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Roadbuilding

Purdue engineering professor developing open-ended pipe pile for bridge construction

Rod Salgado, a Civil Engineering professor and researcher at Purdue, is working on an open-ended pipe pile to replace the typical rounded pipe, for use in the construction of bridges, wlfi.com reports. The research comes in response to the Indiana Department of Transportation’s (INDOT) and the city of Purdue’s decision to replace the eastbound bridge over the Wabash […]

September 28, 2016

Roadbuilding

Updates to Arizona’s SR 189 to begin 2 years ahead of schedule

Updates to a section Arizona’s SR 189 aimed at improving international traffic through the Mariposa Port of Entry will start two years earlier than previously planned after approval from the Arizona State Transportation Board. The work can begin earlier due to a $25 million appropriation the state recently passed. An additional $40 million will come […]

September 28, 2016

Roadbuilding

RIDOT demolishes, installs East Shore Expy. Bridge in just 80 hours (Time-lapse)

Over the span of just 80 hours, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation carried out a rapid bridge replacement of the East Shore Expressway Bridge in East Providence. Between September 9 and 13 the department demolished the old bridge—classified as functionally obsolete with significant concrete cracking—and installed a new span which was built in temporary […]

September 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

New Jersey bill would require DOT to compensate municipalities affected by TTF shutdown

A new bill proposed by members of the New Jersey general assembly would require the New Jersey DOT (NJDOT) to compensate local governments for “delay damages” on transportation projects that are caused by the shutdown of Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) projects. Gov. Chris Christie ordered a shutdown of TTF projects July 8 in response to legislative […]

September 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oregon DOT says $435 million per year needed for bridge work over 20 years

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) says in its 2016 Bridge Condition Report bridge preservation needs and replacement projects in the state over the next 20 years would cost $435 million per year. Just keeping the bridges in their current condition would cost $240 million per year The agency’s annual report provides an overview of bridge […]

September 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

Arizona DOT magazine receives 20 awards from IRMA

The Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) magazine, Arizona Highways, recently received 20 awards from the International Regional Magazine Association (IRMA) conference. The magazine celebrated its 90th anniversary last year. “The magazine’s strong showing at the IRMA awards this year underscores the nearly 93 years of publishing excellence at Arizona Highways magazine,” Publisher Win Holden said. […]

September 27, 2016

Dealers

Yancey Bros. Cat uses SmartEquip for maintenance, repair workflow improvements at rental stores

Austell, Georgia-based Yancey Bros. Cat, the oldest Caterpillar dealer in the U.S., has completed the integration of SmartEquip’s Enterprise applications into its Cat Rental Store locations in an effort to boost productivity in multiple operations at these locations. These applications allow automation in service processes and connect fleet owners to manufacturers and dealers with real-time […]

September 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

SnowEx Scrape Maxx gives plows downward force capabilities for hard-packed snow

SnowEx has launched the Scrape Maxx accessory kit for the company’s line of snowplows, providing a means to activate downward force when working in hard-packed snow, as well as improve back dragging. The company says the kit is designed primarily for light-truck and regular-duty plows, which allows them to perform on par with commercial-grade plows. “The […]

September 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

Route 66 will soon become a testing ground for solar sidewalks and roads

Route 66 will soon become the testing ground for an experiment that developers hope may change our roadways in the future. Curbed reports that hexagonal glass panels manufactured by Solar Roadways will be laid over a sidewalk near a rest stop in Conway, Missouri, in early December. According to Missouri Department of Transportation staff, this will […]

September 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

S. Carolina ranked no. 1 most cost-effective state highway system

In its Annual Highway Report, the Reason Foundation found South Carolina to have the most cost-effective state highway system in the country. The report, now in its 22nd year, looks at the performance of these systems in 11 categories that include highway spending, bridge and road conditions, traffic congestion as well as fatalities. This year’s […]

September 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

Wyoming awards 9 highway contracts valued at $21 million

The Wyoming Transportation Commission has awarded nine projects valued at $21 million for its September session, including surfacing work on Interstate 80 and I-25. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) says Mountain Construction Company of Lovell, Wyoming, will provide work on two projects for I-80 and one for I-25. This includes a $5.5 million contract […]

September 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oregon DOT projects decreasing agency revenue due to slowing fuel tax collections

While the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) expects a 5.6-percent increase in fuel tax revenue for 2016, it is projecting a slowdown in this growth through 2019, with a decline in collections starting 2020. In its report, “The Future of Transportation Funding: The Forecasted Decline of Motor Fuels Tax and Potential Alternatives,” ODOT says the […]

September 23, 2016