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Crane count for major cities continues to rise
The most recent Crane Index by Rider Levett Bucknall reports the fourth consecutive 6-month period with an increase in the number of operating tower cranes in 13 major cities in the United States and Canada. RLB expects this trend to continue throughout the year and sees it as a gauge of the growth of the […]
August 6, 2019
Death by Trench
Expect more criminal charges in trench deaths
June 11, 2018
Roadbuilding
Ill. loses $16.4 billion a year because of poor roads, traffic jams, report says
A new report says Illinois is losing $16.4 billion a year because of poor roads and bridges and traffic congestion. The report, released March 28 by nonprofit, Washington, D.C.-based transportation organization TRIP, determined that more than one-third of the state’s locally and state-maintained urban roads are in “poor or mediocre condition” and 9 percent of […]
April 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
ARTBA files to toss out 102-year-old federal rule for purchasing patented road products
A 102-year-old federal procurement rule is stifling the use of products by state and local governments that could make U.S. roads safer, and it’s time for it to be repealed, says the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). To that end, ARTBA filed a petition March 27 with the U.S. Department of Transportation to […]
March 30, 2018
Roadbuilding
Via rideshare program to replace buses in Arlington, Texas
The city of Arlington, Texas, has partnered with startup company Via to offer a new rideshare service for a flat $3 trip fee. Arlington joins Chicago, New York City and Washington, D.C., which also offer Via service. The service, which began December 11, will replace the city’s commuter bus system, which will end December 31. […]
December 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
New I-66 tolls reach $40, but VDOT stands behind them
Tolls on Virginia’s new Express Lanes on Interstate 66 Inside the Beltway have been raising eyebrows – and emptying wallets – with some drivers paying as much as $40 to travel 10 miles. The first week of the new lanes’ operations, which began December 4, has seen a backlash from drivers, and politicians are vowing to curtail […]
December 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
Modest rise in transportation construction forecast for 2018
Transportation-related construction activity is expected to increase next year after dropping in 2017, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. The association predicts an annual increase of 3.2 percent for 2018 compared to an expected 2.8 percent drop this year. The largest market segment – public road projects by state and local governments […]
December 4, 2017
Roadbuilding
Washington’s Anacostia River Tunnel wins international award
The Anacostia River Tunnel Project in Washington, D.C., has won an international tunneling award. The project, designed to prevent raw sewage from overflowing into the river, was named the Sustainability Initiative of the Year by the International Tunneling and Underground Space Association (ITA). The ITA presented nine tunneling awards, with the Anacostia tunnel the only […]
November 20, 2017
Roadbuilding
Top 5 U.S. transportation infrastructure project needs highlighted at beginning of 2016 Infrastructure Week
As Infrastructure Week 2016 got underway Monday, The Hill created a list of what it considers to be five of the top needed transportation infrastructure projects in the country, admitting that such a list is subjective, but that it highlights the continued need for funding such projects. The list includes: Brent Spence Bridge – This bridge first opened in 1963 and spans […]
May 17, 2016
Roadbuilding
Imposter pranks TV anchors by saying he’s with VDOT, referring to prostitutes, drug deals
The recent winter storm that hit the East Coast disrupted everything in the region, but one prankster was more of a disruption for NBC Washington’s coverage of the weather. According to the DCist, the Washington, D.C. NBC affiliate interviewed a man claiming to be Virginia Department of Transportation spokesperson Jason Bond, it became obvious the man […]
February 3, 2016
Roadbuilding
House introduces $325 billion Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015
Congressman Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania), chairman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, on Friday introduced the $325 billion Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform (STRR) Act of 2015 as a bi-partisan long-term solution for funding transportations needs. Co-authoring the bill is Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon), Sam Graves (R-Missouri) and Eleanor Norton (D-Washington, D.C.) The current patch for transportation […]
October 19, 2015
Roadbuilding
Winners of PCI Design Awards announced
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) has announced the winners of the prestigious 2014 PCI Design Awards. Oldcastle Precast’s North Milliken Avenue underpass project in Ontario, CA, took home the award in the Best Non-Highway Bridges category. The railroad underpass was a redesign from another material that saved the project over $ 1 million. The bridge […]
October 7, 2014
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