When contractors seek additional compensation for changes, differing site conditions or delays they must convince the DOT or court of the amount they are entitled to be paid....
The U.S. spent approximately $1.5 billion in direct costs and $5 billion in indirect costs on roadway snow and ice control in 1997 alone. The direct costs arose from such maintenance...
It didn’t matter which seat he held in the transportation industry, Val Riva could see everything. He was a master strategist, one who planned for every scenario and connected...
I wouldn’t suggest holding an issue of Roads & Bridges over your head for protection on a jobsite. It may perform quite well in the rain, as long as the weather holds to a light...
Betonac nv has been slipforming for decades. The company is based out of Sint-Truiden, Belgium, and the general contractor specializes in tunnel, bridge and highway work. They...
A frank investigation Officials in Shapleigh, Maine, say they were only looking out for motorist safety when they told Katharine Schultze to move her buns somewhere else. For ...
Wyoming feeling the pinch Uncertainty over a six-year highway funding authorization has—at least temporarily—killed a roadbuilding project in Wyoming, the Billings Gazette reported...
It’s no secret that the nation’s highway and bridge infrastructure is in need of rehabilitation after decades of wear and tear. Bridges have unique challenges due to the combination...
Association news >>>> The American Society of Safety Engineers, Des Plaines, Ill., has granted the Edgar Monsanto Queeny Safety Professional of the Year award to James D. Smith...
For over 40 years, right-handers were the ones fumbling with the Marquette Interchange. Back in the late 1950s it was considered state of the art to design a freeway with left...
The new CXT can haul 6 ton, can seat a football team’s offensive line and, for kids over 20 who miss playing with trucks in the sandbox, is the ultimate toy for extreme work and...
Rural roads make up 66% to 75% of all lane-miles in the U.S. Despite this fact, very little time has been devoted to “designing” these roads. Local officials, engineers or contractors...
In areas as diverse as urban freeway projects, high-performance bridge construction and everyday road reconstruction, highway quality partnerships and worker training and certification...