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Roadbuilding

Associated Asphalt to supply Fla. ports in Puma deal

Puma Energy and Associated Asphalt have signed agreements to supply asphalt to Florida port terminals. Associated Asphalt will take over retail asphalt marketing for Trafigura, Puma’s largest shareholder, at Jacksonville, Cape Canaveral and Port Everglades. Puma will handle the supply chain into those terminals. Associated Asphalt will also be responsible for supply and marketing at […]

January 24, 2018

Roadbuilding

Crews begin dismantling old Goethals Bridge

Crews began dismantling the old steel-cantilever truss Goethals Bridge January 15 by removing its middle span and lowering it onto a barge, NJ.com reports. It took a little more than eight hours to remove the middle span of the bridge, which runs between Staten Island and lower it onto a barge waiting 135 feet below in […]

January 24, 2018

Roadbuilding

Axios publishes leaked draft of Trump infrastructure plan

The news website Axios has obtained and published a draft copy of the White House infrastructure plan. It’s unclear when the draft, which is embedded in its entirety in the Axios article, was written. It doesn’t mention a gas tax increase, and it provides less leverage for infrastructure spending. White House officials have previously spoken about […]

January 23, 2018

Roadbuilding

Bridge inspector rescued after getting trapped on Champlain Bridge

A bridge worker had to be rescued after he fell into a caisson, a concrete support structure, on the new Champlain Bridge in Montreal, CTV News Montreal reports. The Montreal fire department’s Spider-Man unit responded to the call for help on Thursday afternoon, January 18. A spokesperson for the Signature on the Saint-Lawrence Consortium said […]

January 23, 2018

Roadbuilding

Lane closures planned on I-26, I-126 in S.C. for tests

The South Carolina Department of Transportation will begin soil tests this month as part of its preparations for the Carolina Crossroads project, designed to reduce traffic congestion on the I-20/26/126 corridor in the Columbia area. The tests will involve nighttime single lane closures January 21-25 for parts of Interstates 126 and 26. The following sections […]

January 23, 2018

Roadbuilding

Would dropping BAC to .05 reduce alcohol-related traffic deaths?

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine says it has a blueprint to solve the problem of deaths caused by drunken driving, including dropping the minimum legal intoxication level to .05 blood alcohol level. In its new report, “Getting to Zero Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities: A Comprehensive Approach to a Persistent Problem,” the academy also […]

January 23, 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

USDOT releases emergency road funds to U.S. Virgin Islands

The U.S. Department of Transportation will release $6.5 million in emergency relief to fix roads and bridges in the U.S. Virgin Islands that were damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. This follows $8 million previously provided in emergency relief. Most of the latest round of funding will be used to restore traffic signals on St. […]

January 22, 2018

Roadbuilding

Off-ramp to open on I-25 in Colo. for New Pueblo Freeway

An Interstate 25 off-ramp in Pueblo is scheduled to reopen January 25, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The northbound I-25 Exit 98A off-ramp will be reopened as part of the reconstruction of the interstate between City Center Drive and Ilex Street, CDOT says. Drivers can expect right-lane closures from 9 a.m. to 5 […]

January 22, 2018

Roadbuilding

Concrete Control: Uniformity in pavement mixes begins with proper aggregate management

Concrete mixtures for paving present unique challenges, primarily because most pavement designs require the mix to stand up, particularly at the edges and back of the paver. Thus, it’s critical for the mix to have the correct proportions of the three main components: cement, water and aggregate. The aggregate is the biggest part of a […]

January 19, 2018

Roadbuilding

U.S. Chamber calls for 25-cent gas tax, among other measures to aid infrastructure

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is calling for a 25-cent gas tax to help pay for the nation’s roads, bridges and transit. But the Chamber’s vision for an infrastructure package goes well beyond the gas tax. On Thursday, Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue pledged that the Chamber will push for an entire toolkit […]

January 19, 2018