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1 week ago | 
equipmentworld.com | Ben Thorpe
After controversies and delays, the Texas Department of Transportation is set to mark the completion of the new Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christi with a ribbon-cutting May 10 for one of the longest cable-stayed bridges in the U.S.The new $803 million US 181 Harbor Bridge is 3,295 feet long between the transition piers and has a center span length of 1,661 feet. The structural profile includes 698 precast concrete box girders, 84 delta frames and 76 pairs of permanent stay cables.
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1 week ago | 
equipmentworld.com | Ben Thorpe
During this year’s World of Asphalt in St. Louis, Hamm showed off its brand new Smart Compact Pro real-time density technology for its HD+ series of tandem rollers. The system adds a real-time density scan sensor beneath the center of the roller that determines the asphalt density by measuring the dielectric conductivity, which forms the basis for correlation with density or porosity.
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1 week ago | 
equipmentworld.com | Ben Thorpe
The American Society of Civil Engineers has raised the grade on Texas’ roads to a “C–” in its latest Infrastructure Report Card, while bridges stayed at a “B–”. The state received an overall “C” for all 16 categories. The report noted that while the state had driven continued infrastructure investment as its population has rapidly grown in the last four years, the need for expansion, including in transportation, is exponentially putting pressure on existing and aging systems.
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2 weeks ago | 
equipmentworld.com | Ben Thorpe
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will host the kickoff event for this year’s National Work Zone Awareness Week, which includes calls for safety training, social media outreach and a moment of silence.
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2 weeks ago | 
equipmentworld.com | Ben Thorpe
The planned retirement of two key executives at Hitachi has other executives stepping up to lead the company. Current Hitachi executive Hidehiko Matsui will replace Al Quinn as CEO of Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas, and he has also been appointed chairman. Matsui has worked in several of Hitachi’s regions, including five years in Europe and three years as chairman and managing director of Hitachi Construction Machinery Asia and Pacific Pte. Ltd.
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2 weeks ago | 
yorkpress.co.uk | Ben Thorpe
3 1/1 BEN THORPE looks at how this popular pub game is enjoying a revival of fortune BAR billiards is a relatively niche sport that has precious few footholds remaining in the country, particularly in the North of England. Dating back to the 1930s, and with a heyday around the 1970s, it has, in recent decades, slowly dropped in prominence nationally. In York this meant that in 2014 there were only two tables left in the city.
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2 weeks ago | 
yorkmix.com | Ben Thorpe
Bar billiards is a relatively niche sport that has precious few footholds remaining in the country, particularly in the North of England. Dating back to the 1930s, and with a heyday around the 1970s, it has, in recent decades, slowly dropped in prominence nationally. In York this meant that in 2014 there were only two tables left in the city, with the prospect of one of those also disappearing.
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2 weeks ago | 
equipmentworld.com | Ben Thorpe
New tariffs from the U.S. government on countries around the world have thrown the construction industry into yet another uncertain political situation, with many groups saying their members are already feeling the effects. Meanwhile, some manufacturers are already putting plans in place to protect themselves. What’s Happening?
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2 weeks ago | 
equipmentworld.com | Ben Thorpe
The National Transportation Safety Board reports that a collision in February in a Wyoming tunnel that sparked a deadly fire was caused when one pickup truck spun out of control. On the morning of February 14, a 2006 Toyota Tundra was passing westward through the Interstate 80 Green River Tunnel in southwest Wyoming when the driver suddenly lost control, struck a guardrail and came to rest 150 feet outside the tunnel exit, according to NTSB’s preliminary investigation report.
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2 weeks ago | 
equipmentworld.com | Ben Thorpe
Kioti has named Don Lowe vice president of North American sales and promoted Tim Phillips to vice president of sales operations. Lowe will oversee Kioti’s market expansion with a focus on growth and improving customer engagement. Lowe worked at Kubota Tractor Corporation for over 20 years, where his positions included executive director of sales, senior director of dealer development and sales operations, and central division manager.
