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Neb. county needs more gravel to repair roads after severe winter, spring flooding
The Hall County board already added additional funds to the gravel budget to fix areas that were damaged during flooding, but more is needed. Details here.
July 17, 2019
Roadbuilding
FHWA research could improve visibility, safety for snowplow operators
Imagine clearing the roads in the thick of winter. The weather produces whiteout conditions and there is no visibility, yet your crew is able to safely remove snow and allow people, goods and services to begin moving again. That may soon be possible thanks to research the Federal Highway Administration is conducting. FHWA is working […]
June 11, 2014
Roadbuilding
The Coldest Place on Earth and an Antarctic Condition 1 Storm
As I was shoveling my car out from yet another snowstorm and deicing the doors so I didn’t have to have my children crawl in through the trunk of the minivan (Yes, I’ve had to have them do that when the motorized sliding doors just would not open), I was trying to think positively – […]
February 20, 2014
Roadbuilding
My crazy winter weather story
The winter weather this year has wreaked all sorts of havoc throughout the nation. The South and Southwest, which aren’t used to the snow and ice, were crippled by the weather with people stuck on the highways for hours and kids being stuck at schools and on buses as road crews tried to deal with […]
February 14, 2014
Roadbuilding
Illinois Tollway deploys ‘Zero Weather Road Patrols’
Subzero temperatures last week started again sweeping through the Midwest and other areas as part of what has been dubbed as “Polar Vortex Part 2.” (The first Polar Vortex hit much of the country in early January, bringing temps as cold as minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit with the wind chill in Chicago and close to […]
February 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
PHOTOS: Ohio DOT’s plow operators share their extreme winter weather stories
Continuing our extreme winter weather snow and ice stories coverage, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) shared with Better Roads some of its photos from the extreme winter weather during the polar vortex at the beginning of this month. Much of Ohio was hit pretty hard (I can personally attest to this!), especially the Northwest […]
January 31, 2014
Roadbuilding
Extreme winter weather causes massive semi, vehicle pileup (PHOTOS)
Another round of extreme winter weather, including subzero temps and whiteout conditions, has hit some areas of the United States, which is being dubbed by some as “Polar Vortex Part 2.” In Northwestern Lake County, Indiana, more than two feet of lake-effect snow fell in less than 10 hours on Tuesday (Jan. 21), causing white-out […]
January 24, 2014
Roadbuilding
Polar vortex forces transportation changes across U.S.
The extremely cold temperatures that began over the weekend in most parts of the U.S. is forcing some state departments of transportation to rethink their winter weather plans. The frigid weather — which, according to a Huffington Post report, is called a “polar vortex” — could break wind chill records in many states as far […]
January 6, 2014
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