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    Bridges

    BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION: A stepping stone

    Dec. 17, 2010
    After 40 years of heavy usage on the existing northbound structure (60 years on the bascule span) of the Whitestone Expressway, the steel superstructure and concrete deck were...
    Funding

    STATE OF THE INDUSTRY: Unfinished business

    Dec. 17, 2010
    CONTRACTORS Unemployment was the most pressing issue in the recent elections, and unemployment multiplied by a factor of two is the most pressing issue in the road-and-bridge ...
    Law

    LAW: THE CONTRACTOR'S SIDE: Ticking bid bomb

    Dec. 17, 2010
      A disappointed bidder on a public project is always under tight time restraints to acquaint itself with all of the relevant facts surrounding the procurement and to decide...
    Equipment

    EQUIPMENT FOCUS: Precision, control and versatility

    Dec. 17, 2010
    When it comes to motor graders, two traits are key to getting the job done: precision and control. Operators need power, but they also must often make fine blade adjustments to...
    Editorial/Commentary

    EDITORIAL: Restless nights, and days

    Dec. 17, 2010
    For me, the future never comes out at night.  

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    Concrete

    TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION: Subterranean in Seattle

    Dec. 17, 2010
    The camera stalls, for just a moment, at the southern edge of downtown Seattle. It faces north, toward the time-worn and earthquake-damaged Alaskan Way Viaduct, a double-deck ...