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Infrastructure
Highway Trust Fund Hearing to Address Solvency Issues
Electric vehicle ownership saw its biggest single year increase in 2023, and that trend is expected to continue. With the decline of fossil fuel tax revenue, the federal government will discuss alternatives in a scheduled hearing on Oct. 18.
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Infrastructure
Are States Misusing Sustainability Infrastructure Funds?
A recent shakeup at the California Department of Transportation could indicate a wider trend of states misusing funds meant for multimodal and sustainable projects for further highway expansions, under the guise of pavement maintenance.
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Business
Dodge: 2023 Construction Starts Down YoY
Dodge Construction Network
Richard Branch, chief economist, Dodge Construction Network, delivered the construction starts data for August 2023, saying interest rates will likely impact starts through the middle of 2024.
Total construction starts rose 6% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.3 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network.
Concrete
Ahead of Concrete Pipe Week, Pipe School 2024 Announced
American Concrete Pipe Association
The American Concrete Pipe Association announces continued education for contractors, experts and more for Frisco, Texas, January 29 to February 1, 2024.
Concrete Pipe School 2024 Announced
Profit Matters
Three Reasons To Abandon Asphalt Sampling Behind the Paver
The arguments for implementing serious changes are piling up faster than a pile of RAP.
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Labor & Workforce Development
Road Construction Company Named in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Balfour Beatty
In a press release by the EEOC, Balfour Beatty was named the defendant in a lawsuit after a female employee was allegedly subjected to an environment of long-term, repeated sexual harassment, and was ignored despite reporting the incidents.
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Paving
Highlights from the Public Works Expo 2023
PWX 2023 took place on the sunny west coast city of San Diego, CA, and drew crowds of city public works officials from every corner of the country.
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Infrastructure
USDOT Releases $3 Million For Roads Damaged in Hawaii Fire Disaster
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of the emergency relief funds, to help offset the costs related to infrastructure repairs and management services on the island.
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Infrastructure
Final Ruling by Department of Labor Means Big Changes for Road Builders
Aided by labor groups, advocates, and other industry stakeholders’ comments, the Davis-Bacon Act sees the most comprehensive updates in 40 years. What immediate impacts will be felt by road builders?
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Concrete Materials
Fight Shrinkage Cracking With Magnesium Oxide Admixture In Concrete Water & Wastewater Structures
Premier Magnesia LLC
Shrinkage cracking threatens concrete water containment structures. One of the ways to prevent or minimize shrinkage cracking is using a magnesium oxide additive in the concrete mix.
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Infrastructure
Road Construction Wages To Change Under New Labor Rules
Aided by labor groups, advocates, and other industry stakeholders’ comments, the Davis-Bacon Act sees the most comprehensive updates in 40 years. What immediate impacts will be felt by the road building and asphalt industry?
Aided by labor groups, advocates, and other industry stakeholders’ comments, the Davis-Bacon Act sees the most comprehensive updates in 40 years. What immediate impacts will be felt by the road building and asphalt industry?
Abrasives
WJ Group Expands Into The U.S. Market with Roadway Surface Treatments
WJ Surface Treatments
The highway safety specialists at WJ Group announced a new expansion of its services in the United States, with the launch of WJ Surface Treatments LLC.
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