Concrete Products

1. Precast producers equal to FHWA, AASHTO safety hardware criteria: (Government Affairs); The National Precast Concrete Association reminds producers of barrier and temporary work zone devices of a year-end deadline for having such products tested according to criteria the Federal Highway Administration ...; Created on 05 November 2019
2. FHWA sunsets bureaucratic barriers to innovation in federal aid contracts: (Editorial); ... second look during future road or bridge contract lettings. The Federal Highway Administration is rescinding a rule limiting state contracting agencies from using federal dollars to acquire patented ...; Created on 05 November 2019
3. FHWA sunsets rule restricting proprietary product procurement: (Concrete Currents); Sources: Federal Highway Administration; CP staff Effective October 28, Federal Highway Administration is lifting U.S. Department of Transportation regulations greatly limiting state contracting agencies ...; Created on 30 September 2019
4. FMCSA matches mixer driver hours exemptions for dump, tanker peers: (Government Affairs); ... members a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposal updating drivers’ Hours of Service rules. The FMCSA proposal affords tanker truck drivers the same hours of service rule ...; Created on 28 September 2019
5. Administration stresses “Buy American” through revised procurement provisions: (Government Affairs); President Donald Trump issued an executive order strengthening Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council standards under the Buy American Act, which especially impacts heavy/civil or concrete contractors, ...; Created on 10 September 2019
6. FMCSA proposal harmonizes mixer, dump, tanker driver hours terms: (Concrete Currents); ... production and delivery have netted NRMCA staff and Safety, Environmental and Operations Committee members a welcome Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposal updating thresholds for drivers. ...; Created on 20 August 2019
7. Topcon raises concrete paving bar through Millimeter GPS: (TECHNICAL TALK); ... if we wanted them.” Certainly, technology is becoming integral to professionals’ desire for the smooth, uniform surface of freshly-paved concrete they all seek. According to the Federal Highway Administration, ...; Created on 07 August 2019
8. NPP ships first Electrically Isolated Tendon-bound bulb tee girders: (Concrete Currents); ... in Europe and advanced here by the Federal Highway Administration, EIT allow for verification that post-tensioning cables have been encapsulated per specifications, and provide enhanced durability and ...; Created on 15 July 2019
9. Dusty nonunion rate records skew Davis-Bacon wage schedules: (Government Affairs); ... on prevailing wage rates the David-Bacon Act (DBA) mandates on federal or federally assisted construction projects. As of September 2018, the OIG and report authors found: Of the DOL Wage and Hour ...; Created on 29 May 2019
10. Senate vote one short of unanimous to confirm FHWA Administrator: (Concrete Currents); Source: American Concrete Pavement Association, Rosemont, Ill. Nicole Nason has become the Federal Highway Administration’s 26th Administrator following a 95-1 U.S. Senate vote. The former National ...; Created on 01 April 2019
11. ORGANIZATIONS - FEBRUARY 2019: (Briefs); ... Advisory Group, Strategic Repair Research Council, and Vision 2020 Initiative. Federal Highway Administration Research and Technology Program’s Jussara Tanesi, concrete materials engineer and lab manager, ...; Created on 25 February 2019
12. NRMCA Industry Wide-EPD update paces LEED, FHWA programs: (News Scope); ... efforts, among them the Federal Highway Administration Sustainable Pavement Program. A revised IW-EPD will keep ready mixed concrete documentation in lockstep with LEED v4 requirements and coincide with ...; Created on 25 February 2019
13. NHTSA, State Department veteran on tap to lead FHWA: (Concrete Currents); Sources: American Concrete Pavement Association, Rosemont, Ill.; CP staff Former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration chief Nicole Nason (2006-2008) has been nominated to lead the Federal Highway ...; Created on 28 January 2019
14. Concrete highway pavement volume approaches 60 million sq. yd.: (Concrete Currents); ... plus Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2018 funding. ...; Created on 28 January 2019
15. Cemex veteran Mack brings pavement depth to ACPA chairmanship: (News Scope); ... of Professor Weiss’ notable technical achievements are reflected in the “Performance Engineered Mixtures for Concrete Pavements” program, equipping the Federal Highway Administration, state departments ...; Created on 19 January 2019
16. NRMCA begins harnessing data to update Industry Wide-EPD: (Concrete Currents); ... and related sustainability efforts, among them the Federal Highway Administration Sustainable Pavement Program. A revised IW-EPD will keep ready mixed concrete documentation in lockstep with LEED v4 ...; Created on 14 January 2019
17. ACPA honors New Enterprise’s Detwiler, Oregon State’s Weiss: (Concrete Currents); ... are reflected in the “Performance Engineered Mixtures” program, equipping the Federal Highway Administration, state departments of transportation and industry to work collaboratively to develop the next ...; Created on 17 December 2018
18. Feds extend mixer truck driver hours exemption to concrete pump peers: (Concrete Currents); Sources: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA); CP staff American Concrete Pumping Association members have secured a five-year exemption from the FMCSA requirement that short-haul drivers ...; Created on 19 November 2018
19. Road Builders implore DOT to sunset proprietary-product rule: (Government Affairs); ... & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) notes in recent testimony submitted to the U.S. House Highways & Transit Subcommittee. At issue is 23 CFR 635.411, a 102-year old federal regulation that ...; Created on 02 November 2018
20. FHWA measures ultra-high performance concrete traction: (Government Affairs); From “Building Bridges Better – Ultra-high performance concrete creates strong, long-lasting connections,” Federal Highway Administration Center for Accelerating Innovations’ Innovator, Issue 67 … The ...; Created on 02 November 2018

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