News & Analysis
Hanson Pipe and Precast Replaces Collapsed Metal Culvert with Concrete on Major Canadian Highway
March 15, 2010
Hanson Pipe & Precast provided 15 pieces of 2,400-mm diameter concrete pipe on March 2 for the eastbound lane of Highway 417, in Ottawa, Ontario, after road contractors filling potholes ...
JCB’s sets goal to raise $1 million for Haiti on 3,000-mile charity drive
March 15, 2010
In response to the ongoing needs in Haiti, construction equipment manufacturer JCB today announced its Backhoe Across America charity drive, a national initiative in partnership with the American Red Cross.
The ...
U.S. DOT: Traffic fatalities for 2009 lowest since 1954
March 12, 2010
The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that the number of overall traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 reached the lowest level since 1954, declining for the 15th ...
Alabama Senate OKs $1 billion in road funds
March 12, 2010
The Alabama Senate approved a $1 billion package on March for road and bridge construction during the next decade that would be nearly twice the size of the federal stimulus ...
House OKs $15 billion jobs bill, Senate to vote on amendments March 16
March 12, 2010
Congressional Democrats made headway on their top legislative priority — job creation — when the House of Representatives approved a $15 billion package of tax credits and highway construction. The ...
Missouri DOT cancels bid opening…again
March 11, 2010
Seems like it's becoming a habit.
Last month, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) cancelled its February bid opening and now the state agency is canceling its March bid opening -- originally planned ...
Terex Corp. divesting Atlas Heavy Construction Equipment
March 11, 2010
Terex Corp. announced that it has entered into an agreement to divest the Terex Atlas heavy construction equipment, which is located in Ganderkesee, Germany, and knuckle-boom crane and related components ...
NJDOT launches statewide pothole repair campaign
March 11, 2010
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Acting Commissioner Jim Simpson joined the agency's road crews on Route 46 in Teterboro today to kick off the springtime pothole repair season.
The commissioner is ...
Work Truck Show Kicks Off Big with Navistar
March 10, 2010
American Shotcrete Association Spring 2010 Conference set for March 20-22 in Chicago
March 08, 2010
The American Shotcrete Association (ASA) will hold its Spring 2010 Committee Meetings in Chicago, IL., at the Sheraton Chicago, March 20-22, 2009.
The following committees have scheduled working meetings at ...
Construction unemployment now at 27.1 percent
March 05, 2010
The construction unemployment rate jumped to 27.1 percent and construction employment dropped to a 14-year low as another 64,000 construction workers lost jobs in February, according to federal employment figures ...
House passes $15 billion jobs bill, extends SAFETEA-LU through Dec. 31
March 05, 2010
The House on March 4 passed a $15 billion jobs bill by a vote of 217 to 201 that that would give tax breaks to companies for hiring new employees, ...







