The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) welcomed the Senate’s approval of the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, the first six-year authorization of surface transportation funding to be produced in a decade. NSSGA hopes that Congress will use this surface transportation bill as a blueprint for a long-term investment in America’s aging infrastructure…
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Senate Passes Six-Year Transportation Authorization
By a bipartisan vote of 65-34, the U.S. Senate passed a six-year surface transportation authorization. Passage of the “Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act” or the DRIVE Act represents a major step toward completion of a robust highway bill this fall. Co-sponsored by Senators James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), David Vitter (R-La.), and Tom Carper…
Read MoreReady Mix, Cement Prices Hold Steady
Materials and equipment prices continue to drag down overall construction costs in 2015, according to IHS and the Procurement Executives Group (PEG). Prices for copper-based wire and cable, carbon steel pipe, and fabricated structural steel registered the weakest performance.
Read MoreJune Impact Inspections Hit Cement, Limestone Operation
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced that federal inspectors issued 139 citations, three orders and one safeguard during special impact inspections in June at 10 coal mines and five metal and nonmetal mines.
Read MoreGeneral Shale Receives Top Virginia Award for Reclamation Efforts
North American brick, stone and concrete-block manufacturer General Shale has been recognized by the commonwealth of Virginia for exceptional reclamation efforts at a former excavation site. The company was awarded the state’s top reclamation honor for 2015, given jointly by the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy’s Division of Mineral Mining (DMM) and the Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA).
Read MoreTerex Finlay Holds Dealer Meeting, Product Demo in North Carolina
More than 150 dealers gathered in Charlotte, N.C., for Terex Finlay’s Eastern U.S. dealer meeting and product demonstration. A similar event was held earlier this year in San Francisco. Terex Finlay introduced two new machines to the North American market: the J-960 jaw crusher and the 873 heavy duty screener. Two additional machines that had their debut in San Francisco were seen…
Read MoreNew MSHA Online Training Tool Helps Report Injuries
To assist mine operators and contractors in complying with federal regulations to report accidents, illnesses and injuries, MSHA has created a new interactive, online training tool.
Read MoreNew-Home Sales Fall 6.8 Percent in June
Sales of newly built, single-family homes dropped 6.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 482,000 units in June, according to newly released data from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Read MorePolaris Opens California Aggregates Terminal
Polaris Materials Corp. is reporting that on July 19, a self-discharging Panamax ship carrying 77,000 tons of aggregates from the Orca sand and gravel quarry, made the first delivery into the company’s new terminal in the Port of Long Beach, Calif.
Read MoreVirginia Aggregates Producers Garner Awards
A program in Virginia rewards companies that apply innovative techniques to reclaim land and who set the bar high with their safety and community outreach programs. The Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA), in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy – Division of Mineral Mining, presented the following awards on July 11:
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