Construction Equipment Guide
470 Maryland Drive
Fort Washington, PA 19034
800-523-2200
Starting with planning and funding, through ground breaking, and up to completion, whether it's bridge construction, roads and highways, airport, public work projects, or energy construction, keep informed about infrastructure developments locally and around the world.

Emily Buenzle - Mon August 28, 2017
With No Federal Infrastructure Spending Plan, Construction Stocks Drop
Construction stocks are losing money as President Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure spending plans could be pushed back to 2018. Although Trump promised to get the money early is his first year as president, he has now said that he will try to get a bill through Congress at the end of this year, but Bloomberg Markets reported that 2018 is looking more likely....

Mon August 28, 2017
DOTD Signs Design-Build Contract to Widen Interstate-10
Sec. Shawn D. Wilson, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), announced that the multi-million dollar, design-build contract to widen Interstate-10 from four to six lanes east of Highland Road to LA 73 has been signed, and the notice to proceed has been issued....

Mon August 28, 2017
Six Southern States Receive Top Awards in National Contest
State department of transportation projects that swiftly addressed a spike in wrong-way driving fatalities and that used safety improvements to encourage pedestrian and bicycle travel were winners in the southern regional America's Transportation Awards competition....

Mon August 28, 2017
I-4 Ultimate Project Marks First Ribbon-Cutting
The I-4 Ultimate project reached a major milestone on Aug. 9 as the new Grand National Drive overpass was officially opened. The overpass connects the Oak Ridge Road/International Drive area, east of Interstate 4 (I-4), to the Major Boulevard/Caravan Court area, west of I-4....

Cindy Riley - Mon August 28, 2017
Crews Work Around the Clock on I-49
A $176 million project that began in 2014 is inching closer to completion in north Caddo Parish, La. Construction on I-49 North Segment K is being performed in two phases, based on the size and scope of the assignment....

Emily Buenzle - Fri August 25, 2017
Gov. Cuomo Opens New Tappan Zee Bridge
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo opened the first span of the newly constructed Tappan Zee Bridge in a ceremony Aug. 24. In his remarks, Cuomo compared the bridge project to the likes of the New York subway system and the George Washington Memorial Bridge, which the government hardly ever pursues, the Times Union reported....

Zack Hoopes - Thu August 24, 2017
PA Sen. Urges Debt-Funded Infrastructure During Meeting With Volvo Workers
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) visited the Volvo Construction Equipment plant in Shippensburg, Pa., Aug. 23, as part of an effort to push pro-manufacturing and infrastructure policies, one of Washington's few topics that generally garners bipartisan support....

Thu August 24, 2017
New Savannah Website Keeps Tabs
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) How's that pothole repair coming along? City officials in Savannah have launched a new website to help residents stay up-to-day on maintenance and construction projects. The new Savannah Under Construction website lists more than 300 capital projects under way in Georgia's oldest city — from street repairs and installation of new park equipment to construction of new public buildings....

Emily Buenzle - Thu August 24, 2017
City Revokes Road Construction Funds to Pay for Public Safety Facility
At a meeting in Lawton, Okla., Aug. 22, the Lawton City Council approved moving $4.9 million from various projects to cover unexpected costs in building the city's Public Safety Facility, ABC 7 News reported....

Thu August 24, 2017
Bertha Says Goodbye: Seattle Tunneling Machine Removed
Disassembly of the world's largest tunneling machine is now complete. On Aug. 23 crews lifted the final pieces of the 8,000-ton giant out of the SR 99 tunnel's disassembly pit near Seattle Center....
Today's Top Stories
Get weekly equipment news, auction updates, and dealer insights — trusted by thousands of industry professionals.
Construction Equipment Guide
470 Maryland Drive
Fort Washington, PA 19034
800-523-2200
Construction Equipment Guide covers the nation with its four regional newspapers, offering construction and industry news and information along with new and used construction equipment for sale from dealers in your area. Now we extend those services and information to the internet. Making it as easy as possible to find the news and equipment that you need and want.
Contents Copyrighted 2026, by Construction Equipment Guide, which is a Registered Trademark, registered in the U.S. Patent Office. Registration number 0957323. All rights reserved, nothing may be reprinted or reproduced (including framing) in whole or part without written permission from the publisher. All editorial material, photographs, drawings, letters, and other material will be treated as unconditionally assigned for publication and copyright purposes and are subject to Construction Equipment Guide’s unrestricted right to edit and comment editorially. Contributor articles do not necessarily reflect the policy or opinions of this publication.
Read our privacy policy here.
Mastodon
