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Roadbuilding

TRIP board elects AEM’s Yasich as 2017 chairman

The Road Improvement Program (TRIP) has elected Nick Yaksich, senior vice president for government and industry relations for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), as its 2017 chairman. Yaksich has served on the group’s board of directors since 1999 and on its executive committee since 2001. He also serves on the executive committee of Americans […]

January 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

Md. road worker dies after being hit by Jeep

According to an Associated Press report, a construction worker directing traffic at a road construction project in Pasadena, Maryland, was struck and killed Monday. The police department stated that the victim, 58-year-old Rodney Chase, was directing traffic on Fort Smallwood Road using a stop/slow sign when a Jeep driven by 32-year-old Jason Disney hit him. Chase was pronounced dead […]

January 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

Trans-Canada Hwy. reopens after massive sinkhole is repaired

Following the opening of a sinkhole in the roadway, the eastbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway near Salmonier Line (Route 90) in Newfoundland and Labrador reopened to traffic at approximately 3:45 a.m. on Jan. 7, CBC News reports. Westbound lanes had already reopened to traffic at approximately 7 p.m. Jan. 6. The Newfoundland Department of Transportation […]

January 11, 2017

Roadbuilding

Panasonic reaffirms partnership with Colorado DOT on connected vehicle tech

Panasonic and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced during the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas a previously planned partnership to integrate connected vehicle technology on a portion of Interstate 70. Panasonic had previously announced in late October that it would work with the agency to “to build a connected transportation program in […]

January 11, 2017

Roadbuilding

Roadtec offers asphalt paving and milling tech training at Chattanooga offices

Roadbuilding equipment manufacturer Roadtec is offering paving and milling technology classes in January and February at its training facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The company says the training sessions are “intended for advanced and head mechanics, field technicians, and service technicians who have a working knowledge of electrical and hydraulics schematics, and electrical meters.” “Roadtec factory […]

January 11, 2017

Roadbuilding

Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure names Stanton as new president

The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) has appointed John M. Stanton as president and CEO of the group. He will replace Bill Bertera who is retiring. Bertera will stay with the organization through Feb. 1 while the leadership is transitioned. The American Public Works Association, American Society of Civil Engineers and American Council of Engineering […]

January 11, 2017

Roadbuilding

BTS releases Pocket Guide to Transportation 2017 with app

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released the mobile app and print versions of the 2017 version of its Pocket Guide to Transportation. This is the 20th edition of the quick reference guide to “significant transportation statistics” that provides the latest data on major trends, moving people and goods, system […]

January 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

Greg Mulder tapped as executive director of Iowa concrete groups

Greg Mulder has been named as the new executive director of the Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association (IRMCA) and the Iowa Concrete Paving Association (ICPA). Mulder, who most recently served as the Iowa Department of Transportation’s State Construction and State Materials Engineer, succeeds Gordon Smith who plans to retire later this year, according to a […]

January 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma Transportation Commission hears ODOT budget needs, approves bridge project

Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) executive director Mike Patterson told the state’s transportation commission at its meeting last week the agency looks to work with the state’s legislators to “find transportation funding solutions during the upcoming session.” He stressed ODOT hasn’t requested additional funding for several years that was beyond what has been already allocated […]

January 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

Louisiana bridge reopens to traffic after being closed for replacement

Deborah Drive bridge over Hogg’s Bayou in the River Oaks area of Monroe, Louisiana, reopened to traffic Dec. 28, The News Star reports. The bridge was closed after it was damaged during a flood in March, awaiting replacement. City engineer Kim Golden told the news agency that the bridge reopened a year earlier than it would have because it had already been […]

January 10, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Updates on CNH, hybrid F-150, Brokk demo machine, heavy truck design, Cat wheeled excavators

CNH honored with 2 awards from AEM The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) recently honored CNH Industrial with its “Pillar of the Industry” award. This is the fifth year in a row that CNH Industrial has been recognized for improving the business environment for equipment manufacturers in the United States in 2016 and for its participation in […]

January 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

New app allows for management of message boards, traffic safety signs from a smartphone

Solar Technology has released the Command Center Mobile Companion app for remote access to fleet management software for SolarTech traffic safety message boards and signs. The company says users will be able to access the app using a 4-digit pin number, which replaces a lengthier and slower browser-based login procedure. “By accessing Command Center, SolarTech […]

January 9, 2017