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Roadbuilding
Texas toll road fight proves how badly we need a gas tax hike
When push comes to shove, Texans can get more than a little rowdy. Of late, their cantankerous streak has flared up in opposition to the state’s toll road programs. For those of you who are not familiar, the newest toll roads in Texas use license plate scanners and other technology to eliminate toll booths and […]
March 11, 2015
Tapping the brakes on the fastest road in Texas.
Roadbuilding
Texas Senate passes highway funding bill
The Texas Senate passed a highway funding bill March 4 that will dedicate a portion of motor vehicle taxes to road and bridge construction, according to a report from the Associated Press. The Senate passed the bill on a 28-2 vote roughly a week after the Transportation Committee approved it. The bill, along with a constitutional amendment, […]
March 5, 2015
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Roadbuilding
Texas Senate will vote on using portion of vehicle taxes for highway funding
The Texas Senate Transportation Committee approved a bill that would dedicate a portion of motor vehicle taxes to road and bridge construction and maintenance. Senate Bill 5, one of two bills addressing the issue, will most likely come up for a vote next week, according to the state. Previously, these taxes have been used to “plug holes in […]
February 26, 2015
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Roadbuilding
The 3 things needed right now to repair our nation’s bridges, according to 12 DOTs
The nation’s infrastructure system can be likened to an economic circulatory system – giving us freedom, opportunity and mobility—and this should not be taken for granted, said former Kansas Gov. Bill Graves during a recent infrastructure conference. “We should never undervalue the greatness and freedom our nation’s roads provide,” says Graves, now president and CEO […]
February 17, 2015
After the I-35 bridge collapse in 2007, the Minnesota DOT was able to streamline the environmental revenue process from years to months in order to expedite replacement.
Roadbuilding
Texas DOT saves nearly $1 billion over next decade through historic bond deal
The Texas Department of Transportation recently announced that it had achieved the largest savings on a single bond deal in the state’s history through a $1.68 billion refinancing that priced Jan. 21. The bond issue refinanced almost all of the outstanding debt for the Central Texas Turnpike System (CTTS), first issued in 2002. The deal […]
February 9, 2015
Drivers traveling in and out of Houston.
Roadbuilding
Fighting Thermal Segregation
A thermal bar can provide a thermal profile in real time.
June 5, 2014
A Pave IR bar provided a thermal profile for this mill and overlay project done in October of 2013 by Hardrives Inc. of Rogers, Minnesota, on TH 494 in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Roadbuilding
Roller-Compacted Concrete Field Demos
Field demonstrations of roller-compacted concrete (RCC) have become a big part of spreading the “gospel” of roller-compacted concrete. For example, RCC was an attraction in itself during a four-day continuing demonstration of placement at World of Concrete 2014 in February in Las Vegas. There, a Eurostyle heavy paver with compaction at the screed placed RCC, […]
December 4, 2013
A parking lot demonstration of RCC went on for four afternoons and and included test strip placement, curing, saw cutting and testing at World of Concrete 2013.
Construction Equipment
Behind the installation of the world’s first precast network arch bridge in Fort Worth (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
Faced with closing a heavily used bridge to Fort Worth’s city center for 12 months, officials at the Texas Department of Transportation came up with a better plan. Rather than replace the 100-year-old structure with a conventional bridge, TxDOT engineers designed the world’s first precast network arch bridge. The innovative design cut seven months out […]
May 29, 2013
Workers guide in one of the precast arches of Fort Worth’s new West 7th Street bridge. Each arch is 163.5 feet long.
Roadbuilding
Contributed Story: Fort Worth’s gateway bridge project
City of Fort Worth, Texas DOT, Sundt Construction collaboratively redesign West 7th Street Bridge The West 7th Street Bridge in Fort Worth, Texas, is handling its heaviest loads ever as a dozen 300-ton arches are moved into place as part of a $25.9 million reconstruction project for the 100-year-old bridge. The bridge design is a […]
May 27, 2013
(Photo: Texas DOT)
Roadbuilding
TxDOT introduces workzone safety feature on I-35
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has introduced the state’s first highway safety feature to prevent workzone collisions by using an End-of-Queue Warning System and temporary rumble strips. The End-of-Queue Warning System measures the speeds of approaching vehicles via a sensor, then warns drivers through portable, electronic signs about traffic ahead. The rumble strips, placed […]
May 3, 2013
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Road Science
Asphalt emulsions mix oil with water.
June 9, 2012
Asphalt emulsions – here sprayed in advance of chip spreader – are essential to nearly every aspect of pavement preservation.
Roadbuilding
Applications and Innovations
Mobile Barrier Trailer helps keep workers safe and traffic flowing.
September 6, 2011
The Mobile Barrier Trailer configures from 42 feet to more than 100 feet in length.
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