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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

Roadbuilding

Roadtec named Tennessee Association of Manufacturers 2017 Company of the Year

The Tennessee Association of Manufacturers (TAM) has named Astec subsidiary Roadtec, based in Chattanooga, its 2017 Company of the Year, during the association’s recent Manufacturers Excellence Awards. “We are very proud to have been selected for this prestigious honor, which underscores the Astec Core Values that all of us here live each day,” says John J. […]

April 28, 2017

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Acid mine drainage may be the answer for bendable, more durable concrete

The Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR) in Ashley donated approximately 180 gallons of acid mine drainage from Solomon Creek boreholes in Hanover Township to the University of Michigan to help with its research into a bendable, more durable concrete, The Times-Tribune reports. Robert Hughes, executive director of EPCAMR, told the news agency he hopes to […]

April 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

Pairing fuel tax increases with big cuts elsewhere, Tenn.’s IMPROVE transportation funding bill becomes law

Tennessee Gov. Bill Halsam has signed into law the “Improving Manufacturing, Public Roads and Opportunities for a Vibrant Economy” (IMPROVE) Act, which increases the state gas tax by 6 cents and the diesel tax by 10 cents per gallon to help provide funding for bridge and road projects across the state. Haslam introduced the measure, […]

April 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

Louisiana infrastructure task force releases investment plan circular

The Louisiana Task Force on Transportation Infrastructure Investment has released a circular that highlights statistics on the state’s investment in transportation and how a recommended $700 million in added “recurring revenue” should be invested in transportation infrastructure. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shaw Wilson and the HNTB Corporation’s John Basilica co-chair the task […]

April 28, 2017