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Prices for construction materials leap in June    Jul 17, 08   AGC Prospects for July look even worse [Full Story] Big Dig's costs spiral    Jul 17, 08   The Boston Globe Debt adds to Massachusetts's financial trouble [Full Story] Transportation construction employment continues decline    Jul 14, 08   ARTBA Latest ARTBA report shows 2.4% drop over 2007 level [Full Story] ARTBA presents two traffic safety industry division awards    Jul 11, 08   ARTBA Veteran 3M safety professional and Florida DOT official honored [Full Story] Supporters and opponents of Honolulu commuter rail project at odds    Jul 3, 08   Honolulu Advertiser Both sides accuse each other of misleading public [Full Story] NBC News draws national attention to skyrocketing construction costs    Jul 2, 08   AASHTO Report says cost of asphalt has risen 70% in last five years [Full Story] Lipinski addresses transportation needs    Jun 27, 08   Roads & Bridges Roads & Bridges Associate Editor Tara VanTimmeren talks with Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) on funding needs, public transportation in Chicago and his recent visit with House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar. Click through to hear the podcast. [Full Story] Disaster response criticized    Jun 26, 08   Quad-City Times, Senate.gov Rep. calls Bush administration's reaction to Ill. flooding "insufficient" [Full Story] Report examines worsening travel infrastructure in Massachusets    Jun 23, 08   TRIP State must increase transportation investment, TRIP report finds [Full Story] Transportation construction employment declines, mirroring other sectors    Jun 19, 08   ARTBA ARTBA monthly analysis shows 3.6% drop over 2007 levels [Full Story] Kentucky set to hike gas tax    Jun 19, 08   Courier-Journal State tax tied to wholesale price [Full Story] Gasoline prices reach national average of $4 a gallon    Jun 9, 08   The New York Times South, Southwest and upper Great Plains take biggest hit [Full Story] W.Va. still waiting for that boom    Jun 6, 08   The Associated Press Completion of highway system could create more than 80,000 jobs [Full Story] Rising asphalt prices delay roadwork    Jun 6, 08   USA Today Costs surge with increasing price of oil [Full Story] Transportation receives mixed reviews in Va.    Jun 5, 08   AASHTO Journal Some think it should be a top priority while others look to education and jobs [Full Story] FHWA statistics say Americans are driving less    May 23, 08   FHWA VMT fell 4.3% in March 2008, the sharpest yearly drop for any month in FHWA history [Full Story] U.S. 34 bridge reopen after barge hit    May 2, 08   Various Iowa DOT inspectors determine no structural damage from the glancing blow [Full Story] Highway trust fund fix in jeopardy    May 1, 08   AGC of America AGC calls for help [Full Story] Pennsylvania readies itself for privatization    Apr 18, 08   Pittsburgh Tribune Review Bids for Turnpike due by the end of the month [Full Story] Research finds lack of national transportation strategy and investment hurt economy    Apr 9, 08   ARTBA Report urges policymakers to become more strategic [Full Story] Nation's top highway official calls for slower driving in work zones    Apr 9, 08   U.S. DOT Urging kicks off ninth annual National Work Zone Awareness Week [Full Story] Work Zone Awareness Week begins April 8    Apr 4, 08   AGC of America Kick-off event to be held on California State Capitol Building steps [Full Story] ARTBA applauds U.N. resolution on world road safety    Apr 3, 08   ARTBA Plan aims to alleviate global road safety crisis [Full Story] U.S. construction activity and cement consumption expected to drop    Mar 20, 08   Portland Cement Association Recovery will begin in 2010 [Full Story] Toll roads are safer than non-toller roads    Mar 18, 08   International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association Two new studies show toll roads, tunnels and bridges have lower fatality rates [Full Story] Winners announced for first ever "Construction Challenge"    Mar 18, 08   AEM AEM teen program focuses attention on