Brian EthridgeRoadbuildingConstruction worker killed by compact rollerA construction worker in Sparks, Maryland has been killed in an accident that caused a compact roller to roll over and crush the victim. Michael Ray Mathews, 64, was using the compact roller to flatten a dirt pile when part of the dirt pile collapsed. The collapse caused the compact roller to roll over and […]October 6, 2014RoadbuildingNew ATM ad campaigns urge Congress for HTF solution[imagebrowser id=17] The Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM) coalition has launched a regionally focused, multiplatform ad campaign urging Congress to develop a long-term solution to the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). The advertisements will appear in 33 congressional districts across 10 media markets throughout the country just as lawmakers return to home before the midterm elections. […]October 1, 2014Roadbuilding16 public works professionals selected for APWA Emerging Leaders AcademyThe American Public Works Association (APWA) has announced the selection of 16 public works professionals who have been selected for the APWA Emerging Leaders Academy (ELA) Program for 2014-2015. The selected participants will engage in a year-long national Emerging Leaders Academy program that provides intensive leadership and management training within the context of public works. […]October 1, 2014RoadbuildingNearly half of New York roads need workNearly half of New York’s locally maintained roads are in need of rehabilitation, preservation or reconstruction, according to the latest TRIP report. Almost one-third of the state’s locally maintained bridges are deficient and in need of corrective maintenance or rehabilitation. Unfortunately, the report finds that that local governments lack the funds to maintain and/or repair roads. […]October 1, 2014RoadbuildingShould more DOTs use a ‘zipper merge’?The Michigan Department of Transportation will be the latest to try out the zipper merge system. MDOT hopes the system will help traffic move through construction areas at a faster pace. With the current system, the delays caused by traffic jams has become almost unbearable for drivers. The zipper system is supposed to encourage drivers […]September 30, 2014RoadbuildingAre flying robots the future of road construction?Centuries ago some people thought the world would be taken over by robots and flying cars by now. They may not have been 100 percent correct, but they weren’t completely wrong either. When it comes to highway and bridge construction, flying robots may start playing huge roles. Javier Irizarry, associate professor at Georgia Tech’s School […]September 30, 2014Roadbuilding80-thousand pounds of sand and gravel dumped on highwayA little bit of sand and gravel usually doesn’t cause any problems for drivers, but 80-thousand pounds of sand and gravel can cause a ton of problems! Transportation officials were forced to stop traffic on southbound I-35, north of New Braunfels, TX when a dump truck accidentally dropped huge load of sand on the main […]September 29, 2014RoadbuildingMan dies after pedestrian bridge collapsesOne man is dead after a pedestrian bridge in Detroit collapsed onto Southfield Freeway. The collapse happened after the bridge was struck by an oversized truck. Investigators say there were no structural issues with the bridge. Nobody was on the bridge or under the bridge at the time of the accident. However the driver of […]September 26, 2014RoadbuildingTwo construction workers injured in big-rig accidentTwo construction workers were injured in an accident involving a big-rig U.S. Highway 101 in Petaluma, California. The big-rig struck a bundle of steel rods that hit them while they were working on the Petaluma River Bridge construction project. The construction crew was off-loading steel rebar rods on a crane. The far left lane of the highway […]September 25, 2014RoadbuildingOhio to start largest single construction project in state historyThe Portsmouth Gateway Group is set to begin building the largest single construction project the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has ever seen. Construction won’t be cheap – it’ll cost around $429 million to construct the entire Portsmouth Bypass, which is a 16-mile, four-lane limited access highway from U.S. 23 north of Lucasville to U.S. 52 near […]September 24, 2014Previous PagePage 19 of 31Next PageTop StoriesSafety & ComplianceContractor Faces $394K in Fines After Worker Dies in TrenchThe worker was buried at the bottom of a 12-foot-deep trench, and his employer had been cited for similar violations in the past.Wheel LoadersLiebherr Debuts World's First Large Wheel Loader with a Hydrogen EngineDozersHyundai 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 America