Continue on 94   Design Innovation August 2008   By Emlynn Grisar and William Mohr, P.E.
WisDOT preps for the largest infrastructure improvement project in state history

Road to Recovery   Roads & Bridges August 2008   By Tara VanTimmeren
New Orleans project aims to restore roadway segments damaged by Hurricane Katrina

Seattle's own nirvana   Roads & Bridges August 2008   By Jessica N. Murphy, P.E., and Abner Gallardo, P.E.
Crews find way around countless obstacles of 45th Street construction

Back Brace   Roads & Bridges June 2008   Mike Bernos
Improvements to I-595 should support growth of economy, population
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Fresh apple   Roads & Bridges March 2008   By Hillary Brown, FAIA Leed A.P.
New York City becomes more responsive to the environment
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Longest running on Broadway?   Roads & Bridges January 2008   By Mark C. Schaefer, P.E., and Dennis Ohlrogge, P.E.
Denver officials hope choice of concrete pays off for years to come

Lodge far from a retreat   Roads & Bridges January 2008   By Roads & Bridges
Forward thinking and a bold strategy put project in the limelight

Cutting for the cookie-cutters   Roads & Bridges December 2007   By Rodney Garrett
Earthwork for new subdivisions is serious business

Common interest   Roads & Bridges October 2007   By Lou Dzierzak
With the I-35W collapse serving as a backdrop, Mn/DOT focuses its effort on Crosstown Commons project

Rediscovered treasure   Roads & Bridges September 2007   By Craig Chambers, P.E.
Community’s involvement in renovation breathes new life into a Chicago neighborhood

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

Flurries Through Winter   Roads & Bridges January 2007   BY Allen Zeyher, Managing Editor
Contractors working ahead of plan in Marquette Interchange reconstruction

Ahead for the Hills   Roads & Bridges January 2007   By Joellyn Gum
Forward thinking allows team to tackle rough terrain with success

Designer Goods   Roads & Bridges October 2006   Wallace Heimer, P.E. Contributing Author
Project manager addresses complexity of Dallas High Five project

Maine without the pinchers   Roads & Bridges June 2006   By Benjamin D. Hutchins, Contributing Author
Portland Connector bypass frees up traffic in the lobster capital

More Than One Way   Roads & Bridges June 2006   By Rodney Garrett, Contributing Author
Contractor works plan around challenges for bidirectional road

Omaha's Insurance   Roads & Bridges August 2005   David Meier, P.E. Contributing Author
Without a doubt, detailing the construction phasing and traffic control plan was the toughest task of the final design.

Scratching the Surface   Roads & Bridges August 2005   Kathryn A. Zimmerman, P.E. Angela S. Wolters, P.E. Contributing Authors

A guide to HPC   Roads & Bridges May 2005   Lou Triandafilou, P.E.
The HPC Exchange features detailed results from a 2003-04 survey of HPC implementation nationwide. According to the survey, 77% of states have used HPC in low-permeability concrete for structures and 58% have used it in high-strength concrete.

Biting into a mountain   Roads & Bridges May 2005   Mike Douglas and Gary Williams
the national trend away from new construction to the preservation of the existing highway system is requiring NDOT as well as other highway agencies to seek alternative approaches to pavement preservation that will conserve resources. Recently, NDOT pushed its CIR experience to the limit by requiring a CIR with overlay rehabilitation strategy on Rte. 207, Kingsbury Grade, near Carson City, Nev.

Study Haul   Roads & Bridges March 2005   Rodney Garrett, Contributing author
New York contractor conducts extensive equipment evaluation to handle challenging job

Trail takes the lead   Roads & Bridges January 2005   Dwight Carter, P.E., and Mike Bishop, P.E., Contributing Authors
Growing transport traffic added to the effect of morning and afternoon drive times as commuters from the bedroom communities south of Calgary swelled traffic volumes.

Top 10 Roads   Roads & Bridges November 2003   Bill Wilson
Mon-Fayette Expressway will revitalize region that once thrived delivering steel over water

Cruising By the Lake   Roads & Bridges June 2003   Allen Zeyher, Associate Editor
The current reconstruction of south Lake Shore Drive in Chicago will be good for motorists and good for Lake Michigan as well.

Top 10 Roads   Roads & Bridges November 2002
For the second consecutive year, ROADS & BRIDGES presents its Top 10 road and bridge projects in the U.S. The editorial staff received a number of submissions, and judged each piece on several factors including size, contractor challenges and motorist impact. All jobs have either been designed or completed in the last 18 months.
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The Customer Exits Happy   Roads & Bridges October 2002   Rodney Garrett
The Pennsylvania Turnpike is one of the older limited-access highways in America, with its first four-lane, 160-mile stretch opened to the public in 1940. However, the 1940 vintage roadway is in need of reconstruction because the surface-water drainage system is inadequate and the reinforced concrete pavement is beginning to fatigue beyond making cost-effective repairs. The inadequate surface-water drainage system has exacerbated roadway problems because of freeze-thaw conditions.

A Complete Turn   Roads & Bridges September 2002   Rodney Garrett
Instead of continuing to overlay the original concrete pavement with asphalt, the roadway will be completely removed in favor of building a new one. Each contract let to a third party for rebuilding a section of the roadway will encompass about 10 miles of the 100-mile stretch to be reconstructed.

Iowa’s playing field   Roads & Bridges April 2002   Bill Wilson
During its 47th annual convention in San Francisco, the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) honored Norris’ flawless execution on a 61/2-mile stretch of Route P46 with the 2001 Sheldon G. Hayes Award. It marked the second time the gold medal of the asphalt paving industry went to an Iowa contractor.

Full cooperation   Roads & Bridges April 2002   Margaret Cervarich
The Big I Reconstruction Project in Albuquerque, N.M., involves more than 2 million cu yd of dirt, 610,000 tons of hot-mix asphalt (HMA) and 165,000 cu yd of concrete. And all of it is being used to rebuild two interstate highways (I-25 and I-40) that happen to cross each other in the middle of a busy metropolitan area.

Finding the Space for It   Roads & Bridges March 2002
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) used an unbonded overlay project on I-265, the Gene Snyder Freeway, as a testing ground for new methods, designs and specifications—most notably a new QA/QC specification. The project won an Excellence in Concrete Paving award from the Ohio-Kentucky Chapter of ACPA, and was a finalist in the national ACPA awards competition.

Young and Eager   Roads & Bridges March 2002   Steven M. Waalkes
The maturity method is a simple nondestructive way of determining the strength of concrete pavement so it can be opened to traffic as soon as it achieves the required strength. This story details the experiences of three states that have embraced the technology: Iowa, Indiana and Texas. Although only a limited number of agencies currently use this methodology, there is growing interest in the cost-effective method.