At the AGG1 Aggregates Academy & Expo in Nashville, Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas featured two of its most in-demand machines for asphalt, highway/roadwork and pavement maintenance – the HL980A wheel loader and the HX220AL excavator. Hyundai HL980A Wheel LoaderDelivering 351 hp (262 kW) and a 7.3 cu. yd. (5.6 cu. m) payload, the Hyundai HL980A wheel loader is a heavy-duty…
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Aggregates Facts
July 20, 2021 – Did you know that 38,000 tons of aggregate go into each lane mile of interstate highway? Construction of the average home requires 400 tons of aggregate, while the average size school or hospital requires 15,000 tons. Every state and roughly three-quarters of the nation’s counties are home to an aggregate operation, producing nearly 2.4 billion tons…
Read MoreHighway Work Bounces Back
Aug. 26, 2019 – You don’t expect highway and bridge construction to dip during the summer construction season, but that is exactly what happened in June. Fortunately, July was a different story. Highway and bridge construction in July improved 9%, rebounding after a 5% decline in June, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Large highway and bridge projects entered as July construction starts were the $238 million project to repair the…
Read MoreInside the Dodge Report
June 20, 2019 – Dodge Data and Analytics released its latest construction-starts report. Highway and bridge construction eased back 2% in May following 8% improvement over the previous two months. May is traditionally the start of warmer weather, so it is surprising to see a decline. However, weather conditions have been sketchy, to say the least. The top five states in…
Read MoreConstruction Spending Rises; Highway Construction Falls
The U.S. Census Bureau announced that construction spending was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,257.0 billion, 0.8 percent (±1.2 percent) above the revised October estimate of $1,247.1 billion. The November figure is 2.4 percent (±1.5 percent) above the November 2016 estimate of $1,227.0 billion.
Read MoreNew Construction Starts Make Huge Jump
The August Rise For Total Construction Starts Featured An Especially Elevated Amount For Nonresidential Building. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreARTBA Honors Highway, Bridge, Tunnel Projects
Highway, bridge and tunnel projects from Arizona, New Jersey and Florida were recognized for their contributions to environmental protection and mitigation during the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation’s (ARTBA-TDF) 16th annual “Globe Awards” event, held April 14 in the Nation’s Capital as part of the association’s Federal Issues Program.
Read MoreNAM Study Details Economic Benefits of Infrastructure Investment
A new study commissioned by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and conducted by Inforum at the University of Maryland offers a view into the economic benefits the U.S. economy would reap with a more concerted effort to address the nation’s infrastructure needs.
Read MoreJune Construction Jumps 6 Percent
Modest Gains Reported For Housing And Nonbuilding Construction; New Highway Construction Starts Improve 6 Percent. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreA 10-Month Band-Aid
August 11, 2014 – President Obama has signed a $10.8 billion measure that will fund highway and bridge repairs for the next 10 months. The short-term measure, approved by lawmakers last month, is paid for using a budgeting maneuver called pension smoothing, which allows corporations to reduce their contributions to employee retirement plans. By allowing companies to do so, the…
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