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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

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  According to our company reporters at the St. Louis event, the 2010 NTEA Work Truck Show off with a bang this morning (March 10, 2010) with Navistar announcing its new, MaxxForce ...

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, ...
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