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Husqvarna expands into surface prep by acquiring Blastrac
Husqvarna is acquiring Blastrac, a manufacturer of products for shot blasting, scarifying, grinding, polishing and dust collection for surface preparation and polishing of concrete, steel and asphalt. The Holland-based Blastrac, which has North American headquarters in Oklahoma City, will join Husqvarna Group’s Construction Division. Husqvarna President and CEO Henric Andersson says the acquisition is part […]
December 23, 2020
Roadbuilding
Missouri work zone crashes double despite half the traffic
The Missouri DOT reports that drivers are hitting truck- or trailer-mounted attenuators that alert drivers to work zones. Details here on Equipment World.
September 1, 2020
Roadbuilding
Road construction jobs surpass 2019 employment stats for June
Of the 224 major sectors of the economy, only 27 posted annual gains in the number of jobs in June – and one of those was transportation construction, according to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association. The sector just barely added more jobs in June versus June 2019. Highway, street and bridge contractors employed 284,400 […]
August 19, 2020
Roadbuilding
150,000 plastic bottles used to repave California highway section
The $3.2 million pilot project will occur on 1,000 feet of Highway 162 in Oroville using liquid plastic from 150,000 bottles in a recycled-asphalt mix.
August 13, 2020
Roadbuilding
Contract awards highest in 5 years for highways, bridges, ARTBA reports
Contract award values for state and local highway and bridge projects between March and May 2020 rose to their highest levels since 2015 for the same three-month period, according to a chart from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association. Despite the slow economy, some states have been able to ramp up road and bridge […]
July 2, 2020
Roadbuilding
XCMG deploys new autonomous rollers to build China highway
Chinese equipment manufacturer XCMG says it has successfully tested its new autonomous asphalt compactor during construction of a new highway in China. The technology for the autonomous machine was developed in a partnership of XCMG, Sichuan Railway Investment Group and Tsinghua University. XCMG says its new autonomous road roller succeeded in tests at the end […]
June 30, 2020
Roadbuilding
Highway Trust Fund’s 79% plunge in tax receipts is bad omen for state DOTs, AASHTO says
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials fears revenue declines in the states as the federal HTF saw a huge drop in tax receipts.
June 12, 2020
Construction Equipment
BOMAG concepts envision electric, LPG BW 120 rollers; fully autonomous ROBOMAG compactor
From electric and LPG drive systems for its BW 120 AD-5 tandem compactor to a fully autonomous roller, check out the latest from BOMAG here on Equipment World.
May 21, 2020
Business
Astec faces coronavirus challenges with strong cash position, customer work backlogs, CEO says
Even though Astec Industries saw a decrease in sales this last quarter, many of their customers are still working and require critical Astec solutions.
May 14, 2020
Roadbuilding
Pennsylvania DOT lifts construction pause on 61 projects shut down by coronavirus
On March 17 PennDOT halted road construction to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The announcement to resume work was given on March 31.
April 6, 2020
Roadbuilding
Alabama DOT plans bridges to replace slide-damaged U.S. 231 near Huntsville
The section of the road on US 231 was damaged by the heavy rains in February and will now be replaced by two low bridges. More information on Equipment World.
March 25, 2020
Roadbuilding
Contractors earn bonuses, explore new methods, achieve award-winning concrete roads
Winning a roadbuilding contract often comes down to who has the lowest bid. But achieving the kind of quality, innovation and ingenuity it takes to become an industry standout requires much more than the ability to shave costs. In speaking with some of the winners of the 2019 Excellence in Concrete Pavements Awards, we found […]
February 24, 2020
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