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 FederalHighwayAdministration ...
... second look during future road or bridge contract lettings.
The FederalHighwayAdministration is rescinding a rule limiting state contracting agencies from using federal dollars to acquire patented ...
Sources: FederalHighwayAdministration; CP staff
Effective October 28, Federal Highway Administration is lifting U.S. Department of Transportation regulations greatly limiting state contracting agencies ...
... 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 ...
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, ...
... 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. ...
... 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 FederalHighwayAdministration, ...
... in Europe and advanced here by the FederalHighwayAdministration, EIT allow for verification that post-tensioning cables have been encapsulated per specifications, and provide enhanced durability and ...
... 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 ...
Source: American Concrete Pavement Association, Rosemont, Ill.
Nicole Nason has become the FederalHighwayAdministration’s 26th Administrator following a 95-1 U.S. Senate vote. The former National ...
... Advisory Group, Strategic Repair Research Council, and Vision 2020 Initiative.
FederalHighwayAdministration Research and Technology Program’s Jussara Tanesi, concrete materials engineer and lab manager, ...
... efforts, among them the FederalHighwayAdministration Sustainable Pavement Program.
A revised IW-EPD will keep ready mixed concrete documentation in lockstep with LEED v4 requirements and coincide with ...
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 ...
... of Professor Weiss’ notable technical achievements are reflected in the “Performance Engineered Mixtures for Concrete Pavements” program, equipping the FederalHighwayAdministration, state departments ...
... and related sustainability efforts, among them the FederalHighwayAdministration Sustainable Pavement Program.
A revised IW-EPD will keep ready mixed concrete documentation in lockstep with LEED v4 ...
... are reflected in the “Performance Engineered Mixtures” program, equipping the FederalHighwayAdministration, state departments of transportation and industry to work collaboratively to develop the next ...
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 ...
... & 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 ...