construction careers [Full Story] Case crowns rodeo series champion    Mar 18, 08   Case Nick Market wins title of Best Loader/Backhoe Operator in North America [Full Story] CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 and IFPE 2008 set records for attendance, exhibit space    Mar 17, 08   AEM Industry leaders unveil latest product technologies and innovations [Full Story] Roadway Safety Association reveals vision of "toward zero deaths"    Feb 26, 08   ATSSA ATSSA's document outlines specific roadway safety initiatives [Full Story] Check out revamped Roads & Bridges website    Feb 22, 08   roadsbridges.com Design changes make site more appealing, user-friendly [Full Story] Iowa bridges ranked fourth most deficient in nation    Feb 20, 08   TRIP Current funding will not keep pace with bridge deterioration in state, report finds [Full Story] Late bridge inspections put travelers at risk    Feb 14, 08   msnbc.com At least 17,000 spans weren't inspected for safety on time [Full Story] ICRI announces 2007 Project of the Year and Awards of Excellence winners    Feb 8, 08   International Concrete Repair Institute Repair and Preservation of the Historic Rainbow Bridge selected as Project of the Year [Full Story] ARTBA foundation seeks to enhance image of U.S. transportation construction industry    Feb 5, 08   ARTBA Organization calls for nominations for 2008 PRIDE Awards [Full Story] Kentucky governor: State resources not misused in traffic signal approval    Jan 25, 08   Lexington Herald-Leader Approval went through ‘proper channels,’ Beshear says [Full Story] Big Dig contractors to pay $458.2M    Jan 24, 08   Boston Globe 90% of settlement money placed in fund for future Big Dig costs [Full Story] Global demand for construction aggregates to reach 26.8 billion metric tons    Jan 4, 08   The Freedonia Group Inc. Demand expected to grow 4.7% through 2011 [Full Story] Happy Holidays    Dec 21, 07   Roads & Bridges We'll return with newsletters starting January 7, 2008. [Full Story] New Jersey creates bridge safety program    Dec 10, 07   Star-Ledger Bill guarantees at least $1 million a year in future funding [Full Story] ARTBA begins new ad campaign    Dec 7, 07   ARTBA Campaign focuses on solving surface transportation challenges. [Full Story] ARTBA releases economic forecast    Nov 27, 07   ARTBA Modest real growth in highway construction market indicated [Full Story] U.S. asphalt demand to exceed 38 million tons in 2011    Nov 27, 07   The Freedonia Group Asphalt is forecast to advance 1.7% annually [Full Story] Iowa hopes to raise money for road projects through gasoline tax    Nov 20, 07   The Des Moines Register State aims to raise additional $200 million a year [Full Story] Future of abandoned West Virginia-Ohio bridges bleak    Oct 29, 07   Wheeling News-Register Coast Guard wants bridges removed [Full Story] Oklahoma transportation official supports toll roads    Oct 12, 07   Associated Press Official believes toll roads are best option for financing roads [Full Story] Design for new Minnesota bridge unveiled    Oct 9, 07   The Associated Press Bridge is expected to open by the end of 2008 [Full Story] Jobs report understates nonresidential construction's vigor, AGC says    Oct 8, 07   Associated General Contractors of America Housing even weaker than total shows, economist Simonson asserts [Full Story] New PCA publication explores hydrologic behavior of pervious pavements    Oct 5, 07   Portland Cement Association Publication considers relationship between runoff and material characteristics and site geometry [Full Story] Missouri pushes ahead with bridge repair plan    Oct 5, 07   Stateline.org Plan will fix or repair more than 800 state bridges within five years [Full Story] Delaware toll and fee increases take effect    Oct 1, 07   Delaware State News New rates aim to improve depleted Transportation Trust Fund [Full Story] 34 states have fewer train accidents during first six months of 2007    Sep 28, 07   U.S. Department of Transportation Highway-rail grade crossing collisions and fatalities show significant declines [Full Story] Senate committee examines