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Roadbuilding

Ancillary Equipment: It takes more than pavers and compactors to make smooth roads

The paver and compactor garner most of the credit for quality pavement. Of course, you wouldn’t have a road without these star performers, but it also takes top-notch ancillary equipment in supporting roles for all the elements to come together perfectly. Ancillary equipment, generally taken for granted, often blends into the background and becomes part […]

May 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

Arizona DOT uses underground foam injection to lift settling roadway

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is using foam injections to lift settling sections of the Loop 101/Pima Freeway near Phoenix and to stabilize the soil underneath. Doing this allowed the agency to repair a “minor” dip in the road without closing off traffic for demolition and replacement. “This is certainly less disruptive than digging […]

May 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

Committee calls for multi-modal flexibility in AASHTO roadway design guidelines

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) Standing Committee on Highways has adopted a resolution calling for the group’s next roadway design guidelines offer flexibility to better blend “all modes of travel”. State departments of transportation engineers make up the committee and recommended the changes to AASHTO’s “A Policy on Geometric Design […]

May 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

Las Vegas spending $20 million on seismic updates to bridges on I-15

While engineers try to figure out why a bridge in Oklahoma failed so easily when it was hit by a truck on May 19, highway workers in Las Vegas are busy making sure their bridges are safe. According to 3 News Las Vegas, several Interstate 15 bridges are receiving $20 million worth of seismic updates. “We are wrapping […]

May 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

Indiana DOT takes applications for community transportation matching grant program

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will begin taking applications for its $190 million Community Crossings matching grant program on May 31. The program will provide funding to municipalities across the state for local road and bridge improvements. “Community Crossings is a partnership between INDOT and Hoosier communities, both urban and rural, to invest in […]

May 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

PHOTOS: 2016 Snow Conference highlights winter maintenance equipment, de-icing solutions

The 2016 American Public Works Association North American Snow Conference May 22-25 in Hartford, Connecticut, brought in more than 2,000 attendees and featured more than 200 exhibitors. These companies displayed a wide variety of snow and ice maintenance equipment and de-icing materials, as well as road repair equipment. Our gallery above shows a collection of […]

May 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

Full House Appropriations Committee OKs FY2017 THUD funding bill

The full House Appropriations Committee has approved on a voice vote the fiscal year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) funding bill, sending it on to vote by the full chamber. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) would receive $19.2 billion in discretionary appropriations, a boost of $540 million compared to fiscal year 2016, […]

May 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

AAA: 70% of motorists concerned about road conditions

A recent AAA survey shows that nearly 70 percent of motorists are concerned about road conditions. The top concerns are too much traffic/congestion (48 percent) and unsafe roads and bridges (36 percent). “Bad roads and traffic gridlock can make summer travel unpleasant and costly for U.S. drivers,” Jill Ingrassia, AAA managing director of Government Relations & Traffic Safety Advocacy said […]

May 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA, state and local officials cut ribbon on San Bernardino’s Devore Interchange

Local and state officials, along with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Deputy Administrator David Kim recent attended a ribbon cutting ceremony to official open the $325 million Devore Interchange in San Bernardino, California. Officials hope the project will relieve congestion and improve safety for the 160,000 vehicles that travel the junction of Interstate 15 and I-215 […]

May 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

Buyers SaltDogg MDS combines dump body with 4-season spreader

Buyers Products has introduced its new SaltDogg Municipal Dump Spreader (MDS) that combines a dump body with a four-season spreader to provide municipalities a product they can use year round. The product was on display at the American Public Works Association 2016 North American Snow Conference in Hartford, Connecticut. The MDS is constructed from 304 […]

May 25, 2016

Roadbuilding

Henke intros larger Alaska Expressway ‘extreme’ snowplow designed for Dalton Highway

Henke introduced during the 2016 North American Snow Conference a larger version of its Alaska Expressway “extreme” snowplow, the EXP41-66BP, which the company says is engineered for the conditions of Alaska’s Dalton Highway. It features a 5-inch diameter Tube Table pushframe (1/2-inch thick wall) with a sliding left and provides an integral snow and rock […]

May 25, 2016

Roadbuilding

USDOT receives $9.8 billion in FASTLANE grant project applications

The U.S. Department of Transportation has received 212 applications valued at $9.8 billion for the Fostering Advancements in Shipping and Transportation for the Long-term Achievement of National Efficiencies (FASTLANE) grant program. There is only $800 million available for the program for fiscal year 2016. The program was made possible by a provision in the FAST […]

May 25, 2016