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Biden Pressured to Reconsider Revoking Keystone XL Pipeline Permit
More than 1,000 primarily union jobs will be lost following the cancellation of the controversial pipeline project.
Business
How Biden’s Blizzard of Day 1 Orders Impact Construction
Infrastructure
New Sources for Infrastructure Funding are Imperative
Asphalt
Hops & Highways Episode 13: Recruiting & Retaining the Construction Workforce
Infrastructure
Biden Announces Plan for Economic Recovery, Promises Infrastructure Next Month
Infrastructure
New York Governor Cuomo Announces $26 Billion Green Energy Initiative
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Virtual Reality: A ‘Just-In-Time' Technology for a COVID World
Serious Labs’ mission of revolutionizing the way people learn with VR simulators is right in line with COVID’s ever-present consequence of change.
Equipment
4 Factors That Will Affect Equipment Availability and Pricing in 2021
RDO Equipment's Dennis Howard offers some thoughts on what is going to affect equipment availability and pricing, and the industry as a whole, in the months ahead.
Business
Nonresidential Building Construction Forecast to Decline in 2021 with Recovery in 2022
New consensus forecast indicates ongoing weakness in construction activity in 2021 with growth in most major building sectors in 2022.
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Infrastructure
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.
Asphalt
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.
Infrastructure
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
Asphalt
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
Business
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
Business
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
Asphalt
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
Equipment
Three Promising Prospects for Construction and Infrastructure in 2021
There are positive opportunities ahead for the construction industry, with three key initiatives promising various forms of infrastructure investment.
Asphalt
2020 Votes for Transportation Give Construction Hope for 2021
With 2020 in our rearview, we're hopeful 2021 holds more funding for our roadways and safer working conditions for our crews
Asphalt
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
Asphalt
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
Construction Technology
Balfour Beatty Plans to Reduce Construction Site Carbon Emissions by 80%
Balfour Beatty, with Sunbelt and Invisible Systems, has developed technology to manage the power supply of construction sites and reduce carbon emissions on its sites by up to 80%.
Concrete
LafargeHolcim Uses 3D Printing to Create Affordable Housing in Africa
14Trees, a LafargeHolcim joint venture with CDC Group, is deploying 3D printing technology at scale to build affordable and low-carbon housing and schools in Africa, starting in Malawi.
Asphalt
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.
Asphalt
Top 10 Road Building Stories of 2020
COVID, infrastructure funding and the election dominated the news this year. Take a look at the top stories that held our readers attention in 2020.
Asphalt
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
Asphalt
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.
Business
November Nonresidential Building Strength Outweighed by Declines in Other Construction Activity
Weakness in residential and nonbuilding activity overwhelmed nonresidential building strength, causing total construction starts to dip 2%.
Infrastructure
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
Asphalt
Hops & Highways Episode 10: The Economy, Traits of a Top Contractor & Build America Friday
Where does the COVID relief bill stand? What will the road building industry look like in 2021? What are the traits of top contractors? Tune in to the latest episode of Hops & Highways to find answers to these questions and more!
Infrastructure
ARTBA Report Forecasts Modest Declines in 2021 Transportation Construction Market
Market is expected to shrink 5.5% next year, driven primarily by the severe economic recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Infrastructure
House Passage Moves Water Resources Infrastructure Legislation Forward
WRDA 2020, which unlocks $10 billion in additional funds from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Balance and authorizes construction on 46 pending Army Corps Chief’s Reports projects, will now head to the Senate for a final vote.
Asphalt
World of Asphalt 2021 Announces Digital Education Platform
The People, Plants and Paving Digital Conference, March 9-11, features a variety of educational sessions and a live question-and-answer portion with the instructors. Registration opens January 14.
Infrastructure
How Biden's Climate Plan Will Impact State Infrastructure
LawnStarter ranked states on a variety of factors to develop an interactive list of how each might fare under Biden’s climate plan.
Infrastructure
International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure Celebrates Growth in First Year
Leaders from across the country came together virtually to highlight the consensus that engineers are uniquely placed to shape our collective future of infrastructure adaptation and resilience.
Construction Technology
Spiders, Caterpillars, Dragonflies Inspire Construction Material Research
The National Science Foundation awarded grants to three universities to develop new technologies and materials to be used in biomanufacturing, cyber manufacturing and eco-manufacturing.
Infrastructure
TRIP Report says Almost Half of New York Roadways in Poor Condition
TRIP says that 47% of major locally and state-maintained roads and highways in New York are in poor or mediocre condition - costing the average NY driver $588 a year - $7.2 billion statewide.
Infrastructure
Report: How to Fix Surface Transportation Funding
CEI says the current structure features a long-term funding shortfall (with inevitable bailouts) and a mismatch between who pays for roads and who uses them and there are better, more accurate and equitable ways to pay for them than a federal gas tax
Asphalt
Major Infrastructure Package from The President-Elect to Boost the Economy
Legislation would aim to fund typical road and bridge projects, but Democrats are likely to push for bigger investments.
Infrastructure
Will Transportation Funding Pass in the Next COVID Relief Bill?
A new round of COVID-19 relief that includes transportation aid is on the congressional radar as the U.S. House and Senate prepare to adjourn for the year
