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Roadbuilding
$10B Covid aid headed to states to keep roadwork on track
A recently signed Covid-relief package will help states recoup lost revenue for road projects. See how much funding your state will get here on Equipment World.
January 6, 2021
Roadbuilding
HaulHub’s DOTslip app aimed at reducing paperwork between contractors, DOTs
HaulHub Technologies has launched DOTslip, a standalone app built by paving contractors and material producers for the benefit of departments of transportation to reduce paperwork on road projects. “With HaulHub Technologies, contractors and producers can digitally share tickets with their customers, crews, carriers and project owner representatives,” a company news release says. “They maintain control […]
January 10, 2020
Roadbuilding
Tech startup using artificial intelligence to detect bridge flaws
A technology startup company based in New York and Israel has begun deploying artificial intelligence to find flaws in bridges and tunnels long before a collapse occurs. Dynamic Infrastructure aims to create “medical records” for bridges, tunnels and elevated highways. Using images captured by smartphone, drones and laser scanning, the company says it can compare images […]
December 4, 2019
Roadbuilding
Record-breaking Midwest floods keep DOTs scrambling; NOAA predicts much more water coming
Extensive flooding across the Midwest has left several state DOTs scrambling to reopen roads and prepare for major road repairs. Learn more on Equipment World.
March 25, 2019
Roadbuilding
Chao discusses emerging transportation technologies council at SXSW
At South by Southwest (SXSW) in March 2019, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao noted that the Non-Traditional and Emerging Transportation Technology Council would meet for the first time that week to discuss several topics with industry innovators, including tunneling, hyper loops, and self-driving cars, the Statesman reports. “We basically have a 20th century organizational […]
March 20, 2019
Roadbuilding
Senate passes bill providing hope for key infrastructure funding
U.S. DOT and EPA are among the federal agencies that will see infrastructure funding recently passed by the Senate. Learn more on Equipment World.
August 14, 2018
Roadbuilding
Trump administration, federal agencies sign MOU to limit infrastructure approval to 2 years
The Trump administration, along with heads from the Department of Transportation, the Department of the Interior departments, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Army Corps of Engineers, and eight other federal agencies, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would allow a lead agency to draw up an environmental impact statement (EIS) and complete National Environmental […]
April 16, 2018
Roadbuilding
Calif. governor appoints new director, chief deputy for Caltrans
California Govenor Edmund G. Brown Jr. has appointed the next director and chief deputy director of the state’s department of transportation, Caltrans. Laurie Berman has been tapped as the new Caltrans director, while Ryan Chamberlain is the new chief deputy director. Berman replaces Malcolm Dougherty, who announced his departure from public service to pursue other opportunities […]
February 26, 2018
Roadbuilding
Improvements planned on Interstates 17, 40 in northern Ariz.
The new year will bring a slew of improvements to major roads in northern Arizona, according to the state’s department of transportation. First on the list is applying a final layer of asphalt on 12 miles of Interstate 40 between Parks and Riordan. After that, another 17 miles of the interstate will be repaved between […]
January 29, 2018
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TRB publishes transportation worker safety videos
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) published a series of videos approximately one hour long that highlight a transportation worker safety analysis done by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, according to Safety & Health. We’ve embedded each of the three videos below, but you can also check out the whole series at this link. Faculty members from the […]
October 30, 2017
Roadbuilding
Fla. reports record seat-belt use
The number of seat-belted drivers in Florida jumped to more than 90 percent in June, according to the state department of transportation. The 90.2 percent usage rate rose from 89.6 percent in June 2016, the FDOT reports. The agency attributed the rise to the state’s traffic safety programs. Florida has been conducting annual statewide safety […]
October 19, 2017
Roadbuilding
Calif. uses ABC for first time to replace bridge destroyed in landslide
A 49-year-old concrete bridge in the Big Sur community of California that collapsed from a landslide has been replaced after eight months, the state’s department of transportation reports. Caltrans used accelerate bridge construction for the first time to build the new State Route 1 Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge. “It’s a project that would normally take several […]
October 17, 2017
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