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EDITORIAL CATEGORY - PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
Blocked in   Roads & Bridges January 2008   By Dale Harrington, Gordon Smith and Marcia Brink
Concrete overlays could reshape pavement maintenance
Orange Whip   Roads & Bridges February 2007    By Peter Allen and Harry Lorick
California county runs tight preventive maintenance operation to keep roads in shape
New polymer coat wears well   Roads & Bridges May 2005   By Vellore S. Gopalaratnam
New surface is the answer for orthotropic bridge deck
Salt Pincher   Roads & Bridges May 2005   Andrew DeFinis
Use of FRP beams cuts the effect of saltwater atmosphere in Texas
Hugging the road   Roads & Bridges June 2004
The South Dakota Department of Transportation is seeking new and better ways of maintaining the interstate while saving taxpayer dollars.
Preferential treatment   Roads & Bridges June 2004   Katie Zimmerman, P.E., and David Peshkin, P.E., Contributing Authors
Low-cost preventive maintenance treatments early in a pavement’s life cycle slow the rate of pavement deterioration and defer the need for more costly rehabilitation
The seven stallers   Roads & Bridges December 2003   Katie Zimmerman, P.E. and David Peshkin, P.E., Contributing Authors
This article addresses seven of the most deadly misconceptions about pavement preventive maintenance. These misconceptions are deadly because any one of them is enough to stop a program in its tracks. Therefore, suggestions for addressing each misconception also are provided, based on the authors’ experiences working with agencies that have been using preventive maintenance concepts for years as well as agencies that are just beginning to implement these programs.

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