Don McLoudDon McLoud is the executive editor of Equipment World. He can be reached at [email protected].Business$42.5B in Broadbrand Infrastructure Grants on the Way – See How Much Your State GetsEach state gets a portion of the funding, which is part of the infrastructure law, to install and upgrade high-speed internet networks.July 18, 2023Roadbuilding“An Engineering Triumph”: New Sixth Street Viaduct in L.A. Wins Top AwardThe bridge features 10 pairs of 30- to 60-foot concrete arches and is the largest bridge project in the city’s history.July 17, 2023RoadbuildingOrange Stripes Painted to Protect Road Workers in WashingtonThe Washington State DOT hopes the orange paint will help keep workers and drivers safe in I-5 work zone.July 14, 2023RoadbuildingNYC Moves Ahead with First Congestion Pricing in U.S.New Jersey's governor plans legal action to try to stop the tolling, which could begin next May.July 13, 2023Compact ExcavatorsDevelon Ramps Up Compact Excavator Line with New DX42-7The sixth dash-7 mini excavator weighs 4 metric tons and runs on a 47-horsepower Develon engine.July 13, 2023RoadbuildingTrain Link from Miami to Orlando Completed (Time-Lapse Video)Tickets are now being sold for trips starting September 1 on Brightline's expanded intercity rail system.July 7, 2023SafetyFlagger, 23, Killed in N.C. Work Zone Crash, Another InjuredThe two flaggers were moving traffic cones when the driver plowed through the work zone.July 6, 2023RoadbuildingNew Controversial Fla. Law Allows Study of Phosphogypsum as Road AggregateThe FDOT is directed to conduct demonstration projects with phosphogypsum – properties of which decay to a radioactive gas – for road construction.July 5, 2023Roadbuilding$2.2B in New Federal Infrastructure Grants Awarded Across U.S.As part of the infrastructure law, the money will be used to upgrade roads and bridges and other transportation projects.July 2, 2023RoadbuildingHamm HD+ Rollers Get Upgraded Easy Drive Operator PlatformsThe ergonomic, simplified platform will be standard on its HD+ 70i and HD+ 80i tandem rollers.June 30, 2023Previous PagePage 27 of 231Next 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