NCDOT Awards $337M Contract for Expanding Interstate 85
A new lane will be added in each direction to bring I-85 to eight lanes with a 26-foot median...
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Meet Heavy Tech: The Startup Designing Hybrid CTLs From Scratch
The design includes proprietary embedded software and a modular powertrain called an “E-Engine.”...
Ben Thorpe
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Worker Death Leads Iowa DOT to Deploy One-Person Pothole Patcher
After an employee was killed in a work zone, IDOT bought the Cimline Durapatcher for one worker to perform the
Ben Thorpe
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Trump Backs $10B Autonomous Freight Corridor Between U.S. and Mexico
Green Corridors plans to break ground in 36 months and estimates operations will begin in 2031...
Ben Thorpe
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Develon North America Appoints New CEO Following Parent Company Merger
Kim has spent the last three years in executive positions at Develon North America...
Ben Thorpe
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Design Revealed for New $3.6B Brent Spence Bridge Between Ohio and Kentucky
The new bridge will be built as a companion structure just west of the existing structure as a bi-level, cable-stayed
Ben Thorpe
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North Carolina DOT Trains Former Convicts for Transportation Work
Five former prisoners were trained on such tasks as operating heavy equipment, directing traffic and surveying property and have...
Ben Thorpe
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SCDOT Awards Contract for $825M Widening of I-95 with New Savannah River Bridge
A study found the corridor ranked among the worst rural interstates in the U.S. for freight mobility...
Ben Thorpe
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Industry Roundup: Volvo CE Names 2024 Dealer of the Year
Plus, Komatsu takes over dealer's six branches; Fayat plans $14M parts center in NC; North American Equipment Dealers Association...
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White House Instructs USDOT to Ignore GAO Opinion on Frozen EV Charger Funds
Mark Paoletta, OMB’s general counsel, said the GAO’s opinion was “wrong and legally indefensible...
