Tag: Better Roads: Page 33

Roadbuilding

Need paving training? Register now for Volvo’s 2018-19 Road Institute

Whether you are new to paving or have been in the business for awhile, register for Volvo's 2018-2019 Road Institute today to learn the latest techniques.

August 8, 2018

Roadbuilding

Here’s what WSDOT found after 6 years testing 9 hot-mix asphalt preventive maintenance techniques

After studying 9 hot-mix asphalt preventative maintenance techniques over the course of 6 years, find out which techniques work best according to the WSDOT.

August 8, 2018

Roadbuilding

New structural design guide for porous asphalt offers ‘green infrastructure solution’

A new publication provides guidelines for the structural design of permeable asphalt pavements. Read all about this on Equipment World.

August 7, 2018

Roadbuilding

Roadbotics’s windshield-mounted system speeds up road condition data collection

Learn more about how Roadbotics's new systems improve and speed up road condition data collection on Equipment World.

August 6, 2018

Roadbuilding

Two insurers want out of covering Figg Bridge Engineers in deadly Miami bridge collapse

Insurers asked a judge to declare that they don't have to defend Figg Bridge Engineers in lawsuits brought against the firm over the Miami bridge collapse.

August 3, 2018

Roadbuilding

New composite girder system can build a bridge in 72 hours to last 100 years

The new composite girder systems can build bridges within a 72 hour timespan and are built to last for an entire century. Get more details on Equipment World.

August 2, 2018

Roadbuilding

Nevada in home stretch of $8.9 million U.S. 93 project

Roadwork to widen and improve U.S. Highway 93 will be wrapping up in September 2018. Get the details about the $8.9M project on Equipment World.

August 2, 2018

Roadbuilding

PBTG bridges may be a quicker, more cost effective solution for short-span projects

Press-brake-formed steel tub girder bridges have received high praises from the Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance following extensive research and testing.

August 1, 2018

Roadbuilding

Thousands of small cracks have halted Pensacola Bay Bridge construction twice. FDOT says they are safe

The Pensacola Bay Bridge is stopping construction due to thousands of small cracks showing up in the concrete. Get more details here on Equipment World.

July 31, 2018

Roadbuilding

Heavy duty pavements the topic of NAPA’s free webinar Aug. 16

The National Asphalt and Pavement Association is hosting webinar on heavy-duty pavements. Get all the details on the upcoming webinar here on Equipment World.

July 31, 2018

Roadbuilding

To thwart copper thefts from street lights, Elecsys Light Guard Pulse combines monitoring and alerts

Elecsys Corporation is actively working to prevent copper theft from happening by installing Light Guard Pulse. The tool contains a monitor and alert system.

July 27, 2018

Roadbuilding

Iowa DOT testing audible warnings on attenuators to better protect road crews

The Iowa Department of Transportation is trying a new type of attenuator to protect workers & drivers in work zones, &, as the agency reports, so far, so good.

July 26, 2018