Well-oiled problems   Roads & Bridges August 2008   By Bill Wilson
Colorado and other states try to figure out asphalt dilemma

A turnpike overturn?   Roads & Bridges June 2008   By Bill Wilson
Pa. Turnpike commission calling for an alternative
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Nose for trouble   Roads & Bridges May 2008   By Bill Wilson
Fungus destroying bat population could stall road projects

Bridge stands up to Katrina   Roads & Bridges October 2005   By Bill Wilson Editor in Chief
“We prepositioned a lot of people and we know what parts of our transportation system are vulnerable.”

IDOT takes a step back   Roads & Bridges September 2005   By Bill Wilson, Editor in Chief

From S.O.S. back to SAS   Roads & Bridges August 2005   By Bill Wilson Editor in Chief
Currently California’s seismic retrofit program—which includes work on the Bay Bridge and the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge—has swelled to an $8 billion price tag.

SPANNING THE NEWS   Roads & Bridges February 2005   edited by Allen Zeyher
A round-up of news and events.

SPANNING THE NEWS: “Old” York needs billions—fast   Roads & Bridges February 2005   By Bill Wilson, Editor in Chief
Funding will be the real challenge. In 1995 New York state paid $73.7 million for highway debt service. By 2002 that amount had risen to $715 million.

SPANNING THE NEWS   Roads & Bridges October 2004   By Bill Wilson, Editor
“In terms of his approach to business, specifically on planning, he was always looking downfield and he saw issues and opportunities in really a three-dimensional sense.”

SPANNING THE NEWS   Roads & Bridges October 2004   edited by Allen Zeyher
The Wyoming Department of Transportation has twice accepted bids to widen, resurface and extend Wyoming Road in Casper and has twice rejected even the lowest bid of $15 million.

Smart law prevents clean getaway   Roads & Bridges August 2004   Bill Wilson
To help reduce the constant flow of accidents, the Maryland Department of Transportation wants to widen the two-lane highway. But the move interferes with a smart growth law.

SPANNING THE NEWS   Roads & Bridges May 2004   By Bill Wilson, Editor, with news items —edited by Allen Zeyher
In an effort to create more jobs, Blagojevich unveiled his Opportunity Returns program, which will translate into an additional $1 billion in highway improvements over the next three years.

SPANNING THE NEWS   Roads & Bridges April 2004   By Allen Zeyher, Associate Editor

Spanning the News   Roads & Bridges March 2004   By Bill Wilson, Editor
The magnetism of Destination Technology comes from the opportunity to receive hands-on experience in the engineering and information technology fields.

Spanning the News   Roads & Bridges February 2004   Edited by Allen Zeyher

Here comes the neighborhood   Roads & Bridges February 2004   By Bill Wilson, Editor
An injunction to stop the project would mean another four to six months of documentation, report writing and re-evaluations.

Spanning the News   Roads & Bridges January 2004

On their way to work   Roads & Bridges January 2004   Bill Wilson
A new ad campaign is urging the House and Senate to support the $375 billion, six-year highway funding bill—the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy of Users (TEA-LU). Three-panel billboards were placed at Metro stop Capitol South and Union Station when lawmakers returned to work on Jan. 20.

Time to vote for a change   Roads & Bridges November 2002   David Matthews

Something light on the menu   Roads & Bridges August 2002   Bill Wilson
Even in the summer the Alaska DOT struggles with the soil. When the temperature hovers around 32ºF, embankments, which are a necessity, fall victim to the thawing permafrost. Light-weight aggregate could be the solution Alaska is banking on.

Let them hear what’s in store   Roads & Bridges July 2002   Bill Wilson
A proposal by the American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO) would require states to reveal long-term traffic safety plans and what it would cost to execute them. By being more vocal, officials in Washington are hoping more can be learned.

Taking charge for mucho dinero   Roads & Bridges June 2002   by Bill Wilson
Michigan Gov. John Engler is the one being picked on, too. The state currently has a proposal to raise the diesel fuel tax by four cents a gallon to generate an extra $38 million. Engler, however, wants to send $31 million of that money to the state highway agency and set aside another $5 million to fix or replace deteriorating bridges, leaving $2 million to be divided among 83 local governments. City officials aren’t going to take it.

Viewing the Fill as Half Glass   Roads & Bridges May 2002   Allen Zeyher
Walking on broken glass is probably a bad idea, but driving over broken glass might be a good idea if the glass is used as fill under the road. crushed glass fill is part of a $5.6 million, federally funded project driven by the need to replace a narrow three-span bridge over the Big Wood River.

Its one big roadeo in Texas   Roads & Bridges March 2002   Bill Wilson
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is currently working on three major highway construction projects—the “Dallas High Five,” expansion on I-35 and the new I-69.

SPANNING THE NEWS   Roads & Bridges February 2002   Bill Wilson
FRP composite bridge technology makes a statement with span over Dicky Creek