Brian EthridgeRoadbuildingNew use of carbon fiber grid in precast concrete pilesU.S. Patent 8,677,720, “Precast concrete pile with carbon fiber reinforced grid,” is a new technology promising to dramatically extend the service life of precast concrete bridge piles by dramatically improving their corrosion resistance through the use of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) grid. The technology is a composite support structure with a plurality of support strands […]September 17, 2014RoadbuildingTolling becoming the solution of choice for most AmericansEvery day it seems like more Americans are beginning to understand the importance of transportation funding. That was again evident when HTNB Corporation released details of its recent tolling survey. According to the survey, 79 percent (more than 3 in 4) of Americans are in favor of a toll on a non-tolled surface transportation facility if […]September 16, 2014RoadbuildingNick Ivanoff elected 2014-2015 ARTBA ChairmanThe American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has elected Nick Ivanoff, president & CEO of Ammann & Whitney, as 2014-2015 chairman. Ivanoff has nearly 40 years of experience in the transportation design and construction industry. He’s known for the strategy and development of the venerable New York City-based engineering and architectural design firm, which […]September 16, 2014RoadbuildingSecret Cold War bunker found inside Brooklyn Bridge (PHOTOS)Everyone is familiar with the history of Brooklyn Bridge. It was completed over 130 years ago in 1883 and was the first steel-wire suspension bridge ever constructed. Billions of people have crossed the bridge throughout its history and thousands still cross it each and every day. Some – if not all – of those people probably […]September 15, 2014RoadbuildingMost common work-related deaths for highway and bridge construction workersThe general population may not pay a lot of attention to it, but highway and bridge construction workers risk their lives nearly every day at work. We have seen far-too-many work-related deaths, and we haven’t seen the last. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ data for road worker deaths, 86 fatal injuries occurred in […]September 15, 2014RoadbuildingDOT loans $950 million to Florida highway projectThe federal government has decided to loan $950 million to Florida for use on a project to expand the state’s heavily-used Interstate 4 highway way in the Orlando area. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) is backing the loan which will ultimately be used to widen 21 miles of Interstate 4 and add four […]September 12, 2014RoadbuildingCalifornia drivers paying the price for deficient roads and bridgesDeficient roads and bridges in California cost each local driver $2,500 annually, and $44 billion statewide, according to a new report released by TRIP, a Washington, DC based national transportation organization. The high cost is due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays. The report finds that 34 percent of major urban roads and highways […]September 12, 2014RoadbuildingRoad worker run over by asphalt roller suffers life-threatening injuriesA highway construction worker has suffered life-threatening injuries after being run over by a co-worker in an asphalt roller. Local authorities in Amarillo, Texas, claim the man suffered internal injuries and broken bones. According to the police report, employees with a private contractor were completing road work in the area. The 23-year-old victim was raking loose asphalt […]September 11, 2014Roadbuilding‘Bridge in a backpack’ saves Vermont time and moneyIf you’ve driven around the Fairfield, Vermont, you may have wondered what construction crews were doing placing hollow tubing over Wanzer Brook. Don’t worry, the crews weren’t going crazy. They were implementing a new bridge construction method dubbed “bridge in a backpack.” The hollow tubes are made of a material impervious to elements which allowed […]September 11, 2014RoadbuildingRoad commission worker killed by motor graderA Kent County, Michigan, road commission worker has been killed after being hit by a motor grader at road construction site in Caledonia Township. The victim, Timothy Eugene Dougherty, 42, was working at the site when he was struck by the grader which was being driven by another road commission employee. Authorities called the incident a […]September 9, 2014Previous PagePage 21 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