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Roadbuilding

Burnside Bridge reopens in Ore. after two years of repairs and upgrades

After more than two years of repairs and upgrades, the Burnside Bridge in Multnomah County, Ore., completely reopened to traffic on earlier this month, KATU reports. The bridge now has two lanes in each direction, as well as bikes lanes and a bus-only lane in the eastbound direction. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has […]

November 26, 2019

Roadbuilding

New Eighth Street Bridge opens to traffic in N.J.

After nearly four years of setbacks and construction, the new Eighth Street Bridge over the Passaic River in northeastern New Jersey opened to traffic the week of Aug. 5, 2019, northjersey.com reports. The bridge, which replaced the 103-year-old original span, connects the cities of Passaic and Wallington. It includes a 290-foot bridge with two lanes […]

September 4, 2019

Construction Equipment

Astec: Earnings drop, sales flat in 1Q 2019 due to March weather

Due to floods, ice storms and heavy snow Astec saw a 2.7 percent drop in domestic sales for the first quarter of 2019. Details on Equipment World!

May 2, 2019

Roadbuilding

After road worker killed filling potholes, Neb. lawmakers mull safety changes

The grieving family of an Omaha city street crew worker who was killed on the job were among those lobbying lawmakers for changes intended to make roadway work sites safer. Salvatore “Sammy” Fidone, 48, was working on a two-truck crew to fill potholes on Jan. 23, 2017, and standing on the driver’s side of his city […]

March 7, 2019

Roadbuilding

Tributes for retiring NAPA president Acott tell of industry icon who fostered alliances, innovation

The National Asphalt Pavement Association's retiring president, Mike Acott, was honored at the association's 64th annual meeting. Learn more about Acott here.

January 31, 2019

Roadbuilding

Okla. DOT says fed shutdown has cost state $133M in delayed projects

As the shutdown entered its third week, it has already forced the state to delay 36 projects. More information here on Equipment World.

January 10, 2019

Roadbuilding

For roadbuilders, BOMAG offers two new courses for equipment operator training

BOMAG announces that it is officially offering two brand new courses specifically for roadbuilders on equipment operator training. Get more details here.

January 1, 2019

Roadbuilding

Covering it: Rise of the concrete overlay gives roadbuilders new options, opportunity

Did you know 20 years of performance life can be added to roadways by adding a concrete overlay? Find out more about why concrete overlays are on the rise here.

December 25, 2018

Roadbuilding

New Concrete Distress manual now online

Check out the latest guide on concrete pavement distress assessments and solutions from the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center on Equipment World.

December 21, 2018

Roadbuilding

IBT of Miami’s parent group builds $33M highway in Costa Rica

IBM of Miami's parent company has finished the design and construction of $33 million highway in Costa Rica. Learn more about the project on Equipment World.

December 20, 2018

Roadbuilding

Ill. Tollway approves $82.2M in contracts in Nov.

This includes the Illinois Tollway’s $4 billion Central Tri-State Tollway Project to increase capacity, reduce congestion and improve travel reliability.

December 7, 2018

Roadbuilding

Alaska roads heavily damaged by earthquake with 1,000-plus aftershocks

Check out images from the latest Alaska earthquake damage as over 1,000 aftershocks followed the already devastating earthquake. Details on Equipment World.

December 6, 2018