As construction equipment owners seek lower operating costs, lower emissions and better returns on their machine investments, hybrid technologies like electrification are rapidly progressing from theory to reality. But the terms ...

Emissions regulations are a complex and dynamic subject. Between federal and state regulations, contractors can feel like they’re chasing a moving target. To help gain a little perspective, let’s quickly review ...

Smaller and lighter than their big brothers in the highway business, pavers less than 25,000 pounds are more sophisticated than ever.

What’s Gonna Work? Teamwork! Teamwork Triumphs over Adversity: A Public-Private Partnership Delivers Infrastructure and Economic Development in Tough Economic Times by Robert Grubic, P.E., and Matthew Lena, P.E. Day after day, the same ...

The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC), co-chaired by American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and the Associated General Contractor of America (AGC), today released the  white paper, ...

Web-Exclusive Better Bridges coverage by John M. Simpson, P.E., Transpo Industries A successful slurry overlay project is the talk of Davidson County, Tennessee. The Chickasaw Bridge, spanning the Ellington Parkway, was slated for four-day ...

Glen Senior, human factors engineer, 3M Design and Vision Science, answered some of the top questions about garment visibility exclusively for Better Roads. 1. What are the different distances at which ...

The visibility of highway workers’ garments — or lack thereof — was put to the test as four cars of editors, including Better Roads, drove around 3M’s test track at ...

How Eight Mile Road Bridge in Hamilton County, Ohio, used a bridge system prefabricated with integral beams and deck incorporating the entire superstructure for a ...

Indiana DOT devised a way to avoid a prolong shutdown of the Cline Avenue Bridge during   rehabiliation work. by Floyd Engelking, ...

Kerry Clines, Better Roads' contributing editor and senior editor for BR's sister publication Aggregates Manager, braved freezing temps and lots of snow to attend a press event for Dynapac's new paver line ...

Installing an SRW properly will avoid a range of problems and costly corrections. Here’s how to do it. by Gabriela Mariscal, Geotechnical Engineer, National Concrete Masonry Association Modular block ...