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    • April 2011

    Editorial/Commentary

    EDITORIAL: More than one sun

    April 7, 2011
    Sometimes the quality of my day rides on how many specks of light are floating above my lawn.   If I pull in and there are six solid-white bulbs, then the last eight hours...
    Equipment

    EQUIPMENT FOCUS: More than power

    April 7, 2011
    Today’s dozers are moving beyond mere power and precision. All the featured machines have ample horsepower to move heavy loads and the fine control necessary for precision grading...
    Roads Report

    ROADS REPORT: Creatures great and small

    April 7, 2011
    Time to cowboy up   A carriage ride through downtown Memphis started out like a romantic comedy, turned into an action-adventure and ended up a western.   Under twinkling...
    Concrete

    AIRPORT PAVING: Flying high

    April 7, 2011
    From the air, the Berkeley County Airport whitetopping project in South Carolina seemed like a simple enough job. Construction crews would overlay an existing asphalt runway, ...
    Bridges

    BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION: Highlighted route

    April 7, 2011
    The residents of Quebec, Canada, have long been waiting for improvements to the highway system surrounding the city.  

    More content from April 2011

    Law

    LAW: THE CONTRACTOR'S SIDE: Fight it out in court

    April 7, 2011
    Dispute resolution provisions in contracts and subcontracts frequently contain language requiring a claimant to mediate a dispute before instituting arbitration or litigation....
    Equipment

    P/E MARKET: Greenville goes green

    April 7, 2011
    By definition, the Re-HEAT process is an on-site, in-place pavement rehabilitation method that consists of heating the existing pavement with a thermal transfer of up to 600°F...
    Asphalt

    RECYCLING/RECLAIMING: The King’s gesture

    April 7, 2011
    Road construction is a more than $80 billion annual industry in the U.S. Over the last decade, the industry has been driving toward greener and more sustainable design, construction...