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EDITORIAL CATEGORY - ACCELERATED CONSTRUCTION
Running with Elk   Roads & Bridges May 2009   Scott M. Nettleton, P.E.
Designer opts for accelerated construction to handle rural bridges at Hancock Mountain
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Crushing victory   Roads & Bridges March 2009   By Sami Megally, Ph.D., P.E., and Jay Holombo, Ph.D., P.E.
Orange Crush interchange might have witnessed second world record in less than five years
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Make it brief   Roads & Bridges March 2009   By Vance Hanson, P.E., Travis Farr and Deryl Mayhew, P.E.
Utah continues to blaze through bridge construction; erects four in 37 hours
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Self help   Roads & Bridges March 2009   By Mary Lou Ralls, P.E.
Guides are being created for increase in SPMT use in the U.S.
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Run of the millstone   Roads & Bridges March 2009   By Arthur Schurr
Complex thoroughfare increases degree of difficulty for speedy delivery of Rte. 1 bridge
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Remarkable stay   Roads & Bridges November 2008   By Bill Wilson
Completion of I-35W span comes with long line of accomplishments
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Propelled in the air   Roads & Bridges November 2008   By Tim Hayes
SPMTs in Utah help speed up bridge construction
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Hyper active in New Jersey   Roads & Bridges November 2008   By Thomas Anella, P.E., Rama Krishnagiri, P.E., and Manu Patel, P.E.
Accelerated design and construction works for William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge
Fast flip   Roads & Bridges July 2007   By Bill Wilson
Ontario is ready to switch bridges in a matter of hours
Innovations: Fast Learners   Roads & Bridges May 2007   By Chris Schneider
States catch on after accelerated-construction courses
A Love Triangle   Roads & Bridges April 2007   By Jim Kinder, P.E.
As MoDOT’s $260 million redesign of Kansas City’s notorious Triangle comes to a close, motorists are feeling more positive about the drive
Miles from delay   Roads & Bridges June 2004   Perry Semones, P.E., and Savo Slijepcevic, Contributing Authors
In an effort to speed the process of pre-construction activities the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has come up with three key steps to efficiency
Lift Station Pumps Offer Critical Pumping Reliability, Capacity   Water & Wastes Digest April 2004   WWD Staff
Tradition is being broken as sewage authorities discover the benefits of backup pumping capacity instead of backup electrical capacity.
Not a plain order   Roads & Bridges June 2003   Bill Wilson, Editor
The Rte. 28 corridor--a squeezed four-lane road featuring the Allegheny River on one side and a steep hill capped with historic landmarks on the other--is the salty piece of the Pittsburgh transportation system. Tight quarters and heavy traffic are just two reasons why simple maneuvers will not work when the time comes to reconstruct a two-mile stretch of Rte. 28.
Right away   Roads & Bridges April 2003   Ron Zeitz
Nowadays, the huge increases in traffic demand that damaged or destroyed infrastructure be back at work in the shortest possible time. And the time lost while repairing a bridge or highway represents real money; in some cases millions of dollars a day while the structure is out of commission. These factors have ushered in the age of accelerated reconstruction of damaged or destroyed pieces of America's infrastructure. So what's making all of this possible?


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