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Roadbuilding
Tampa plans new $814M I-275 bridge with toll lanes
The new Howard Frankland Bridge will connect St. Petersburg and Tampa with new southbound/westbound lanes and express lanes. Learn more on Equipment World.
August 20, 2018
Roadbuilding
WYDOT tests vehicle-to-vehicle communication tech for I-80
The Wyoming Department of Transportation is preparing to install vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology on some of its snow plows, patrol cars and other vehicles under a trial program to provide real-time traffic information to drivers on Interstate 80. WYDOT says that it, along with the University of Wyoming and other project partners, including Sirius XM, tested […]
December 1, 2017
Dealers
Nortrax sells seven South Florida Deere dealerships
A Memphis-based family investment firm has bought seven John Deere Construction and Forestry Stores serving the South Florida region. Dobbs Management Service, through DJD Equipment Holdings, purchased full service Nortrax stores in Lutz (Tampa area), Orlando, West Palm Beach, Miami and Fort Myers, Florida. In addition to the full-service branches, the deal included parts-only stores […]
November 20, 2017
Workforce
Tampa group training women to fill construction industry’s labor shortage
The stereotype that the construction industry is not suited for women is hard to squash, but Women Building Futures is doing just that. According to The Tampa Tribune, Women Building Futures is a new program that highlights skilled construction trades. The construction industry in Florida is both among the hottest in the country while also […]
December 4, 2015
Roadbuilding
Worker struck and killed by dump truck in Tampa work zone
A construction worker doing pavement work died last week after he was hit by a dump truck. According to WFLA, 26-year-old Kimbrough Haines III was working on Veterans Expressway in Tampa late Wednesday night when the dump truck he was standing behind began to back up. Haines was hit by the truck and stuck underneath. […]
September 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
Turn Around! FDOT seeking ways to alert wrong-way drivers
Since 2012 there have been four deaths resulting from drivers going the wrong way in Interstate 275 in Tampa. Since that’s four too many, the Florida Department of Transportation has began to look for new way to alert wrong-way drivers. Kris Carson, spokesperson for the FDOT, has said her department has worked hard to notify […]
August 25, 2014
Roadbuilding
Foxx pushes for infrastructure investment during Tampa Interstate Study visit
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx toured the Tampa Interstate Study (TIS) this week, taking the opportunity to push for infrastructure investment, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced in a press release. The TIS is a $1.8 billion series of highway improvements in and around Interstate 4, State Route 60 and the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway. Planning […]
May 21, 2014
Roadbuilding
LaHood addresses Tampa bike safety summit attendees
At a national bike safety summit in Tampa, Florida, today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said he thinks the Tampa area can become bike-friendly, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Today’s bike safety summit, one of two scheduled this month, focused on ways Tampa can do just that. LaHood addressed ways the community could become more […]
April 11, 2013
Business
John Deere’s Nortrax acquires Holt Equipment Company
Nortrax announced today that it has acquired fellow John Deere Construction and Forestry equipment dealer Holt Equipment Company and has begun leasing Holt’s dealerships. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, Holt’s dealership footprint covers 78 counties across Kentucky and Indiana with locations in Louisville, Richmond, London and Bowling Green. Nortrax is based in Tampa, Florida and is […]
February 4, 2013
Business
National Trench Safety adds 18th Florida location
National Trench Safety (NTS) has acquired two of U.S. Shoring’s operating assets in Tampa and Miami, bringing the company’s network in Florida to 18 locations. Ernie Perez and Richard Hearn will continue to manage the locations in Miami and Tampa, respectively. NTS plans to open more branches in 2013 and 2014, though no details have been […]
January 2, 2013
Construction Equipment
Volvo Rents expands throughout Florida
Volvo Rents has acquired Casco Rents, a three location equipment rental company based in Florida, with stores in Tampa, Port St. Lucie and Pompano Beach. Volvo Rents now operates four rental centers in Florida. The other store is located in Orlando. Volvo Rents’ continued expansion throughout Florida comes on the heels of a new forecast by […]
August 19, 2011
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