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Engineer of collapsed Miami bridge removed from Texas bridge project, faces review in another
The engineering firm blamed for the fatal collapse of a pedestrian bridge at Florida International University in Miami has been removed from an $802.9 million bridge replacement project in Texas and its work is being reviewed on another, $962 million bridge project in the state. The Texas Department of Transportation has called for the removal [ā¦]
January 22, 2020
Roadbuilding
Bipartisan Congressional caucus pushes plan to fund infrastructure work
The Problem Solvers Caucus is a bipartisan group pushing its Rebuilding America's Infrastructure plan forward on Capitol Hill. Details here on Equipment World.
June 14, 2019
Roadbuilding
ACPA backs report calling for more funding for interstate highways
The Transportation Research Board report states interstate funding needs to double or triple to build and replace pavements and bridges for future traffic.
April 23, 2019
Roadbuilding
TRIP: 12% of New Orleans area bridges structurally deficient
A TRIP report states that several bridges in the New Orleans area are structurally deficient. Check out the details of the report here on Equipment World.
November 2, 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 stateās locally and state-maintained urban roads are in āpoor or mediocre conditionā and 9 percent of [ā¦]
April 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
Increase in fatal crashes with senior drivers leads to call for building safer roads
Deaths from crashes involving people 65 and over at the wheel have increased 22 percent from 2012 to 2016, according to a new report from a nonprofit transportation research group. That compares to an 11 percent increase for the overall number of fatalities in the United States during that time period, says the report by [ā¦]
March 20, 2018
Roadbuilding
Bipartisan group releases new report, āRebuilding Americaās Infrastructureā
The Problem Solvers Caucus released a new report, Rebuilding Americaās Infrastructure,Ā with policy recommendations for building Americaās infrastructure. The 48 member bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, led by Co-Chairs Tom Reed (N.Y.-23) and Josh Gottheimer (N.J.-05), launched an Infrastructure Working Group, co-chaired by Reps. John Katko (N.Y.-24) and Elizabeth Esty (Conn.-05), tasked with finding consensus on a [ā¦]
January 17, 2018
Roadbuilding
NTSB: Fatal bus crash caused by driver fatigue, regulatorsā failure
A new report from the National Transportation Safety Board on a motorcoach crash that killed four passengers August 2, 2016, near Livingston, California, criticizes federal regulators for not doing enough to prevent such accidents. āHereās yet another fatal crash involving both a motorcoach carrier with a starkly evident history of safety problems and a severely [ā¦]
November 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
DOT only taken half of bridge safety measures required by MAP-21 law
Only 12 of the 24 bridge safety actions required by the current MAP-21 highway funding law have been implemented by the Federal Highway Administration, according toĀ a report released Aug. 26Ā by the DOTās Office of the Inspector General. The agency also hasnāt fully addressed the 16 recommendations made by the OIG in recent years, according to [ā¦]
September 2, 2014
Business
Better infrastructure, fully-funded transportation would cost Americans less than a coffee per month
Last week we showed you a couple of charts that show in a fairly straightforward way, that Americans, when compared to our global peers, donāt pay nearly enough for the roads we drive on. But a new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) examining federal fuel taxesĀ takes things a step farther [ā¦]
October 1, 2013
Business
Economist forecasts construction to add 140k jobs in 2013
Piggybacking off of news earlier this month that the construction industry added 30,000 jobs in December, a report from the Associated Press cites a forecast that projects the industry adding 140,000 jobs in 2013. Patrick Newport, an economist at IHS Global Insight, made the projection, noting what a massive improvement it would be over 2012 [ā¦]
January 29, 2013
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Gilbane publishes fall 2012 Construction Industry Economic Report
Gilbane Building Company has published the fall 2012 edition of Construction EconomicsāMarket Conditions in Construction, a free report based on economic data, construction starts and material cost trends. The report indicates an increase in construction spending over the last year but cautions of an expected downturn again in early 2013. The report covers topics such [ā¦]
October 4, 2012
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