Fresh breath
Roads & Bridges
April 2008
By Bill Wilson
Talk of new commission gives industry a needed cleaning
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All those opposed
Roads & Bridges
December 2007
By Bill Wilson
Majority of Roads & Bridges readers are not satisfied with leadership in Washington, D.C.
Fed deathbed
Roads & Bridges
October 2007
By Bill Wilson
Despite I-35W tragedy, White House still threatens
Enough to feed a region?
Roads & Bridges
May 2005
By Bill Wilson Editor in Chief
UDOT recently met with its metropolitan planning organizations and determined that the state is facing $16.5 billion in highway needs over the next 30 years.
Ready with cold remedies
Roads & Bridges
May 2005
Rodney Garrett
there are contractors specializing in cold (pavement) planning who collectively perform this service nationwide. Nevertheless, as with any other special services contractors, their workmanship quality, services and expertise can vary.
Agreement is a reach
Roads & Bridges
December 2004
President Bush may be pushed out of the way by, believe it or not, his own people.
For the birds
Roads & Bridges
April 2003
Greg Smith, Contributing Author
With civil penalties as high as $27,500 per violation per day and possible criminal prosecution, there are several things about the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) that transportation contractors need to know. Besides imposing some very specific requirements on contractors, the CWA also has been the largest obstacle in delaying transportation improvement projects in past years.
Arizona diamond
Roads & Bridges
April 2002
Bill Wilson
FHWA Administrator Mary Peters, former director of the Arizona DOT, exuded confidence and stability—two traits complemented by a wholesome approach, during my 30-minute interview on the opening day of ConExpo-Con/Agg 2002. The following is her take on pressing issues like FHWA’s purpose, RABA and work-zone safety.
SPANNING THE NEWS
Roads & Bridges
December 2001
Bill Wilson
States battle for what little is available for road projects
CAPITOL STEPS
Roads & Bridges
September 2001
John W. Wight
Green TEA
Reflecting back
Roads & Bridges
July 1999
David McKee
FHWA develops minimum requirements for retroreflectivity
DOTs take on TEA-21 challenge
Roads & Bridges
November 1998
by Larry Flynn and Traci J. DePoy
This is part five of ROADS & BRIDGES’ six-part series on TEA-21. Next month, in the final installment of our series, we will present a retrospective on how the industry banded together to achieve passage of TEA-21.
More work, changes ahead for highway paving sector
Roads & Bridges
September 1998
Larry Flynn
This is part three of ROADS & BRIDGES’ six-part series on TEA-21. Next month the magazine will discuss the act’s effects on the equipment side of the highway construction industry.
Bridge industry buoyed by TEA-21
Roads & Bridges
August 1998
Larry Flynn
This is part of ROADS & BRIDGES' six-part series on TEA-21. Next month the magazine will discuss the act's effects on the asphalt and concrete paving industries.
TRIP TALK
Roads & Bridges
November 1996
William M. Wilkins
Coalition to advance 1997 legislative goals
Editorial
Roads & Bridges
January 1996
Larry Flynn
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