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Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT announces winter preparation steps learned from recent weather woes

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has announced new steps for handling winter weather in a state not usually impacted by ice and snow. “The last two winter seasons have taught us some very important lessons and we have listened. As a result, we have made significant investment in technology, additional resources and equipment for […]

December 1, 2015

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar intros snow pushes, 102-inch bucket in time for winter

Caterpillar has introduced a pair of work tools compatible with several of its smaller loaders for speeding up snow removal this winter season. For starters, the new range of Straight Snow Pushes are designed for moving snow in a wide range of applications. Available with rubber and steel cutting edges, the attachment reaches all the way […]

November 24, 2015

Roadbuilding

How to stay safe in extremely cold winter weather

Thankfully the hot weather that goes along with summer is finally over! Unfortunately, that means winter weather is rapidly approaching, and cold stress should be taken every bit as seriously as heat exhaustion. The bad news: highway and bridge construction workers don’t typically get “snow days,” or a day off because it’s a wee bit chilly outside. […]

November 5, 2014

Roadbuilding

Salt prices to hurt road budgets

With winter right around the corner, cold-weather states are starting to stockpile on rock salt to fight icy conditions. Unfortunately, several states will have to squeeze budgets due to skyrocketing prices. In Michigan, Ann Arbor area municipalities, school systems and road commissions are paying $76.58 per ton of rock salt. That’s more than double last year’s […]

September 24, 2014

Roadbuilding

Arkansas HTD begins using custom weather forecasting service

The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) will soon start using a weather forecasting service that will allow the agency to monitor weather conditions without the need to rely solely on outside weather services, according to an Associated Press report. The report notes that the Arkansas Highway Commission has approved AHTD’s request for a contract […]

April 28, 2014

Roadbuilding

The Coldest Place on Earth and an Antarctic Condition 1 Storm

As I was shoveling my car out from yet another snowstorm and deicing the doors so I didn’t have to have my children crawl in through the trunk of the minivan (Yes, I’ve had to have them do that when the motorized sliding doors just would not open), I was trying to think positively – […]

February 20, 2014

Roadbuilding

6 Tips For Taking Proper Care of Your Vehicle This Winter

Winter weather can be hard on your car. No matter what kind of car you have or where you live, winter temperatures and the other elements that come with winter (snow, ice, mud, sand and salt) can be extremely damaging to your vehicle. If you are not careful, you may find that winter weather drastically […]

February 17, 2014

Roadbuilding

PHOTOS: Ohio DOT’s plow operators share their extreme winter weather stories

Continuing our extreme winter weather snow and ice stories coverage, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) shared with Better Roads some of its photos from the extreme winter weather during the polar vortex at the beginning of this month. Much of Ohio was hit pretty hard (I can personally attest to this!), especially the Northwest […]

January 31, 2014

Roadbuilding

VDOT tackles winter storm with 12-hour shifts

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is putting plenty of hours and resources into snow and ice control on state roads. VDOT crews are working 12-hour shifts and using 2,000 pieces of snow removal equipment to clear roads during the most recent winter storm, Richmond’s CBS 6 reported Wednesday. The storm, dubbed the “Polar Vortex […]

January 30, 2014

Roadbuilding

MoDOT battles winter weather with team of two plows

Check out this video the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Southeast District submitted for our series on “Winter Weather War Stories” and snow and ice control. Tony Scholl, senior maintenance worker from the agency’s Perryville Facility, was driving the tow plow with Jeff Leible, Perryville facility supervisor, following the tractor plow. Perryville is located in […]

January 22, 2014

Roadbuilding

Maryland highway crews repair potholes following rain, snow storms

Maryland highway crews, like those in other states, are working to repair potholes that formed after recent rain and snow storms. The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) announced that crews are repairing the potholes weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. SHA Administrator Melinda B. Peters explains that the recent snow storms likely contributed to […]

January 17, 2014

Roadbuilding

Submit your extreme winter maintenance stories and photos

With the polar vortex that has made temperatures in the Midwest drop to subzero temps (with the windchill, temps are as cold as -45 degrees Fahrenheit in Chicago and close to -30 in the Columbus, Ohio, area where I am now), this graphic made me laugh. It’s on days such as these I am grateful […]

January 7, 2014