roadbuilding
ARTBA: Transportation construction continues in most states
A late March survey initiated by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) shows that many of the companies that build and maintain the nation’s transportation infrastructure continue to work. Keep Reading
Dodge: Economic slowdown to impact construction growth
Fortunately, one outlier in the equation is public works construction, which Dodge Data & Analytics expects to move 4 percent higher in 2020. Keep Reading
Highway funds expected to last into next summer
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) updated its Highway Trust Fund ticker to report that the federal government is unlikely to run out of money for infrastructure projects until June 2016. Congress passed an $8 billion Highway Trust Fund extension… Keep Reading
P&Q Hall of Fame Profile: Eli Whitney Blake
Inventor revolutionizes road-building industry with stone crusher. Two hundred years ago, building a two-mile macadam road was a daunting task. Today, it’s not a problem because of Eli Whitney Blake’s stone crusher. Born in 1795 in Westborough, Mass., Blake had… Keep Reading
Solar roads
A Dutch company offered a glimpse into the future of road building when it unveiled the first solar road, a 230-ft.-long bike path in the Netherlands that's made up of concrete modules with solar cells. According to CNN, the path,… Keep Reading
Secondary and tertiary options
Portable rock crushers are often used to provide the material needed to maintain primary roads because they have large production capabilities and they're able to meet Department of Transportation (DOT) requirements. These same crushers are also options to provide material… Keep Reading
Roads score poorly in ASCE’s infrastructure report card
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gave U.S. bridges a C+ and roads around the country a D in its "Report Card for America's Infrastructure." ASCE releases the report once every four years using an A to F school… Keep Reading
Terex MPS facility unaffected by Roadbuilding sale
The recent announcement of certain Terex Roadbuilding product lines being sold to Fayat, and changes in the Roadbuilding line manufactured in Oklahoma City will not affect the Terex Minerals Processing Systems (MPS) products built there. The Oklahoma City plant remains… Keep Reading
Majority of transportation ballot initiatives passed on Election Day
U.S. voters approved 68 percent of the measures that appeared on Nov. 6 ballots to increase or extend funding for highways, bridges and transit, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The association tracked 31 measures overall,… Keep Reading
