Heat stress doesn't always come with a warning. That's why work zone crews need easy access to water, regular breaks and teammates who know the early signs, including headaches, dizziness, cramps, nausea and confusion.

Heat is a Work Zone Hazard

When temperatures rise, preparation and precaution are crucial to keeping workers safe from the sun

Funding

The Five Lawmakers Behind the BUILD America 250 Act

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Funding

Pennsylvania launches $12M grant program to grow heavy highway workforce

Roads

The Roads That Built America: 10 Historic Routes Still Carrying Travelers Today

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Bridges

Still Standing: America’s Oldest Bridges in Service

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Bridges

Evaluating Cable Strength of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

June 24, 2026

Bridges

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June 24, 2026

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Preserving America’s Bridges

Ways to maximize bridge life cycles

June 22, 2026

Sponsored

Digitizing DOT Specifications for Traffic Paint Innovation

The DOW™ Specification Tracker standardizes fragmented DOT traffic paint specs into a unified, searchable platform—enabling rapid comparison, performance screening, and data-driven...

June 1, 2026

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Durable Solutions for High-Performance Pavement Markings

Engineered for durability and precision, Dow’s polymer technologies enhance adhesion, drying, and wear resistance in pavement markings. Delivering reliable performance across ...

June 1, 2026

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Workers, Tech and Work Zones

Work Zone safety innovation and how to retain labor

April 22, 2026

Traffic & Transit

Traffic & Transit

Data Centers Just Overtook Public Transit in Spending. What Comes Next?

U.S. spending on data centers now exceeds public transportation funding, reflecting a shift driven by AI, cloud computing, and rising energy demand

June 8, 2026

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Technology

How AI Helped Identify a Dangerous Washington Highway Before More Crashes Happened

A Washington sheriff’s office is using AI-powered roadway analytics to pinpoint dangerous driving behaviors and target enforcement

May 14, 2026

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Work-Zone Safety

New York State Police Issue Nearly 1,000 Work Zone Citations During ‘Operation Hard Hat’

Troopers handed out 967 citations during National Work Zone Awareness Week, including major spikes in speeding and Move Over Law violations

May 11, 2026

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Traffic & Transit

Could This New Alert System Prevent Work Zone Deaths?

Researchers in Maryland are testing a multi-sensory alert system designed to give highway workers critical seconds to react to speeding vehicles

May 6, 2026

Asphalt

The Secret Ingredient in Ann Arbor’s New Roads? Old Tires

Ann Arbor is repaving streets with rubberized asphalt made from recycled tires, a technology designed to reduce cracking, lower road noise and extend pavement life

June 10, 2026

CONEXPO

The Importance of Asphalt Forensics

R. Buzz Powell explains how to identify pavement distress types

March 12, 2026

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Asphalt

Performance and Durability

Experts explain how materials oversight, predictive testing and data keep traffic flowing on PA Turnpike

March 11, 2026

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Asphalt

Empire State Performance

New York’s shift to BMD, testing for mixtures, is industry blueprint

March 6, 2026

Concrete

World of Concrete Recap 2026: AI, New Tech and Efficient Concrete Solutions

Roads & Bridges Staff Writer Jessica Parks and Editor of Rental Equipment Register Michael Roth recap Day 2 of the World of Concrete, covering new products, AI, and hands-on demos...

Jan. 23, 2026