Brian EthridgeRoadbuildingTDOT’s creative sign contest beginsAre you feeling creative? If so, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)  has a contest you may want to consider entering. TDOT is currently holding a contest to allow drivers to choose creative messages for the state’s highway signs., according to WATE 6. The contest, which will run through January 16th, is currently taking entries […]January 5, 2015RoadbuildingGOP senator won’t rule out gas tax increaseSen. Jim Thune (R-S.D.) hinted at the possibility of a gasoline tax increase in order to pay for the highway trust fund that’s scheduled to run out of funds in May. In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” Thune said that while he is opposed to increasing the gas tax, lawmakers must “keep all options” open. “I don’t […]January 5, 2015RoadbuildingSkid Steer stolen from I-81 bridge projectWork crews for New Enterprise Lime & Stone Co. were stunned when they arrived to a construction site on Interstate 81 near Wiles Barre, Pennsylvania recently. They had been working on a bridge project in Jenkins Township and had left a skid steer at the construction site overnight, according to WNEP. When they returned the […]January 2, 2015RoadbuildingNYC DOT testing a new asphalt mixtureThe New York City Department of Transportation quest for a long lasting asphalt mixture has the state trying out a few different types. Specifically, West Fingerboard Road on Staten Island will be testing a new, rubberized asphalt that will potentially increase the durability of roads. “There a plenty of positives to rubberized asphalt,” Galileo Orlando, DOT […]January 2, 2015RoadbuildingHighway 68 construction worker killed by drunk driverJesus Fernandez, 51, was just doing his job on Highway 68 in California when a suspected drunk driver took his life. According to KSBW.com, the Traffic Solutions employee was conducting traffic control at a Monterey-Salinas Highway construction zone east of Corral de Tierra Road a little after midnight. Investigators say he was struck and killed […]January 1, 2015RoadbuildingAlaska DOT spends $171,000 on avalanche toolThe Alaska Department of Transportation has a new tool that should help reduce the hazards avalanches pose along Seward Highway and other high-risk areas, according to KTVA Alaska. The tool, called the Daisy Bell, is a cone-shaped blaster that’s suspended from a helicopter. Once assembled, crews will use it to send a powerful mix of hydrogen/oxygen […]December 31, 2014RoadbuildingHappy New Year! Looking back at our most popular posts from 2014Happy New Year from everyone associated with Better Roads magazine! To celebrate, here are some of our most popular posts from 2014. Don’t worry though, we plan to have even more great posts throughout the upcoming year. Stay tuned! Watch a time-lapse video of Highway 99 construction Oopsie! DOT forgets to spellcheck interstate sign Secret Cold […]December 31, 2014RoadbuildingShuster rules out gas tax increaseThe chairman of the House Transportation Committee, Bill Shuster, says passing a long-term transportation funding bill is top priority heading into 2015, but he rules out the possibility of a gasoline tax increase, or a motorist user fee, according to a report on triblive.com. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Hollidaysburg, has been a supporter of a vehicle-miles-traveled tax […]December 30, 2014RoadbuildingA New Year’s Resolution for CongressEver get tired of reading about the Highway Trust Fund (HTF)? It seems like every other day a new politician is stressing the importance of transportation infrastructure, yet Congress continuously fails to reach a long-term transportation funding plan. Heading into 2014, people were hopeful for a long-term bill. Unfortunately, Congress was unable to work out […]December 30, 2014RoadbuildingWorker has leg amputated following freak accidentA worker who slipped and fell into an auger at a highway construction site in November was forced to have his leg amputated and remained in the hospital, according to the latest update from Patch. The accident occurred on Highway 4 in Antioch, California. Emergency crews were called to the site to help the worker […]December 29, 2014Previous PagePage 6 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