Tag: Better Roads: Page 22

Business

Report: Heavy building materials sector lagging behind in digital transformation

According to Command Alkon and Adelante SCM, the heavy building materials sector is among the least digitized of industries. Get the details on Equipment World.

December 19, 2018

Roadbuilding

Higher fuel taxes, more tolling needed for ailing interstate highways, says Congress-commissioned report

A report says higher fuel taxes and more tolling is needed to help generate money for a deteriorating interstate highway system that faces several challenges.

December 18, 2018

Roadbuilding

Staker Parson to receive NAPA Quality in Construction Award for SR 167 project in Utah

The National Asphalt Pavement Association will honor Staker Paker with Quality in Construction Award for work on SR 167 project in Utah. Learn more here.

December 17, 2018

Roadbuilding

IBT of Miami wins $5M contract for FDOT project

IBT – a global construction company headquartered in Miami – has been awarded a $5 million contract with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for a road improvement project that includes addressing a dangerous intersection. The project on State Road 64 at the intersection of Rye Road includes: multi-lane roundabout construction milling and resurfacing, drainage improvements lighting and signing landscaping […]

December 14, 2018

Roadbuilding

Wash. lawmakers order noise study of 520 Corridor connecting I-405 and I-5

Washington state residents are sick of the grating “ka-think” noise they hear every time a vehicle drives over the metal expansion joints on the 520 Corridor.

December 14, 2018

Roadbuilding

Alaska repairs earthquake-damaged roads ‘in record time’

Alaska has made repairs to it’s roads and bridges in record time since the Nov. 30 earthquake deep beneath Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley. That’s thanks to a quick response from the president and Federal Highway Administration, according to the commissioner of Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF). “We look forward to working with […]

December 13, 2018

Roadbuilding

Iowa DOT reduced number of structurally deficient bridges to 46 by end of 2018

Iowa has been ranked as one of the worst states for structurally deficient bridges; however, the Iowa Dept. of Transportation is actively working to fix it.

December 13, 2018

Roadbuilding

USDOT awards $1.5B in BUILD transportation grants; $11B requested

The Department of Transportation announces that a total of $1.5 billion in federal grant funding has been awarded to 91 projects throughout the United States.

December 12, 2018

Business

EPA issues proposed rule to replace 2015 WOTUS rule

The EPA and the Army announced a proposed replacement for the 2015 WOTUS Rule that offers a definition of “waters of the United States." Get details here.

December 12, 2018

Roadbuilding

PennDOT, PWKP celebrate 500th Rapid Bridge Replacement

The PennDOT and PennDOT's Rapid Bridge Replacement Project development partner recently opened the 500th bridge completed using rapid bridge replacement.

December 11, 2018

Roadbuilding

Wash. State DOT’s $11.6M project includes using geosynthetics for bridge decks

The Washington State DOT is working on a big project that includes replacing three miles of bridge deck pavement. Get more details here on Equipment World.

December 11, 2018

Roadbuilding

Graves chosen as GOP leader of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

The House Republican Conference elected Rep. Graves to be the GOP leader of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Get details on Equipment World.

December 10, 2018