Brian EthridgeRoadbuildingCement shortage taking its toll on Minnesota projectsConstruction projects in Minnesota are struggling to get done in a timely manner due to a cement shortage. CBS Minnesota reports the shortage is due to flooding from the spring, and some problems at cement plants down south. “We have a problem right now. We do have a cement shortage,” Jerry Lang, president of the Aggregate […]October 29, 2014RoadbuildingMoDOT chooses GroupCast to stay connectedThe Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has chosen to use GroupCast as its mass notification service. The GroupCast system will facilitate communication between 3,500 of MoDOT’s field and administrative personnel. “We’re thrilled to help the Missouri Department of Transportation stay connected to its employees all over the state,” said GroupCast co-founder Paul Langhorst. “Whether MoDOT staffers […]October 29, 2014RoadbuildingSCDOT now offering online traffic streamingThe South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) now offers online streaming video of traffic as part of its 511 Traveler Information System. The streaming video from SCDOT’s traffic cameras replaces still images that were updated online every few seconds. “Streaming video was always a top requested item from the public,” said Director of Traffic Engineering […]October 29, 2014RoadbuildingBurial crypt hidden under downtown Houston bridgeEven if you have lived in the area your entire life, chances are you don’t know that there’s a burial crypt under the Franklin Street bridge over the Buffalo Bayou in Houston, Texas. The Donnellan Crypt has been under the bridge for over 165 years. The burial vault is believed to have held three people: Timothy Donnellan, one […]October 28, 2014RoadbuildingSuccess regardless of gender: Kari Karst’s BX Civil & ConstructionA successful woman-owned highway construction company, while not unheard of, isn’t something you read about every day. In fact, only eight percent of construction businesses in the United States are currently owned by women. Kari Karst, owner and president of BX Civil & Construction, is proud to be part of that eight percent. “The […]October 28, 2014RoadbuildingMaryland Ready Mix Concrete Association receives ACI awardThe American Concrete Institute (ACI) has presented its Distinguished Achievement Award to the Maryland Ready Mix Concrete Association (MRMCA). MRMCA is a proactive trade association that represents every ready mixed concrete producer in Maryland in the areas of promotion, government relations, technical matters, training, and education. The award is given to ACI nonmembers who have […]October 27, 2014RoadbuildingN.J. transportation commissioner calls for tax hikeNew Jersey transportation commissioner Jamie Fox is calling for a tax hike to help fix the state’s roads and bridges. The state’s transportation trust fund is projected to run out of money for new projects next year. The trust fund is used to pay for the majority of the state’s road, bridge and rail projects. Currently […]October 27, 2014RoadbuildingS.C. highway construction worker killed in hit and runA highway construction worker in Beaufort County, South Carolina has been killed in a hit and run. Barry Asbury, 53, was working with a paving crew when he was struck by a car. Nicole McGuire, the 28-year-old driver, was driving a 2-door 2000 Pontiac and left the scene after hitting Asbury. She was later arrested during a […]October 27, 2014RoadbuildingMost commuters happy with new beltline signsSo far most drivers in Madison, Wisconsin, have been happy with the Department of Transportation’s new beltline signs. The DOT says the signs estimate travel times using detectors that track bluetooth signals coming from cars and/or cell phones. That information is then fired off to DOT computers in Milwaukee. “The detector calculates the time it […]October 27, 2014RoadbuildingMore states ban ET-Plus guardrail systemThe list of state department of transportations to have removed the controversial guardrail end-terminal model (ET-Plus) from its approved highway-products list continues to grow. Ten states (and counting)  have now removed the model, including Vermont, Hawaii, Colorado, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Nevada, Oregon and Virginia. The ET-Plus model has a steel fixture that is meant […]October 24, 2014Previous PagePage 15 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