Brian EthridgeRoadbuildingHow to stay safe in extremely cold winter weatherThankfully the hot weather that goes along with summer is finally over! Unfortunately, that means winter weather is rapidly approaching, and cold stress should be taken every bit as seriously as heat exhaustion. The bad news: highway and bridge construction workers don’t typically get “snow days,” or a day off because it’s a wee bit chilly outside. […]November 5, 2014RoadbuildingOhio latest state to ban ET-Plus Guardrail systemThe Ohio Department of Transportation is the latest to suspend the purchase of ET-Plus Guardrail End Terminals manufactured by Trinity Highway Products, LLC. Ohio has removed them from a state-approved list of products used on the state’s roadways. Ohio isn’t the first state to remove the ET-Plus guardrails from its state-approved list of products, and […]November 5, 2014RoadbuildingAsphalt crew scamming elderly out of thousandsLaw enforcement in Nebraska are warning residents of an asphalt crew that has already profited thousands from scamming elderly folks. According to reports, the crew quotes their customers a low price for brand new driveways. The crew then does a horrible job, but ends up charging customers much more than originally quoted. Norm Anderson, […]November 4, 2014RoadbuildingEyeless spider forces TxDOT back to the drawing boardTwo years ago the Texas Department of Transportation was forced to halt highway construction project when an endangered, eyeless spider habitat was found at the site. Now TxDOT finally has a solution… The original plan was to build an underpass connecting Loop 1604 and Texas 151 on the Northwest Side. But constructing this would have required […]November 4, 2014RoadbuildingHighway construction spending down for second straight monthU.S. construction spending dropped for the second straight month in September, this time by .4 percent. In August construction spending dropped .5 percent. The September decline pushed construction spending down to $950.9 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate. The good news: that’s still 2.9 percent higher than the level a year ago. Highway and […]November 4, 2014RoadbuildingTennessee delays $400 million worth of road projectsThe Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has delayed $400 million in road projects until fiscal 2016 due to the uncertainty over future federal funding. In a letter to state lawmakers, John Schroer, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Transportation, said the 12 construction projects and 21 right-of-way acquisitions were supposed to be finished in fiscal 2015, which ends on […]November 3, 2014RoadbuildingVolunteers wanted: Oregon to test mileage taxThe Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) seeks 5,000 volunteer drivers to test a pay-as-you-drive road tax. If the trial program is successful, a mileage tax could become a replacement for the current gas tax. Anyone who would like to volunteer for the program can sign up on ODOT’s website starting on July 1, 2015. Volunteers selected […]October 31, 2014RoadbuildingReport: Democratic areas awarded more TIGER grantsThe Obama administration awarded the largest share of $600 million in TIGER grants to projects in Democratic areas even though Republicans represent 34 more House districts across the country, according to a report by the Associated Press. Democratic areas received 48percent of the funding, while Republican territories claimed just 33 percent. The rest of the money […]October 31, 2014RoadbuildingDriver Beware: America’s 5 most haunted roadsHalloween: The time of year when ghosts, goblins and all things haunted try to scare the living daylights out of us! Whether you believe in that stuff or not, millions of people do. In celebration of all those trick or treaters, here are five of the spookiest roads in America. Haynesville Woods (Route 2A)  […]October 30, 2014RoadbuildingVP Biden urges for increase in infrastructure spendingVice President Biden wants to see an increase in infrastructure spending, saying it would spur growth and create jobs. “Build, build, build, build. … We built the transcontinental railroad,” Biden said at an event hosted by CG/LA Infrastructure. “The first federal road was built from Washington to Ohio … [We] built a thing called the Eerie Canal […]October 30, 2014Previous PagePage 14 of 31Next PageTop StoriesWheel LoadersLiebherr Debuts World's First Large Wheel Loader with a Hydrogen EngineThe L 566 H's hydrogen reciprocating piston engine is the "optimal power source" for larger equipment, offering comparable performance to diesel, Liebherr says.DozersHyundai Breaks into the Dozer Market with HD100The DirtTest Run & Review: The Market's First Electric Mini Excavator, JCB’s 19C-1ECompact equipmentTakeuchi's TCR50-2 Crawler Dumper is Coming to North AmericaCompact Track Loaders“There’s Something for Everyone” – Compact Track Loaders Continue to Evolve