Super Build America Bonds to Fund Part of Road Project in Louisiana

Lower interest rates and prime market conditions helped propel the Bossier Parish Police Jury to agree to issue $8.1 million in Super Build America Bonds last month to fund part of a $13.5 million Arthur Ray Teague Parkway extension.

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Top 10 Hottest Construction Stories This Week: Winter Diesel Dos and Don’ts

[VIDEO] Why these are the most-read construction stories of the week, including each state DOT’s take from the COVID relief bill, three big prospects for 2021 construction, concrete company admits to antitrust, how calcium improves cold weather pours

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Construction Drone Use Accelerates Toward LiDAR Capabilities

DroneDeploy survey finds demand for aerial laser scanning highest of all industries among contractors; more than half of construction users plan use drones for more than aerial maps

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The Importance of Asphalt Plant Maintenance

Scheduled maintenance at the asphalt plant helps to prevent failure while also ensuring the facility is running at peak performance.

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Campaign Urges Infrastructure Package by Fourth of July to Boost U.S. Economic Growth

“Build by the Fourth of July” campaign urges Congress to enact a fiscally and environmentally responsible infrastructure package by July 4th to encourage U.S. economic recovery.

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Road Machinery & Supplies Expands Distribution with Roadtec and Peterson

Astec Industries announced that Road Machinery & Supplies Co. (RMS), a trusted dealer for Astec brands KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens, has expanded its distribution to include Astec brands, Roadtec and Peterson, in certain territories and regions.

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RDO Equipment Becomes Official WIRTGEN GROUP Dealer in Montana

WIRTGEN GROUP announces RDO Equipment Co. as the official WIRTGEN GROUP dealer in Montana, which offers equipment, parts and service at the five RDO locations across the state that support customers in the roadbuilding industry.

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Report: Infrastructure Investment Presents Opportunity to Energize U.S. Economy

The ASCE has released their 2021 Failure to Act Report which discusses how the nation’s failure to act to improve the condition of U.S. infrastructure systems affect the nation’s economic performance

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Tough Terrain is No Sweat for Hat Creek Construction & Materials Inc.

Operating in mountainous regions of Northern CA, one company relies on dealer to deliver a paver that can handle rural mountain roads

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Hops & Highways Episode 12: Chao Resigns as DOT Secretary, Buttigieg Tapped to Replace, Plus Build America Friday

This week we're catching you up on the latest road building news that includes the latest COVID relief bill with funding for state DOTs, new DOT secretary nominations, asphalt paver maintenance tips and saluting one crew for Build America Friday

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U.S. Economy Loses 140,000 Jobs in December

The weakness largely reflected job cuts at restaurants but job losses in leisure and hospitality and in private education were partially offset by gains in professional and business services, retail trade and construction

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AGC & SAGE Forecast COVID-19 to Shrink the 2021 Construction Market

Results of the 2021 Construction Outlook survey yield a forecast of declining demand for new construction projects, increasing project cancellations or delayed production and decreasing new hires

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Elaine Chao to Resign as US DOT Secretary, Citing Violence at the Capitol

Chao writes that she is ‘deeply troubled’ by the ‘entirely avoidable’ violence on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, as protest resignations from the Trump administration, and calls for Trump's removal, mount

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Wirtgen Machine Rebuild Program

Downtime is the last thing you want during the season. That's why Wirtgen offers the Machine Rebuild Program. Get your Wirtgen, Vogele, Hamm & Kleemann machines ready for 2021 now.

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How Much Money Will Your State DOT Receive from Latest COVID Relief Bill?

Division M of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 provides full funding for highway and airport construction projects in 2021 and $10 billion allocated to the states in support of emergency relief for State DOTs

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The Importance of Asphalt Plant Maintenance

The Importance of Asphalt Plant Maintenance

Scheduled maintenance at the asphalt plant helps to prevent failure while also ensuring the facility is running at peak performance.

A New Road for the New President

Every four years, Fort Myer Construction mills and paves Pennsylvania Avenue to ready it for the President’s Inaugural Procession

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Innovative Thick-Lift Asphalt Design Facilitated by Diamond Grinding

With a prevalence of potholes in the existing asphalt, SC 544 required significant rehabilitation and a non-traditional mill & fill application helped revive the severely deteriorated highway

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Use Plant Downtime to Improve Uptime

Scheduled maintenance at the asphalt plant helps to prevent failure while also ensuring the facility is running at peak performance

Command Alkon Acquires Trucking Management Software Portfolio

In its second investment in the construction logistics software space, Command Alkon has acquired trucking management software company, Ruckit Inc.

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Latest COVID Relief Bill Gives $10B to State DOTs

State departments of transportation are getting $10 billion in long-awaited emergency aid from a $900 billion COVID-19 relief measure passed by Congress late on December 21 as part of a final year-end legislative package.

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Congress Set to Approve COVID Package with $45 Billion in Transportation Aid

The $2.4 trillion COVID relief and annual spending package is expected to pass both chambers of Congress Dec. 21 with overwhelming bipartisan support and be signed into law by President Donald Trump

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Hops & Highways Episode 11: Top 10 Road Building Stories of 2020

This week Jess & Dormie talk to Edward James, founder of Asphalt Life, about building a community for the asphalt industry through social media and also recap the top 10 road building stories of the year.

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Ohio State Patrol Creates Work Zone Dashboard to Curb Incidents

Since 2015, there have been over 32,500 crashes in Ohio work zones, with 114 of them killing 126 people. The new dashboard helps users see where the Ohio State Patrol is active and working to keep these construction zones safe for workers and drivers

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Tips to Store Unused Asphalt Pavement Sealer Over the Winter

Girish Dubey, STAR Inc. offers tips for protecting unused sealer over the winter for use next spring.

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Pete Buttigieg Asked to Serve as Secretary of Transportation

The former South Bend, IN mayor will have a central role in shaping and carrying out Biden’s infrastructure plans in confirmed

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