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Buttigieg Aims to Address Infrastructure Maintenance Backlog

As our nation's infrastructure continues to degrade, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation highlighted a top priority for his agenda — fix it first.

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ASCE Says US Will Have to Spend $5.9T to Make C- Graded Infrastructure Safe

For the first time in 20 years, US infrastructure is out of the American Society of Civil Engineers' D range overall, but 11 of 17 categories of assets got individual D grades characterized by significant deterioration with a strong risk of failure.

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Asphalt Plants Enter 5G Connectivity Realm

D&G Machinery launched the first 5G+ "Industrial Internet" asphalt mixing plant in China which will allow for remote operation of the plant from over 500 miles away.

D&G Machinery launched the first 5G+ 'Industrial Internet' asphalt mixing plant in China which will allow for remote operation of the plant from over 500 miles away.

How Photo-based Inspections Can Enable More Successful Public Infrastructure Projects

Learn how photo-based inspection technology can be used on public infrastructure projects to capture project data, encourage greater collaboration, resolve problem areas – and ultimately ensure successful, on-time project completion.

New Developments in Quality Assurance for Concrete Pavement Mix Design

New developments in concrete pavement quality assurance can provide important information on the quality, durability, and compliance with mix design specifications.

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Here's Why Cutting Construction Carbon is an Opportunity Few Contractors Can Afford to Deny

Building construction and operation creates 38% of global carbon emissions, and as investment in green building accelerates post-pandemic, change in materials and methods are on a path to become common in less than 10 years

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Set 3-month Goals to Improve Your Construction Company Fast

Construction Business Coaching

Prioritize what improvements will make the biggest difference in your company the fastest by identifying what you need to improve or work on over the next three months.

To make an immediate positive difference in your business starts with immediate action. Often construction business owners wait too long and postpone thinking or deciding about what they need to do to improve their companies.

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A Product Designed to Aid the Repair of Our Crumbling Infrastructure

Repairing a pylon typically requires a one-time use form of cardboard in select prefab sizes. The Form-A-Tube product allows contractors to do the same, but with the benefit of making a tube as you need with interlocking pieces.

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Plant Maintenance

Arizona Grain Slipform Silo Construction Required 9-Day Long Continuous Concrete Pour

Concrete contractor McCormick Construction benefited from admixtures in its concrete mix to achieve a successful ready-mix concrete pour.

Arizona Grain Slipform Silo Construction Required 9-Day Long Continuous Concrete Pour

Quality Control

Six Factors to Consider When Adding Drones to Your Construction Business

Tech experts hash out the top considerations for construction companies wanting to add unmanned aerial vehicles to their business plan.

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United Rentals' Earthmoving Equipment Maintenance Tips to Prep Prior to Peak Construction

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Ahead of its Spring Used Equipment sale event on March 25, United Rentals outlines key considerations for earthmoving equipment maintenance.

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OSHA Cites Repeat-Offending Contractor after 14-year-old Installing Roofing Suffers Critical Injuries in Fall

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Double M Roofing & Construction apparently had fall-protection equipment on site but owner and employees were not using it, as they did two weeks later when OSHA again discovered the company owner and crew working at height without fall protection

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