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Concrete Paver Market Heats Up as Contractors Turn to Roadbuilding for Revenue
As certain segments of the construction industry have slowed due to the pandemic, many contractors are diversifying into a particularly specialized market. Here's what you need to know.
February 26, 2021
Wirtgen's SP 94i concrete slipform paver has a paving range of 6 to 30 feet wide.
Better Roads
Buttigieg: Infrastructure Funding to be “Absolute Core” of Economic Recovery Plan
The Biden administration’s focus on infrastructure and transportation policy will be much broader than just boosting funding. All the details right here.
February 25, 2021
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Better Roads
Urgency rises as federal highway funding set to expire in 7 months
A broad coalition of construction, business and transportation groups hope a bipartisan effort can head off a repeat of the short-term extension process, which leaves uncertainty for state departments of transportation and, ultimately, contractors.
February 19, 2021
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Better Roads
Video: 96 Explosives Take Out 80-Year-Old Truss Bridge in Pennsylvania
Watch an 80-year-old truss bridge implode from to make way for construction of a new 660-foot-long steel girder bridge in Pennsylvania.
February 18, 2021
The Dooker's Hollow Bridge is prepped for implosion.
Better Roads
Pa. Contractor Wins National Highway Pavement Award
The National Asphalt Pavement Association announced the winner of the 2020 Sheldon G. Hayes Award for the top-rated in highway asphalt pavement.
February 17, 2021
Lindy Paving won the 2020 Sheldon G. Hayes Award for its work on the I-279 improvement project in Pittsburgh.
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$1B in contracts awarded for final section of I-69 in Indiana
When complete, the extension will provide a link from Evansville to the Canadian border at Port Huron, Michigan, and will result in fewer crashes. More here.
February 12, 2021
Crews prepare to rebuild and rehabilitate State Road 37 lanes in phases north of Martinsville for the future I-69 in this photo taken in January.
Better Roads
Traffic Snarls, Inadequate Funding Earn Texas Roads a D+ on Infrastructure Report Card
Compounding the mixed grades received are rapid population growth along with more traffic congestion.
February 11, 2021
The intersection of Interstates 10 and 610 in Houston, Texas, during evening rush hour.
Better Roads
Video: How do you remove a 200-ton roadblocking boulder? Blow it up!
When faced with a roadblocking 200-ton boulder, the Colorado DOT resorted to blowing it up and clearing the debris. Watch the blast right here.
February 10, 2021
Colorado Dot Boulder Explosion
Better Roads
Toll Bridges Proposed as Pennsylvania’s Aging Bridges Deteriorate and Funding Falls Flat
The plan, as proposed by PennDOT, would target five to 10 major interstate bridges in need of replacement.
February 5, 2021
The I-80 bridge over Route 54 in Valley Township in Pennsylvania recently underwent a $500,000 emergency repair after two beams were damaged when struck by an over-height vehicle.
Better Roads
Automatically Set Screed Slope and Depth With Trimble’s New Roadworks 3D Paving Control
Ready to ditch the stringline? Check out the new Roadworks 3D Paving Control Platform for Asphalt Pavers from Trimble.
February 4, 2021
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Video: Section of famous Calif. ocean-side highway washes away
A large section of Highway 1 in the Big Sur region of California washed out during recent heavy rains in a burn scar area.
February 3, 2021
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Long-term infrastructure funding—not "shovel ready" projects—focus of coming legislation, congressman tells equipment dealers
Rep. Pete DeFazio, chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, tells AED members it's time to pass a multiyear highway bill.
February 2, 2021
The U.S. needs to tackle major highway projects, not just resurfacing jobs, says DeFazio.
Better Roads
“Eliza the Tunnel Machine” Digs 100 Feet Below I-75 in Mich. to Prevent Flooding (Video)
Eliza has traveled 1,300 feet on her way to digging a 4-mile drainage tunnel by 2023 that will prevent flooding of the I-75 freeway and surrounding communities.
January 29, 2021
The Eliza tunnel boring machine starts digging on July 14 for a 4-mile drainage tunnel.
Better Roads
Lane Construction sues partner Skanska over I-4 Ultimate project
Lane claims Skanska has caused it “enormous financial losses” by failing to terminate its contract on Florida's I-4 reconstruction because of delays and cost overruns.
January 28, 2021
Construction at I-4 and Ivanhoe Boulevard in Orlando, Florida.
Better Roads
Oregon’s experiment with gas-tax alternative enters new phase
Oregon continues to lead the nation in rolling out an alternative to the gas tax, with a new experiment planned for its OReGO pay-per-mile system.
January 27, 2021
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Equipment
Unusual concrete pour? Try out Curb Roller's custom drum
Curb Roller's custom drum shapes pair with the Hydra-Screed 3000 and allow faster production times and better quality finishes.
January 25, 2021
The custom drums can be used on projects up to 26 feet long.
Better Roads
Video: Emergency ‘Bailey Bridge’ rolled out for large sinkhole in Ore.
Watch crews deploy this emergency bridge type, in use since World War II.
January 22, 2021
This sinkhole formed January 17 after a pipe burst. The Bailey Bridge to temporarily cover the hole in Clackamas County can be seen in the background before it is rolled into place.
Better Roads
Downtown Columbus I-70/71 reconstruction progresses
The first half of Ohio's new Broad Street bridge is slated for completion summer 2021.
January 21, 2021
A video screen shot of work on the new Broad Street bridge, part of Columbus' Downtown Ramp-Up project.
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