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Roadbuilding

Design-Build Institute gives National Award of Merit to 4 transportation projects

The Design-Build Institute has awarded four transportation projects with its annual National Award of Merit. The projects will go on to compete for the Project of the Year, which will be announced at the group’s annual meeting in November. The four projects include: Dallas Horseshoe Design-Build Cost: $723 million Design-builder: Pegasus Link Constructors General Contractor: Pegasus Link […]

July 18, 2017

Roadbuilding

AASHTO recommends increased federal portion of TIFIA, simplified applications

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recommends the federal government increase financing for the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program and create a simplified application process for agencies to apply for the loans. AASHTO presented this opinion July 12 in a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing covering […]

July 18, 2017

Roadbuilding

Bertha is half disassembled, cutterhead completely removed

Bertha, the world’s largest tunnel boring machine at 8,000 tons, has been half disassembled by Seattle Tunnel Partners and all of the machine’s cutterhead has been removed. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) reports that much of the trailing gear is still inside the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Crews are continually working to cut and haul […]

July 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

Indiana kicks off 20-year Next level Roads bridge and road improvement plan

Gov. Eric Holcomb and Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Commissioner Joe McGuinness last week kicked off the state’s Next Level Roads bridge and road improvement program that will span 20 years. “Our transportation network of roads and bridges plays a major part in Indiana’s success story both now and in the future,” Holcomb says. “With […]

July 17, 2017

Business

ACI enters agreement with GCC leaders to help develop Gulf Building Code

Due to the rapid construction growth in the Gulf region, the American Concrete Institute (ACI) recently entered into an agreement with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Standardization Organization to help them move towards a better understanding and use of concrete and cementitious materials in civil infrastructure. The agreement was signed in Doha, Qatar, […]

July 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

New York to spend $403.3 million in 1,700 miles of pavement improvements

The New York State Department of Transportation will spend $403.3 million on pavement improvements this year that will cover close to 1,700 miles of roadway across the state. “Safe and reliable infrastructure is the backbone of any economy and this funding will help ensure roadways across the region remain in good repair and able to […]

July 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

Colorado DOT announces new, reappointed Transportation Commission members

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has appointed two new members of the state’s Transportation Commission and has re-appointed three members. Commissioners are appointed by the governor and serve four-year terms. “We have a high regard for the commission and the advisement its members contribute toward our long-range planning and strategy,” says Colorado Department of Transportation Executive Director […]

July 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

Ill. Tri-State Tollway/I-94 updates begin July 17, will continue through spring 2018

Work on the Tri-State Tollway (Interstate 94) at the Grand Avenue Interchange in Gurnee, Illinois, is set to begin July 17 and will continue through spring 2018, according to the Illinois Tollway. Project work will include extension of the barrier wall separating the westbound exiting traffic from the I-94 mainline traffic and moving traffic exiting […]

July 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

Lake Erie Portable Screeners joins HGACBuy program

In June 2017, Lake Erie Portable Screeners simplified the buying process for its government and nonprofit customers in the continental United States by joining the HGACBuy Cooperative Purchasing Program that makes the governmental procurement process faster and more efficient. This will help expedite the procurement process, saving money and time, for customers who have joined or plan to join the […]

July 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

House panel approves $646 million cut to USDOT funding

The House Appropriations subcommittee on transportation, housing and urban development has approved a bill providing for $17.8 billion in discretionary funding for the U.S. Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2018. The measure is a cut of $646 million compared to FY 2017, but is more than $1 billion higher than President Trump has requested. […]

July 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Seven projects from 5 states win top honors in NE regional America’s Transportation Awards

Seven projects from five states were named the top transportation projects as northeast regional winners for the 2017 America’s Transportation Awards. The awards were presented during the Northeast Association of State Transportation Officials’ annual meeting in Philadelphia. The western regional winners of the America’s Transportation Awards were announced in June. The American Association of State Highway […]

July 13, 2017

Driver/operator coaching/training

Haver & Boecker teaches college students about the screening industry

For a second year, Haver & Boecker engineers gave 22 minerals students from the University of Toronto a firsthand look at the various aspects of vibrating screens and the screening process, which is essential for the production of construction aggregate. They capped off the experience with a plant tour to reinforce what the students had […]

July 13, 2017