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Roadbuilding
24 contractors earn ACPA awards for outstanding concrete pavement
The American Concrete Paving Association presented its 31st annual Excellence in Concrete Pavements Awards for pavements constructed in the U.S. and Canada.
December 25, 2020
Roadbuilding
House bill would increase highway funding, grants for roads
With an increase $1.1 billion over this fiscal year to $46.35 billion starting October 1, 2019, the highway funding bill would also reduce funding elsewhere.
July 1, 2019
Roadbuilding
Pilot threads needle in emergency landing on Ca.’s 55 Freeway
A pilot lost power to his single-engine plane and glided to a stop on a California freeway after flying under an overpass, according to the Orange County Register newspaper. The incident occurred at 7:35 p.m. January 28 when the 24-year-old pilot was flying from San Diego to Van Nuys. He lost power over Costa Mesa […]
February 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
Tarver Land Development receives NAPA 2015 Ray Brown National Airport Paving Award
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has awarded Tarver Land Development with its 2015 Ray Brown Airport Pavement Award for its resurfacing work on the runway at Polk Army Airfield at Fort Polk in Louisiana. NAPA made the presentation at its recent annual meeting in La Quinta, California. Tarver milled 4 inches from the existing 4,080-foot […]
February 16, 2016
Roadbuilding
E-Z Drill launches new parapet wall drill; slab-rider assists in 50,000-hole job at Atlanta airport runway project
E-Z Drill has introduced a new 3-parapet wall drill that uses new technology. The pneumatic 210 3-parapet wall drill provides continuous operations for drilling vertical holes for projects like securing temporary protective walls and temporary traffic barriers. According to E-Z Drill, the new product drills up to 2.5 inches in diameter and as deep as […]
May 7, 2015
Roadbuilding
TSA collects thousands of dollars in left-behind change
Do you remember the days after high school graduation or back in college when you’d search your car or couch cushions to find loose change to pay for your late-night coffee while studying – or, ahem, that late-night meal after an evening out at various establishments with friends (consuming only coffee and soda pop, of […]
April 22, 2014
Roadbuilding
Teaching Dogs to Fly
Service dogs can learn how to stay calm on an airplane, thanks to a dog-loving producer in Los Angeles. Talaat Captan — whose Twitter bio describes him as “an avid traveler, Producer, Animal lover, CEO and Founder of Air Hollywood” — has created a program that trains dogs service dogs and their handlers to calmly […]
October 24, 2013
Roadbuilding
Washington airport launches bee-saving program
Sea-Tac Airport in Washington State has launched a new program to help honey bees repopulate, according to KOMO News. The program places a dozen hives in the far corners of the runways of the airport, which has 853 daily flights. Bob Redmond, who is spearheading the program, said the bees don’t pose any threat to […]
June 7, 2013
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