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  • May 2011 - Concrete Progress

    • May 2011 - Concrete Progress

    Bridges

    BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION: Working around

    May 5, 2011
    The first components that come to mind in bridge building are the essentials: concrete, rebar and construction crews.   Equally important are aspects such as maintaining ...
    Editorial/Commentary

    EDITORIAL: Short on time, or cash?

    May 5, 2011
    I’m trying to picture Aunt Samantha on a post-office bulletin board.   Let’s face it: When it comes to managing tight and reduced budgets, the woman of the household always...
    Equipment

    EQUIPMENT FOCUS: Operator-centered

    May 5, 2011
    More power and exceptional dig depth and reach don’t matter if the operator fatigues quickly during demanding jobs. That’s why the newest lineup of loader backhoes offers numerous...
    Bridges

    STATE OF THE BRIDGES: Health watch

    May 5, 2011
    Like many state DOTs, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has considered the use of structural-health-monitoring (SHM) technology to improve its bridge management...
    Smart & Resilient Cities

    CONGESTION MANAGEMENT: Moving in the city

    May 5, 2011
    Congestion pricing, or value pricing, is a way of harnessing the power of the market to reduce wasted time associated with traffic congestion.   Pricing works by shifting...

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    Bridges

    STATE OF THE BRIDGES: Too old for this

    May 5, 2011
    Most DOT officials do not want to see additional weight cross their bridges, but they are asking for truckloads of cash to address an aging network.   According to a Transportation...
    Maintenance

    ROAD MAINTENANCE: Damaging wind farms

    May 5, 2011
    According to the U.S. Department of Energy, wind power has been the fastest-growing source of electrical energy for several years.  
    Law

    LAW: THE CONTRACTOR'S SIDE: Trouble e-mailing

    May 5, 2011
    Electronic bidding is now widely utilized in public contracting, but as demonstrated in a recent federal contracting case, it introduces uncontrollable factors that may impact...
    Roads Report

    ROADS REPORT: Because I said so

    May 5, 2011
    Weirdest Traffic Laws: No. 3   Our countdown begins in Maryland, where in the city of Rockville it is illegal to curse in public, and that includes inside your own car. &...
    Bridges

    STATE OF THE BRIDGES: Excuse the reach

    May 5, 2011
    Larry Cloyed’s pulse rate did not quicken when asked about the construction of 53 bridges on the I-495 HOT Lanes project in northern Virginia, but the rhythm of his speech sure...