U.S. bridge conditions    Sep 24, 07   Associated General Contractors of America AGC calls for increased federal investment to repair or reconstruct structurally deficient U.S. bridges [Full Story] Slow down in cement consumption, economic growth forecasted    Sep 19, 07   Portland Cement Association Portland Cement Association expects 2007 cement consumption to decline 6.8% [Full Story] 2007 Quality in Construction award nominations currently being accepted    Sep 18, 07   National Asphalt Pavement Association Deadline for entries is October 12 postmark [Full Story] East span of Hamilton Avenue Bridge open to traffic    Sep 13, 07   Hardesty & Hanover LLP Span was completed with one day to spare [Full Story] NAPA, FHWA team to host HMA Symposium    Sep 4, 07   NAPA, FHWA Meeting will focus on materials and energy issues [Full Story] Florida traffic warnings a hoax    Aug 14, 07   Palm Beach Post Capital Bureau E-mails warn of new traffic "laws" [Full Story] 228 bridges at top of California list for repairs    Aug 13, 07   Los Angeles Times Officials say bridges pose no danger of collapse but are top priorities for fixes [Full Story] Epoxy firm charged with manslaughter in ’06 Big Dig death    Aug 9, 07   The Boston Globe Powers Fasteners faces one count of involuntary manslaughter in fatal ceiling collapse [Full Story] Possible design flaw found in I-35W bridge    Aug 9, 07   National Transportation Safety Board, The New York Times Investigators examine gusset plates as potential factor in collapse [Full Story] 35W bridge lacked redundancy    Aug 7, 07   Roads & Bridges The right kind of engineering could have prevented collapse; bridge expert tells Roads & Bridges there are more just like Minneapolis span [Full Story] Corrosion, cracking may have caused collapse    Aug 3, 07   Roads & Bridges Investigators continue to wade through possibilities, but Mn/DOT was aware of potential problems on 35W bridge [Full Story] SCAG awards two prestigious planning awards to PBS&J projects    Aug 2, 07   PBS&J Projects honored by the Southern California Association of Governments [Full Story] Minnesota bridge collapses into Mississippi River    Aug 2, 07   Minneapolis-St.Paul Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune Officials cautious in speculating cause of I-35W collapse [Full Story] Calif. highway overpass collapses, two injured    Aug 1, 07   The Associated Press Officials investigate cause of collapse [Full Story] International Road Federation endorses Intertraffic North America 2007    Aug 1, 07   ARTBA Federation will host Latin America regional meeting on-site during event in FL [Full Story] Declining traffic deaths lead to lowest highway fatality rate ever in 2006    Jul 24, 07   NHTSA Fatality rate drops to 1.42 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled [Full Story] Illinois questions whether to address racial profiling    Jul 23, 07   The State Journal-Register Traffic stop study results raise more questions than answers [Full Story] Six transportation events come to Florida Oct. 9-12    Jul 18, 07   ARTBA Major events include the National Traffic Management and Work Zone Safety Conference, Intertraffic North America 2007 and the ARTBA National Convention [Full Story] Study reveals very high recall rates for transit TV advertising    Jul 17, 07   eMediaWire Study shows that Transit TV unaided advertising recall is more than double that of cable and broadcast television [Full Story] Chicago design firm wins Spark! Award for Glow Bridge design    Jul 13, 07   4240 Architecture Longest pedestrian bridge ever would span Pittsburgh’s three rivers [Full Story] Crist becoming new Republican leader on climate change    Jul 13, 07   The Associated Press Florida governor opens two-day climate change seminar [Full Story] Steel and asphalt decline, but remain at high levels    Jul 3, 07   PCA Concrete prices remained flat in May, lumber continues decline [Full Story] ICUEE 2007 on target to be largest Demo Expo to date    Jun 28, 07   ICUEE Event to be held Oct. 16-18 [Full Story] Study ranking states by road condition reveals best, worst in nation    Jun 28, 07   The