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Roadbuilding

Caltrans honors fallen employees at 27th Annual Workers Memorial

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) honored three employees who passed away in the past year during its 27th Annual Workers Memorial in Sacramento. Since 1921, 187 agency employees have died on the job. The three recognized this year include: Jorge Lopez, 57, an electrician who was struck and killed on Sept. 1, 2016, by a […]

May 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

Seattle’s SR 520 floating bridge receives ACEC’s 2017 Grand Conceptor Award

The Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) SR 520 floating bridge, first opened to traffic last year, has been awarded the 2017 Grand Conceptor Award for “the nation’s best overall engineering achievement” from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). Groups working on the project included HDR, the general engineering consultant on SR 520 reconstruction […]

May 3, 2017

Roadbuilding

New nanostructured concrete technology increases load-carrying capacity by more than 200%

Scientists at Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) in Russia have developed a new construction technique based on nanostructured high-strength, lightweight concrete. According to a report by Electronics 360, the concrete can increase load-carrying capability by more than 200 percent and decrease the density of construction by 80 percent, as well as offer resistance to […]

May 3, 2017

Roadbuilding

FY 2017 Omnibus Bill provides USDOT $77.1 billion total, $19.3 billion in discretionary appropriations

The fiscal year 2017 Omnibus Bill to provide budgetary guidelines through September provides for $77.1 billion in total and $19.3 billion in discretionary appropriations for the U.S. Department of Transportation. The discretionary appropriations figure is $681 million more than the enacted level for FY 2016. President Donald Trump’s blueprint budget proposal issued in early March […]

May 3, 2017

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT to allow heavier than normal aggregate truckloads to help with flood relief

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is allowing through the end of May heavier than normal truckloads of rock, sand and gravel on the state’s highways to allow for the raw materials to be used in repairs of roads and other infrastructure following flooding from recent storms. “While the waiver is in effect, private and […]

May 3, 2017

Roadbuilding

I-85 Update: Georgia DOT says bridge will be rebuilt and open by May 25

Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Commissioner Russell McMurry says the I-85 bridge over Piedmont Road reconstruction near Atlanta will be finished and open by May 25 in time for the annual heavy traffic weekend before Memorial Day. GDOT’s original estimated completion date had been June 15. The bridge was destroyed by fire at the end of […]

May 2, 2017

Roadbuilding

Now law, $52.4 billion Calif. transportation bill to raise funds through tax increases

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed California’s SB 1, also known as the Road Repair and Accountability act of 2017, which will provide $52.4 billion over 10 years for transportation infrastructure improvements. California lawmakers approved the measure in early April. “Safe and smooth roads make California a better place to live and strengthen our economy,” Brown […]

May 2, 2017

Roadbuilding

TRIP: Kansas motorists hit with $2.7 billion in additional costs due to bridge and road conditions

The Road Improvement Program (TRIP) says motorists in Kansas are hit with $2.7 billion each year in additional vehicle operating costs, congestion problems and safety issues due to the condition of bridges and roads in the state. According to its latest state condition report, “Kansas Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe, […]

May 2, 2017

Roadbuilding

Nebraska creates state DOT by merging 2 departments

Gov. Pete Ricketts has signed into law LB 339, a bill creating the Nebraska Department of Transportation by combining the state’s Department of Aeronautics (NDOA) and Department of Roads (NDOR). Under the new structure, Aeronautics will be a division of the Roads department’s existing hierarchy, with NDOR Director Kyle Schneweis serving as head of the new […]

May 1, 2017

Roadbuilding

ARTBA report shows no negative impact on lawmakers who support increased gas taxes

A report by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC) shows that legislators who support increased gas taxes are not negatively impacted by voters. TIAC reviewed more than 2,500 state legislators in 16 states in the report, and found that 91 percent of those supporting legislation to raise state […]

May 1, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway awards 5 contracts valued at $10.3 million

The Illinois Tollway board of directors approved five contracts for construction and professional engineering services valued at $10.3 million at its April meeting. This brings the yearly total for approved contracts to nearly $107 million, and more than $4.6 billion since the Move Illinois program began in 2012. “The Illinois Tollway’s 15-year Move Illinois capital program is […]

May 1, 2017

Dealers

Volvo CE Q1 profit soars as net sales grow 30%

Volvo Construction Equipment reports first quarter 2017 net sales increased 30 percent compared to the same period last year, to 16.16 billion Swedish Krona (SEK) ($1.83 billion). First quarter 2016 net sales were 12.45 billion SEK ($1.41 billion). The company reports operating income increased nearly quadrupled to 1.62 billion SEK ($188.7 million) from 341 million […]

April 28, 2017