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Construction Equipment

Terex posts 70% jump in 3Q profit

Terex Corporation reports that income from continuing operations soared 70 percent in the third quarter of 2017 to $56.6 million – up from $33.3 million for the same period a year ago. Terex posted earnings of 63 cents per share in the quarter, compared to 31 cents reported a year ago.   “Our third quarter […]

November 3, 2017

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT announces P3 for protective cable median barrier

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Kiefer Foundation have joined in a public-private partnership (P3) to invest $300,000 for adding 1.7 miles of protective cable median barrier on Interstate 96 from Doan Creek to east of Dietz Road in Ingham County. “This partnership demonstrates the opportunities to enhance public safety that arise when […]

September 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

ADOT waiving permits, fees to speed up Harvey relief equipment transport

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is waiving fees and expediting permits so commercial vehicles hauling oversize loads can get needed equipment to Texas as quickly as possible following the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. ADOT says this effort began over the weekend so trucks hauling eight emergency generators could depart a Caterpillar facility in Phoenix […]

September 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

MnDOT: Recycled concrete aggregate saves money, promotes sustainability

Using recycled pavement as aggregate in new concrete mixes can save money and promote environmental sustainability. New design methods allow engineers to create more durable mixes from recycled aggregate than in the past, reducing the need for virgin aggregate, a diminishing and expensive resource. “This report shows that a lot can be done with recycled aggregate,” […]

September 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

APWA recognizes Public Works Projects of the Year during 2017 PWX

The American Public Works Association recognized the winners of its 2017 Public Works Projects of the Year during the group’s Public Works Expo in Orlando, Florida. The awards are given each year, with projects selected in five categories, including Transportation, Disaster/Emergency, Environment, Historical Restoration and Structures. This year, APWA also included the Projects of the […]

September 1, 2017

Roadbuilding

Cuomo names leaders for NY State DOT, Thruway Authority

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has named Cathy Calhoun as acting commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and nominated Matthew Driscoll for executive director of the Thruway Authority. Driscoll is the former NYSDOT commissioner and helped launch Cuomo’s $100 billion, five-year plan to renew New York’s infrastructure. “Matthew Driscoll and Cathy Calhoun are […]

August 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway’s Lao receives national engineering award

The Gintong Pamana Awards Foundation has presented Illinois Tollway Deputy Chief of Program Implementation Clarita Lao with its 2017 Panday Pira Award for Outstanding Achievements in Engineering. The award recognizes “Filipino Americans nationwide whose accomplishments inspire, motivate and sustain others in the Filipino community.” The group recognized Lao for her engineering career accomplishments spanning more […]

August 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Oregon DOT & Land Conservation award $2 million for local community transportation, land projects

The grants are for funding transportation and land use planning projects for Oregon communities and valued at roughly $2 million. Details on Equipment World.

August 29, 2017

Roadbuilding

Iowa DOT reveals new license plate design

The Iowa Department of Transportation has revealed a new license plate design after the agency opened up public voting on three options for the new look online and at its State Fair booth. The City and Country Reboot design won with about 39 percent of the total votes. “Iowans made their voices heard in the […]

August 29, 2017

Roadbuilding

First span of NY’s Cuomo Bridge opens to traffic

The first span of the new Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, previously known as the Tappan Zee Bridge, has opened to traffic. On Aug. 25 all four lanes of westbound traffic shifted from the existing bridge to the new span. Later this fall the four eastbound lanes will be shifted onto the new structure to […]

August 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

West Virginia Governor, DOH marks completion of Route 10 project

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and Secretary of Transportation Tom Smith along with other state, federal and local leaders recently marked the opening of the final 6.7 miles of the upgraded four-lane section of WV Route 10 between Logan and Man. The project, which cost roughly $198 million, begins north of the Rita Mall and […]

August 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

Mass. breaks ground on Natick multimodal project

Massachusetts officials recently broke ground on a multimodal improvement project in the town of Natick that is funded through the state’s Complete Street Funding Program. The project will update 14 intersections and install pedestrian hybrid beacons, high visibility crosswalks, pedestrian warning signage and upgraded pedestrian signal and bicycle detection equipment to increase safety and accessibility […]

August 28, 2017