Associated Press Rankings based on data from 1984-2005 [Full Story] I-94 bridge in Minnesota getting de-icing technology    Jun 26, 07   The Forum SafeLane system expected to be more effective than typical spray systems [Full Story] National Dump the Pump Day is June 21    Jun 21, 07   Sound Transit Transit agencies ask public to ride public transportation rather than drive [Full Story] Finley selected for record-setting West Virginia bridge project    Jun 19, 07   Jagg Group Bridge's span will be longest concrete box girder span in the U.S. [Full Story] Record size expansion joints to be installed on new Tacoma Narrows Bridge    Jun 15, 07   D.S. Brown Co. Each joint weighs almost 100 tons [Full Story] Housing continues to hurt 2007 cement consumption, PCA reports    Jun 13, 07   PCA Non-residential sectors continue to be strong despite sharp residential declines [Full Story] House Transportation Committee leaders warn states about public-private partnerships    May 16, 07   AGC of America Partnerships may not protect public interest [Full Story] New bituminous mixture and superpave standards introduced    May 16, 07   ASTM Two new standards recently approved by ASTM [Full Story] California firm given notice-to-proceed on Red Sea bridge    May 11, 07   ShareChive LLC Longest suspension bridge in the world will link the Middle East to Africa for the first time [Full Story] bauma 2007 achieves record results    May 10, 07   bauma Worldwide boom in construction helps bauma to superlative performance [Full Story] Ingersoll-Rand milling machines now have track-pad option    May 10, 07   BLS Enterprises Inc. Ingersoll-Rand chooses BLS Poly Bolt-On TUFPADS track pads as option for milling machines [Full Story] Roads & Bridges editorial wins award    May 8, 07   Roads & Bridges Editorial Director Bill Wilson honored by CWA [Full Story] Bay Area interchange collapses    Apr 30, 07   San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times A gasoline tanker truck crashed and exploded Sunday causing a 170-ft stretch of a major Bay Area freeway interchange to collapse on the freeway below [Full Story] Frenchtown Road Bridge wins ABC award    Apr 30, 07   Gannett Fleming Bridge recognized for serving as vital infrastructure, as well as complex and geometric work of art [Full Story] Mississippi landslide repair project completed    Apr 26, 07   Hayward Baker Inc. Hayward Baker completes landslide repair project on U.S. Highway 61 in Mississippi [Full Story] CEMEX honors green projects    Apr 26, 07   CEMEX Green projects honored at 2nd Annual CEMEX U.S. Building Awards [Full Story] CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 hits exhibit space record    Apr 19, 07   CONEXPO-CON/AGG CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 tops 2 million net sq ft of exhibit space sales [Full Story] Buoyant construction hiring bolsters March jobs report    Apr 10, 07   AGC of America AGC economist notes nonresidential employment grows at double the overall rate [Full Story] Stone Construction named to 2007 Rental Management Hot List    Apr 4, 07   Stone Construction Equipment Inc. Two new Stone products named to Hot List published for ARA's Rental Show [Full Story] Woodrow Wilson Bridge Bascule Span project wins ACEC/NY Diamond Award    Apr 2, 07   Hardesty & Hanover Wilson Bridge Bascule Span project named ACEC/NY's best project of the year in transportation [Full Story] Earth Tech to lead design of northeast Calgary Ring Road extension    Mar 30, 07   Earth Tech Inc. Public-private partnership to deliver Canadian project on aggressive schedule [Full Story] ARTBA outlines plan for Highway Trust Fund solvency    Mar 29, 07   ARTBA Restructuring federal motor fuel tax exemptions would yield an additional $1 billion annually for highway account [Full Story] U.S. exports of construction equipment gain 34% in 2006    Mar 28, 07   Association of Equipment Manufacturers U.S. exports of construction equipment show largest growth in Central America, declines in Asia and Europe [Full Story] Oberstar: Citizens are willing to pay to finance transportation    Mar 21, 07   AASHTO Journal