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Roadbuilding
AGC launches summer work zone awareness campaign aimed at drivers
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) has launched a national advertising and outreach campaign aimed at motorists to remind them to pay attention while driving through work zones this summer. This effort follows AGCās report showing 44 percent of highway contractors surveyed say motor vehicles have crashed into their construction work zones in the [ā¦]
May 29, 2017
Roadbuilding
ACPA seeks project submissions for 2017 Excellence in Concrete Pavements Awards
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) is seeking submissions for its 2017 Excellence in Concrete Pavements awards for projects completed in 2016. The deadline is July 7, with the award winners set to be recognized at theĀ ACPA 54thĀ Annual MeetingĀ Awards Banquet Nov. 30 at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego, California. The awards, given out for [ā¦]
May 29, 2017
Roadbuilding
Four Caltrans workers receive Governorās Medal of Valor Award
Four workers with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) have received the 2017 Governorās State Employee Medal of Valor Award. The awards, first presented in 1959, are given to state employees āfor displaying bravery, courage and selflessness in the face of danger.ā Nearly 600 state employees have been presented the award. The four employees, listed [ā¦]
May 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
Landslide near Mud Creek covers portion of Highway 1 in California
About one-third mile of SR 1 in an area known as Mud Creek near Big Sur, California, has been covered with 35-40 feet of earth after a landslide. The road had been closed for repairs due to buckling. California has experienced high levels of rain and snowfall that have weakened the soil in many areas. [ā¦]
May 26, 2017
Roadbuilding
Endangered hawk shuts down San Fran bridge construction
An endangered birdĀ is delaying repairs to anĀ Interstate 80 overpass in the San Francisco Bay Area. CBS SF Bay Area reports that work on the Midway Bridge that crosses the interstate east of Vacaville, California, was supposed to start theĀ week of May 15. But when crews found a Swainsonās Hawk nest in the trees nearby, the [ā¦]
May 26, 2017
Roadbuilding
APA webinar to provide overview of PerRoad 4.3 Perpetual Pavement design software
The Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA) will host a webinar May 30 to provide details on the PerRoad 4.3 Perpetual Pavement design software. The program, designed at Auburn University, estimates the āstresses and strainsā that a pavement would undergo that would cause rutting and cracking. Version 4.3 uses data from the Pavement Test Track at the [ā¦]
May 26, 2017
Roadbuilding
RIDOT: RhodeWorks tolling program will net $42.3 million annually
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) reports annual net revenue from its RhodeWorks tolling program will reach $42.3 million. The tolling program places bridge tolls on heavy commercial trucks. The tolls provide part of the funding to bridge repairs under the RhodeWorks program, which provides for the repair of more than 150 structurally deficient [ā¦]
May 26, 2017
Roadbuilding
Trumpās budget calls for $200 billion to support $1 trillion infrastructure investment
The Trump Administrationās budget outline released this week continues to reference the much-touted $1 trillion in infrastructure investments and proposes $200 billion in public support over 10 years to reach the figure. The $1 trillion amount āwill be funded through a combination of new Federal funding, incentivized non-Federal funding, and newly prioritized and expedited projects,ā [ā¦]
May 25, 2017
Roadbuilding
Michigan DOT, 3M partner on connected work zone for I-75 modernization
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and 3M are partnering to implement connected vehicle technology on a stretch of work zone on Interstate 75 that is more than 3 miles long. The process, aimed at improving driver safety and to test vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technologies, will span four months on the I-75 modernization projectĀ work zone in [ā¦]
May 25, 2017
Roadbuilding
ARTBA foundation presents scholarships to 11 children of highway workers killed on the job
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation has presented 11 children of fallen highway workers with financial assistance from its Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship fund. The fund was created in 1999 with a gift from Stan Lanford of Lanford Brothers and Jack Lanford of Adams Construction Company. Both have served [ā¦]
May 25, 2017
Roadbuilding
Pence, Mnuchin discuss infrastructure investment at summit
Vice President Mike Pence and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin addressed business leaders at the U.S. Chamber of Commerceās Ā āInvest in America!ā summit on May 18. The twoĀ discussedĀ investing in business and removing burdensome regulations that make it hard for businesses to do their work. In the U.S. Chamber of Commerce video below, (hereās a link if [ā¦]
May 25, 2017
Roadbuilding
Steel-infused asphalt heals itself when heated
Christopher Schlangen, a PhD student at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, has developed a steel-infused self-healing asphalt that can be heated to get rid of potholes, cracks and loose stones, Futurism reports. The technology addsĀ steel wool to bitumin, the binding agent that asphalt uses to hold the stones together. If asphalt that [ā¦]
May 24, 2017
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