Account for it
Roads & Bridges
February 2009
By Tara VanTimmeren
America’s No. 1 infrastructure priority is accountability
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Engine trouble
Roads & Bridges
January 2009
By Bill Wilson
AGC asks for emission leniency during hard economic times
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Declawing wildlife
Roads & Bridges
September 2008
By Allen Zeyher
President Bush ruffles environmentalist feathers with new rule regarding endangered species
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Well-oiled problems
Roads & Bridges
August 2008
By Bill Wilson
Colorado and other states try to figure out asphalt dilemma
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.”
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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