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Roadbuilding
Automatic Grade Control and Slope training gives pavers competitive edge
At Volvo Construction Equipmentās Road Institute, which teaches best practices for paving, trainers hear common refrains from operators who have been stymied by automatic grade control and slope (AGS) systems. āWe often hear in our paving classes and our automatic grade-and-slope classes where people have the systems, but they tried to use them once and [ā¦]
February 20, 2018
Roadbuilding
NAPA announces 2017 Larry H. Lemon Awards for pavement quality
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) announced the winners of its 2017 Larry H. Lemon Quality in Construction Award for excellence in construction of an asphalt pavement using less than 50,000 tons of asphalt. The award honors 10 construction projects under 50,000 tons for having the highest-rated quality.Ā The award is sponsored by Asphalt Contractor magazine. [ā¦]
February 20, 2018
Roadbuilding
British Columbiaās new Johnson Street Bridge lift span has successful test
On February 6, the 151-foot span of the new Johnson Street Bridge rose to its full 77-degree angle for the first time, the Times Colonist reports. The bridge, which is designed to lift so that marine traffic can pass, had only been lifted to 20 degrees in a prior test the night before. āThe amazing [ā¦]
February 20, 2018
Roadbuilding
Trump backs 25-cent gas tax hike, but Congress appears reluctant
President Trump is backing a 25-cent federal gas tax increase to help pay for his infrastructure plan. The infrastructure plan calls for an additional $200 billion in funding spread over 10 years. It also seeks to attract $1.3 trillion in state, local and private funding. Trump posed the 25-cent increase February 14 during a meeting [ā¦]
February 19, 2018
Construction Equipment
La. experiments with precast reinforced concrete pavement for first time
Engineers at the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) are experimenting with Precast Reinforced Concrete Pavement to improve its highways, KTBS reports. It will be the first time the process has been used in Louisiana, but the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has had success with the process in other parts of the country. āThe [ā¦]
February 19, 2018
Roadbuilding
NAPA inducts Robert M. Thompson into Asphalt Pavement Hall of Fame
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) announced the 2018 induction of Robert (Bob) M. Thompson into the Asphalt Pavement Hall of Fame for helping to form NAPAās Engineering Controls Task Force, which ushered in a new era of cooperation between industry, labor and government. The Asphalt Partnership that resulted has been studied as a model [ā¦]
February 19, 2018
Roadbuilding
$1 billion headed to Texas for Harvey rebuild, mitigation
Texas has snagged $1 billion in federal funding to help the stateās Gulf Coast rebuild after Hurricane Harvey and to reduce damage from future floods and hurricanes. That includes buying out flooded properties and elevating flood-prone structures. Cities and counties can now apply for the money, which comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according [ā¦]
February 16, 2018
Roadbuilding
Long Island Expwy/Grand Central Pkwy interchange set to open ahead of schedule
The $58 million reconstruction project on theĀ three bridges at the Long Island Expressway/Grand Central Parkway InterchangeĀ and improvementĀ workĀ atĀ the Long Island Expressway (LIE) between theĀ Grand Central Parkway and College Point Boulevard is expected to be completed in the spring of 2018, nine months ahead of schedule, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this week, according to QNS. [ā¦]
February 16, 2018
Roadbuilding
NAPA Care Emergency Benevolent Fund grows to $590,000
This week, the NAPA Care auction has raised $54,645 between its silent auction and cash donations at the annual meeting of the National Asphalt Pavement Association in San Diego, California. That brings the total money available to endow the fund to about $590,000, says T. Carter Ross, vice president of communications for NAPA. TheĀ NAPA Care [ā¦]
February 16, 2018
Roadbuilding
ALDOT and McCartney Construction Co. win NAPAās top award for paving quality
McCartney Construction Company and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) have received a top honor from the National Asphalt Pavement Association ā Ā the 2017 Sheldon G. Hayes Award. The award, bestowed annually since 1971, recognizes the countryās highest quality highway pavements. The work was for paving for the Anniston Eastern Bypass in Alabama, which involved [ā¦]
February 15, 2018
Roadbuilding
Trump will donate 4Q 2017 salary to Transportation Department
In a gesture that addresses the nationās transportation infrastructure woes and helps push his recently released infrastructure plan, President Trump announced that he willĀ donate his fourth-quarter 2017 salary of $100,000 to the U.S. Department of Transportation,Ā CNBC reports. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao will accept the donation and plans to use it for a grant program that [ā¦]
February 15, 2018
Roadbuilding
Austinās āspeed cushionsā hit bump in the road with residents
An effort by the city of Austin, Texas, to slow traffic in residential areas by placing what it calls āspeed cushionsā āĀ bumps in the road made of rubber āĀ has irked residents throughout the city, according to the Austin Monitor newspaper. Their purpose is to slow traffic to increase safety. But along with the inconvenience, some [ā¦]
February 15, 2018
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