Contech introduces bell and spigot pipe solution

January 9, 2024  |  News

Contech® Engineered Solutions, a Quikrete company, announces the launch of QuikJoint® with UHP (ultra-high performance) technology, an innovative joint solution for the DuroMaxx® SRPE (steel reinforced polyethylene) piping system that allows for easy in-ground pressure testing to confirm proper i…
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FHWA Pavement Testing Facility opens

January 8, 2024  |  News

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently welcomed U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new FHWA Pavement Testing Facility.  The facility will use rapid pavement test…
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HUESKER team receives awards

January 5, 2024  |  News

The HUESKER team received three awards at the 12th International Conference on Geosynthetics (ICG) in Rome. The company received two awards in the Case Study category and one in the Product Development category. The awards were presented by the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), a global co…
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USDOT announces $88.3 million loan for Louisiana connector project

January 4, 2024  |  News

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced that its Build America Bureau has provided an $88.3 million loan to the Louisiana State Bond Commission for the benefit of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) to build the LA 415 Connector, a new link between LA 1 an…
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Wrekin introduces new rationalized geogrid range

January 3, 2024  |  News

With the Construction Products Association (CPA) predicting that infrastructure construction output is only expected to fall marginally, Wrekin Products is using this time to invest in its biaxial geogrid product range. To support current high work levels, Wrekin’s premium E’GRID and…
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Ohio DOT investing nearly $74 million in safety projects

January 2, 2024  |  News

Governor Mike DeWine (R) and the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently unveiled $73.8 million worth of investment into more than two dozen traffic safety projects statewide aimed at reducing the risk of crashes on Ohio’s roads.  That funding – from Ohio DOT’s Highway Safety I…
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Hallaton introduces MEGA-Drain

January 1, 2024  |  News

Hallaton Environmental Linings has announced the launch of MEGA-Drain – Moisture Eliminating Gravity Apparatus. Bringing 30 years of geosynthetic installation experience, the company has partnered with MEGA-Drain Corporation to offer their press-less, dry-stack tailings and water management syst…
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USDOT issues $645 million in rural transportation grants

December 29, 2023  |  News

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Core & Main completes acquisition of Granite Water Works

December 28, 2023  |  News

Core & Main Inc. has closed its previously announced acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Granite Water Works Inc., a provider of water, wastewater and storm drainage products in Minnesota. “Granite Water Works has firmly established itself as a trusted partner to contractors and …
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USDOT modal leaders discuss IIJA issues at hearing

December 27, 2023  |  News

Leadership from U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) including heads of its highway and transit operating administrations shared their insights on the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) recently during a House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure…
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