Rep. Oberstar spoke of the need to invest in U.S. infrastructure to keep the nation competitive at AASHTO's recent Washington Briefing [Full Story] Peterbilt, EATON and Wal-Mart partner on hybrid electric aerodynamic Model 386 development    Mar 20, 07   PACCAR Inc. Peterbilt and Eaton integrate hybrid technologies to develop aerodynamically styled heavy-duty vehicle for fuel efficiency and environmental stewardship [Full Story] Concerns raised on transportation funding outlook    Mar 14, 07   AASHTO Journal Concerns among the House, Senate and U.S. DOT staff rise as prospects for a negative balance in the Highway Trust Fund by 2009 emerge [Full Story] Tolls can't meet needs of future highway funding    Mar 9, 07   Stateline.org Recent AASHTO report reveals that tolls cannot meet future highway needs [Full Story] Vermont's Lime Kiln Bridge wins ACEC Grand Award for transportation    Mar 8, 07   Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Vanasse Hangen Brustlin receives top honors for historic bridge design [Full Story] Wilson Bridge project director honored    Feb 28, 07   Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project Maryland's Wilson Bridge project director honored by Institute of Transportation Engineers [Full Story] Nevada highway project named one of nation's best    Feb 27, 07   Nevada Department of Transportation Recent Lake Tahoe-area NDOT project recognized with NAPA "Quality in Construction" award [Full Story] CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 sets exhibit space sales record    Feb 27, 07   CONEXPO-CON/AGG Construction industries’ largest international gathering place already setting records for next year's show [Full Story] JLG announces winners of 2007 Telehandler Skills Challenge    Feb 20, 07   JLG Industries Licensed telehandler operators from across the U.S. and Canada competed on a closed-course simulated worksite at the recent World of Concrete in Las Vegas [Full Story] Goodyear Highway Hero finalists named    Feb 20, 07   Goodyear Trucker's heroics honored as journalists vote on finalist [Full Story] Applications sought for Highways for LIFE Technology Partnerships funding    Feb 12, 07   AASHTO Journal FHWA seeking applicants for grants and cooperative agreements as a part of the Highways for LIFE Technology Partnerships Program [Full Story] Mack announces winners of 2007 Driving Skills Safety Challenge    Feb 7, 07   Mack Truck Inc. Mack Trucks announces winners of its Driving Skills Safety Challenge held last month in Las Vegas [Full Story] Major Moves Project on I-70 to give aging corridor complete overhaul    Jan 29, 07   INDOT Plan to rebuild I-70 North Split to I-465 East Leg in Indianapolis is most aggressive since Hyperfix [Full Story] Case loader/backhoe celebrates 50th anniversary, launches year-long Rodeo Series    Jan 26, 07   Case Construction Equipment In recognition of its 50th anniversary, Case Construction Equipment launches year-long Case Rodeo Series backhoe competition [Full Story] Md. State Highway Administrator wins 2006 George S. Bartlett Award    Jan 26, 07   Transportation Research Board Maryland State Highway Administrator Neil Pedersen receives the 2006 George S. Bartlett Award at TRB [Full Story] The future of compaction is at bauma 2007    Jan 19, 07   Various Munich trade show will showcase the latest advancements in roller technology [Full Story] FHWA publishes work-zone impact assessment guide    Jan 19, 07   AASHTO Journal New guide serves as resource for work-zone impact assessment [Full Story] Massive Wilson Bridge project declared two-thirds complete    Jan 8, 07   AASHTO Journal Officials overseeing the Woodrow Wilson Bridge project declare it 65% complete [Full Story] New York DOT publishes results of symposium on public-private partnerships    Jan 8, 07   AASHTO Journal Summary of symposium on importance of public-private partnerships published [Full Story] Manitowoc Crane Group to purchase Carrydeck product line from Marine Travelift Inc.    