Megan Barry’s proposed transit plan could cost nearly twice as much as the public had initially been told, WSMV-TV reports. But following the television report, the mayor’s office was quick to dismiss that contention in a response provided to Equipment World. The estimated cost could be nearly $9 billion, according to the station’s […]

January 22, 2018

Roadbuilding

The Electric Summer: EVs will have big impact on road construction industry

1967. I was a teenager. The Summer of Love. Fast forward four decades , and it appears we just experienced the Summer of Electric drive vehicles, or EVs, in 2017. No less than GM, Volvo, Daimler, Honda, and even Dyson – yes, the vacuum cleaner people – have announced a coming EV in the last few […]

January 22, 2018

Roadbuilding

$40 million I-19 interchange project in Tucson wraps up, with second project to begin soon

A $40 million, two-year project to rebuild the traffic interchange at Interstate 19 and Ajo Way (State Route 86) is nearing completion in southwest Tucson, Arizona, and it features a new configuration designed for efficiency and safety. A second project for the busy interchange will be let out for contractors’ bids in Spring 2018. […]

January 4, 2018

Roadbuilding

Four contractor teams vying for US-275 expressway project in Neb.

Four contractors will compete for the first design-build project in Nebraska under a new state initiative. The project will expand the existing two-lane facility to a four-lane corridor along US-275 from Scribner to West Point. For this long-anticipated project for the local communities, Nebraska DOT (NDOT) is using the “design-build” project delivery method as a […]

January 3, 2018

Roadbuilding

Idaho to replace four bridges on U.S. 26; part of 17-bridge project

Four bridges on U.S. 26 will be replaced for the South Gooding Main Canal, with construction beginning Tuesday just west of Gooding, according to the Idaho Transportation Department. The four bridges are part of an overall design-build project that includes 17 bridges throughout eastern Idaho. The four bridges in the Gooding area were selected […]

January 1, 2018

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway approved nearly $936.5 million in contracts in 2017

The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors approved five construction contracts and three professional engineering service contracts totaling nearly $20.2 million at its December 21 meeting. And in all, the board approved nearly $936.5 million in contracts for 2017 for the tollway, an administrative agency of the State of Illinois. Of those 86 contracts, 78 were […]

December 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

Needing more construction workers, Illinois Tollway seeks vendor for new training, hiring program

The Illinois Tollway is creating a workforce development initiative to train and place disadvantaged workers in roadway and transportation-related construction jobs. The program will prepare both unemployed and underemployed workers for careers in the construction industry with tollway contractors. Now, the tollway is asking for proposals (RFPs) for a vendor that will establish and manage […]

December 15, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Cat unveils Next Gen excavators; Chevy unveils Colorado ZR2 AEV; <75 hp engine technology; Inside Cat 988K XE development; The best GM trucks of SEMA 2017

Cat unveils 3 20-ton Next Gen excavators: ‘Platform for the future’ boasts new hydraulic tech, remote start from phone app How cool is this: An excavator that you can start with an app on your smart phone. That’s just a tiny fraction of the digital razzle-dazzle Cat showed us last week in the most significant […]

November 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT awarded 388 contracts valued at $1.3 billion in FY 2017

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) awarded 388 construction contracts valued at $1.3 billion in fiscal year 2017, which ended June 30, with maintenance projects accounting for 43 percent and road projects making of 35 percent of the total. The combined total for FY 2016 and FY 2017 was close to $3 billion. “FY 17 […]

August 23, 2017

Roadbuilding

The future of work zone safety: Intelligent transportation systems and smarter project coordination

Construction work zones are some of the most brightly designated areas along roads and highways, even rivaling the ubiquitous billboard. Unfortunately, that visibility hasn’t stopped accidents in what the public assumes is a cordoned-off haven. In 2014, 116 workers deaths occurred in road construction sites, according to the latest figures available from the U.S. Bureau […]

August 5, 2016