April 1996

Road Maintenance

Georgia boasts smoothest roads

Dec. 28, 2000
In the mid-70s, over 50% of Georgia's 1,260 miles of interstate was paved in concrete and much of it was 10 to 15 years old. Georgia had been monitoring the conditions of their...
Trucks

TRUCK TRACKS

Dec. 28, 2000
Freightliner Corp. promotes itself as "the company that does things right". There is reason to believe that a growing number of truck operators agree. After posting another increase...
Infrastructure Security

Roadwork a hazard for Caltrans crews

Dec. 28, 2000
When you think of hazardous duty related to government work, what's the first occupation that comes to mind?
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LAW: The Contractor's Side

Dec. 28, 2000
In my February column (2/96), I wrote about the "ripple effect" of change orders, and advised contractors that they needed to consider the time and productivity impacts of changes...
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Becoming 'attached' to skid-steers

Dec. 28, 2000
Yesterday's skid-steer loader had a bucket. It was good for cleanup tasks on road or bridge construction sites; it could be used to load salt into truck beds or unload aggregate...

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Dec. 28, 2000
Efficiently competing in the increasingly competitive road and bridge construction market requires a broad knowledge of current technology. This means having the foresight to ...
Road Maintenance

CONCRETE SOLUTIONS

Dec. 28, 2000
CPR smooths ride on Kansas road The section of I­p;70 extending nine miles east of Abilene is now a smoother ride thanks to concrete pavement restoration (for a closer look at...
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Skid-steers: The contractor's Swiss Army knife

Dec. 28, 2000
Remember the Swiss Army knife you had as a teenager? Not just a knife, this versatile tool contained fold-out attachments that performed tasks as diverse as sawing a log or popping...
Paving

Smooth as a baby's...

Dec. 28, 2000
Smooth roads are one of life's unsung pleasures. When a car glides across a glass-smooth, like a skater on ice, there is no need to reduce speed to negotiate bumps and dips. Belly...
Paving

Paving in the residential world

Dec. 28, 2000
Just shy of 25,000 residents, Glen Ellyn, Ill., is a modestly sized suburb of Chicago. However, with almost 10 years' experience with fast-track concrete-paving projects under...