Welcome to the Maintenance Channel, a special section that provides the user an in-depth look at the road and bridge maintenance industry. This section offers several areas to explore: winter maintenance, snow and ice control, vegetation management, roadside and bridge maintenance, product spotlights, article archives, related case studies, related video and product/supplier contact list. The maintenance product spotlights contain information and photos of equipment relevant to the specific maintenance types. The article library contains all stories related to maintenance pulled from the rich archives of Roads & Bridges magazine and our Winter Maintenance supplement magazine.
Recent maintenance Articles
A chip seal constructed on an existing flushed roadway has the potential to result in bleeding or flushing of the new chip seal.
The excess binder, if not properly accounted...
The field of public health has many goals to address regarding community health concerns, with the overriding strategic aim being prevention of major health issues as opposed...
Performing routine bareground herbicide applications is instrumental in maintaining roadside safety and appearance. It helps eliminate unsightly plants that can obstruct...
Winters typically are a time of looking ahead for roadside crews, a time of preparation and evaluation for the following spring’s roadside vegetation management plans. This...
maintenance Products
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Build tall, reinforced retaining walls with 100% positive connections using the Redi-Rock Positive Connection (PC) System. Incomparable structural...
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Cargill Deicing Technology, North Olmsted, Ohio, is pushing the limits of deicing products and technologies with the AccuBrine automated brine maker...
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ClearLane enhanced deicer allows you to fight icy roadways faster and more effectively. Providing better performance at lower temps, ClearLane...
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ClearLane enhanced deicer allows you to fight icy roadways faster and more effectively. Providing better performance at lower temps, ClearLane...
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Elgin Sweeper of Elgin, Ill., has introduced the LifeLiner hopper system, a specially designed hopper liner and finish system that greatly improves...
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Whether at work on municipal streets or heavy-duty work sites, the VT605/650 from Allianz Sweeper, Chino, Calif., delivers consistent high pickup...
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TYMCO International Ltd., Waco, Texas, has introduced the latest addition to its product line—the model 500x high side-dump sweeper. The 500x was...
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Available from Broce Manufacturing is the Broce MK-1 Transfer Sweeper designed to pick up and transfer material to a truck in a continuous operation...
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Unimog North America, Portland, Ore., offers the A7000 regenerative air sweeper manufactured by Schwarze Industries. This full-featured street...
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Pickup brooms from John Deere, Moline, Ill., do the most efficient job of cleaning and minimizing dust. Available in 72- and 84-in. widths, pickup...
MRDC Operations Corp. (MRDC), a private enterprise responsible for maintaining and rehabilitating a 121-mile highway connecting the cities of...
A 6-mile gravel segment of Becker County, Minn., CSAH No. 35 had very high annual road-maintenance costs due to several resorts, logging trucks and...
Like most government entities, the Fort Bend, Texas, County Road and Bridge Department is under pressure to perform more taxpayer services faster and...
For more than 70 years, nearly all pavers have utilized the free-floating, or self-leveling, screed to produce pavements with a level and smooth...
How to cut manhole raising costs by 81% and extend new pavement lifespan with adjustable manhole risers.
Holmes County in central Ohio wanted to increase safety and improve operations at an affordable price. The solution was MOTOTRBO digital radios with...
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Industry News
The 2011 U.S. Traffic Scorecard indicates that traffic congestion was down 30% last year from 2010 in the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas. It...
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is hoping to generate millions of dollars in new money by launching a program that will permit...
As the people in and around Atlanta prepare to decide on a sales-tax referendum that could generate $6.14 billion for transportation upgrades,...