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Teen Roadside Worker Killed When Struck by Car Off I-35 in Oklahoma
A 19-year-old worker and two others were injured at a roadside construction site in Oklahoma when a car crashed into them.
March 28, 2024
Baltimore Bridge Collapse – Ship Strike Decimates I-695 Key Bridge
The 1.6-mile steel-arched bridge had a construction crew and multiple vehicles on it when it crashed into the Patapsco River.
March 26, 2024
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January 25, 2024
Roadbuilding
From J-Turns to Rumble Strips – DOTs Find Low-Cost Ways to Make Roads Safer
The 2023 National Roadway Safety Awards reveal simple engineering conversions that are reducing fatal and serious-injury crashes.
March 21, 2024
Compact equipment attachments
Repair Roads with Your Skid Steer with Crafco's New EZ Patcher (Video)
The attachment is operated from the cab for increased production and safety when repairing cracks, potholes, fiber-optic trenches, etc.
March 19, 2024
Roadbuilding
“Beyond Repair”: Closed I-195 Bridge Will Be Demolished, Rebuilt
Engineers found much more damage to the deck, girders, piers and foundations than the initial critical failure of tie-down rods.
March 15, 2024
Regulations
Four Plead Guilty to $100M Construction Bid Rigging, Price Fixing Scheme
They submitted sham bids or refused to bid so conspirators could win contracts on transportation infrastructure projects in Oklahoma.
March 14, 2024
Roadbuilding
Benninghoven Introduces World's First Green Hydrogen Burner for Roadbuilding
The 100% green-hydrogen system for asphalt production reduces power consumption by 20%, and it can be retrofitted to existing systems.
March 13, 2024
Roadbuilding
Video: Contractor Completes NASCAR Track’s First Repave in 23 Years
The famous Sonoma Raceway has posted some cool videos and photos of the 61-day project.
March 7, 2024
Roadbuilding
N.C. Contractor Beats Traffic with Innovative Asphalt Conveyor Above I-40
Dump truck access was limited on the $420 million project, so they came up with an alternative way to deliver asphalt to avoid traffic.
March 1, 2024
Milling Equiment
Jury Awards Wirtgen $12.9M Against Caterpillar in Milling Machine Lawsuit
The companies have been locked in a seven-year legal battle, both claiming patent infringement on their cold planers.
February 26, 2024
Roadbuilding
Worker, Trooper Killed in Same I-75 Work Zone by Hit-and-Run Drivers
A road worker was fatally struck by a car on I-75 in Georgia, and less than 6 hours later, a trooper investigating the incident was struck and killed.
February 23, 2024
Roadbuilding
NTSB: "Critical Lapses," Corrosion Led to 2022 Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse
The fall of the Fern Hollow Bridge with 6 vehicles on it was blamed on failed maintenance and oversight by multiple agencies.
February 23, 2024
Roadbuilding
Raleigh Outer Loop Project Enters Final Phase with $417M USDOT Loan
Construction is scheduled to begin in spring and be completed in 2028.
February 16, 2024
Roadbuilding equipment
JCB Re-Enters U.S. Paving Market with 2 Tandem-Drum Compactors
The Vibromax rollers – CT160 and CT260 – deliver 32 to 47 inches of compaction and run on 20- to 24-horsepower engines, depending on the model.
February 15, 2024
Construction Equipment
Batteries Replacing Gas Power Tools? – Here’s What We Saw at World of Concrete
Major toolmakers – Milwaukee Tool, DeWalt, Bosch, Husqvarna, Hilti, Makita – take aim at gas concrete tools with zero-emission battery power.
February 15, 2024
Roadbuilding
Construction Begins in Fla. on First-of-its-Kind Bridge Project in U.S.
“There are things that will make this an iconic structure unique to Fort Walton Beach and Okaloosa Island."
February 9, 2024
Compactors
Hamm Unveils Two New Tandem Asphalt Rollers with Oscillation & Vibration
The HD+ 120i V-VIO and the HD+ 120i VIO-2 HF compactors feature Hamm's VIO drums, which can deliver oscillation or vibration.
February 8, 2024
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