Brian EthridgeRoadbuildingSalt prices to hurt road budgetsWith winter right around the corner, cold-weather states are starting to stockpile on rock salt to fight icy conditions. Unfortunately, several states will have to squeeze budgets due to skyrocketing prices. In Michigan, Ann Arbor area municipalities, school systems and road commissions are paying $76.58 per ton of rock salt. That’s more than double last year’s […]September 24, 2014Roadbuilding3 workers hit, 1 killed in highway construction zone crashThe North Carolina Highway Patrol was forced to shut down Interstate 40 for several hours following an accident in a construction zone. Construction crews were working on a paving project at the interchange at Highway 18 when a pickup truck drove through the construction zone and hit three workers. One worker, Flavio Jaimes, died on the […]September 23, 2014RoadbuildingHighway and bridge construction on the rise in AugustNew construction starts are back to the normal pace reported during the first seven months of the year. Construction dropped nine percent in August after recording a boost in energy-related manufacturing projects in July. However, the drop did not seem to have a negative impact on highway and bridge construction. According to McGraw Hill Construction, a division […]September 23, 2014RoadbuildingTwo students take top honors in ARTBA video contestA high school student from Pennsylvania and an undergraduate student from Florida Polytechnic Institute were named winners of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) 4th annual “Student Transportation Video Contest.” The contest aimed to raise awareness about infrastructure issues by challenging students to develop a brief video exploring various topics relating to America’s transportation network. Students […]September 22, 2014RoadbuildingSurface transportation projects receive 10 more weeks of fundingCongress has approved H.J. Res. 124 which is a measure that will give state departments of transportations an addition 10 weeks of funding for surface transportation projects. H.J. Res. 124 will provide partial appropriations for the new federal fiscal year that starts on October 1, and runs through December 11. It includes $7.9 billion of […]September 22, 2014RoadbuildingWrongly fired DOT employees return to workTwo years after being fired from their jobs, Steven Scott and Ken Morrow have returned to work for the Iowa Department of Transportation. An administrative law judge ruled that both men should be reinstated to their jobs they were fired from in August of 2012. The judge also ordered the state to pay back wages, legal […]September 19, 2014RoadbuildingConstruction error and weather causes new pavement to crumble within hoursEmergency highway repairs were needed on Interstate 65, near Corridor X, in Alabama following a construction error. Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) officials say the wrong pavement mix, and weather, caused fresh asphalt to start crumbling and breaking apart just two hours after commuters were allowed to drive on the surface. Potholes immediately began to […]September 19, 2014RoadbuildingHawaii DOT to pay over $1 million for stormwater violationsThe Hawaii Department of Transportation will pay a $1.2 million penalty for federal Clean Water Act stormwater violations at the Honolulu and Kalaeloa harbors on Oahu. This comes after an inspection in 2008 found trash and chemicals on HDOT land could enter the water through runoff. The $1.2 million in penalties will be divided equally between […]September 18, 2014RoadbuildingFoxx announces 72 TIGER 2014 recipientsThe Department of Transportation (DOT) will provide $600 million for 72 transportation projects in 46 states and the District of Columbia from its TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) 2014 program. The DOT received 797 eligible applications from 49 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. That’s a huge increase from the 585 applications […]September 18, 2014RoadbuildingMan steals Caterpillar excavator and other construction equipmentPolice have arrested a man in Beaufort County, N.C., after he allegedly stole a Caterpillar excavator and other construction equipment from his employer. The thief, Herbert Lee Garriss, 46, has been charged with three counts of larceny. Authorities say Garriss stole a Caterpillar excavator, a Kawasaki Mule UTV (utility task vehicle) and a portable fuel tank from the […]September 17, 2014Previous PagePage 20 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