January 2014

Safety

ASSET MANAGEMENT: Better reporting

Jan. 15, 2014
W hile the U.S. DOT works feverishly to complete MAP-21’s new bridge, pavement and asset-management data requirements, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) provides a ...
Safety

WORK-ZONE SAFETY: A proper platform

Jan. 15, 2014
According to the FHWA, there were 87,606 work-zone crashes in 2010 that led to 576 fatalities.That number translates to one fatality in a work zone every 15 hours. Research into...
Bridges

BRIDGE RESCUE: Staggering load

Jan. 15, 2014
Not enough money to do everything that needs to be done: That is the bottom line in describing the status of the bridge industry in the U.S.One in nine of the nation’s total bridges...
Bridges

BRIDGE RESCUE: Everybody’s in on it

Jan. 15, 2014
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) wanted this secret to be out—out in the open for everyone to see, and enjoy.
Bridges

PAVEMENT PRESERVATION: Ranch-style living

Jan. 15, 2014
Pavement management in the broadest sense has traditionally been reactive in terms of pavement preservation—when resources became available, they were used to fix what was broken...

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Concrete

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION: Cross the way

Jan. 15, 2014
The massive undertaking to extend and elevate Runway 9R–27L at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) is nothing short of an engineering marvel. Estimated to...