Jan 5, 07   Manitowoc Crane Group Manitowoc Crane Group agrees to purchase Marine Travelift's Shuttlelift Carrydeck line of industrial cranes [Full Story] Deery wins big with mastics video    Jan 4, 07   Deery American Corp. Deery American Corp. honored with two 2006 Telly Awards [Full Story] Moffatt & Nichol wins two engineering excellence awards    Jan 3, 07   Moffatt & Nichol M&N recognized for work on Bolsa Chica Lowlands Restoration and Route 90/Culver Drive Interchange [Full Story] PACCAR Foundation donates $1.5 million to UNT    Dec 22, 06   PACCAR Inc. PACCAR Inc. donates $1.5 million to the University of North Texas to benefit research and teaching in the university's College of Engineering [Full Story] Highway traffic up in 2005    Dec 14, 06   FHWA New data reveal America's traffic congestion getting worse [Full Story] Arthur Ravenel Bridge receives FHWA Excellence award    Dec 7, 06   Parsons Brinckerhoff Arthur Ravenel Bridge in Charleston, S.C., honored with FHWA Excellence award [Full Story] Pennsylvania exploring concept of public/private partnerships    Dec 7, 06   Pennsylvania House of Representatives Pennsylvania State House Transportation Committee chairman welcomes move to explore privatizing Pennsylvania Turnpike [Full Story] FHWA files environmental costs report with House Appropriations Committee    Nov 20, 06   AASHTO Journal FHWA filed a report to the House Committee on Appropriations indicating that environmental costs represent up to 8% of a project's total [Full Story] Cement intensity increases expected to soften decrease in consumption    Nov 10, 06   Portland Cement Association According to recent PCA forecast, although cement consumption is not projected to decline, only marginal gains are expected [Full Story] Pennsylvania group recommends regional approach to state transportation solutions    Nov 8, 06   AASHTO Journal Pennsylvania public interest group recommends regional approach to help solve commonwealth's transportation issues [Full Story] Industry support enhances World of Asphalt 2007 show experience    Nov 6, 06   World of Asphalt More than 20 trade associations and leading government agencies lend their support to World of Asphalt 2007 [Full Story] Construction machinery manufacturers predict smaller gains in 2007    Nov 2, 06   Association of Equipment Manufacturers AEM’s annual outlook forecast predicts smaller gains in 2007 for construction equipment business [Full Story] FHWA announces winners of 2006 Excellence in Highway Design Awards    Nov 2, 06   FHWA FHWA's 2006 Excellence in Highway Design Award winners announced [Full Story] FHWA issues FY 2007 apportionments    Nov 2, 06   AASHTO Journal FHWA issues FY 2007 apportionments of contract authority provided to states under SAFETEA-LU [Full Story] Miami-Dade freight tunnel clears another hurdle    Oct 31, 06   AASHTO Journal The proposed $1.2 billion tunnel from the Port of Miami-Dade County to I-395 recently won the nod of the Miami-Dade Commission [Full Story] Road-maintenance problems up costs for drivers    Oct 17, 06   AASHTO Journal TRIP study concludes substandard pavement conditions on nation's major roads are costing drivers money [Full Story] Eisenhower memorial approved for D.C.    Oct 11, 06   AASHTO Journal Final commission approval given for Eisenhower memorial in D.C. [Full Story] CONEXPO Asia 2007 exhibit space sales now open    Oct 6, 06   Association of Equipment Manufacturers Exhibit space sales for the manufacturer-run CONEXPO Asia 2007 show now open [Full Story] Experts to address environmental and social design issues at upcoming international conference    Sep 29, 06   ICPI International conference to help municipalities design pavements for environmental and social sustainability [Full Story] Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project honored for excellence and innovative efforts    Sep 29, 06   Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project Wilson Bridge Project recognized for innovative environmental efforts and exceptional construction management [Full Story] Harsh residential decline slows growth in cement consumption    Sep 29, 06   Portland Cement Association State-by-state forecast reports housing boom is over, slowing cement consumption [Full Story]