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Watch your stepWe know that distracted driving has been on the rise for years, but motorists aren’t the only ones not paying attention.According to a new study from the...
Heavy-highway contractors accustomed to unit-priced contracts are typically familiar with the Variation in Estimated Quantities (VEQ) clause.
The VEQ clause exists for the...
Warm toasted bunsLuxury car owners, beware. Dermatologists have found that prolonged exposure to heated car seats can pose a risk to your skin.
Two recent studies in the...
The annals of construction law are filled to the brim with cases involving the enforceability of No Damage for Delay clauses, and multistate contractors must keep abreast of...
Size mattersShopping for a new vehicle can quickly become overwhelming. Fortunately the Roads Report Statistical Analysis department has reviewed recent consumer trends to...
A basic tenet of contract law has always been that only parties to a contract may sue and be sued for breach of duties arising out of the contract.For example, a...
Distribution of stressWho are the better drivers, men or women? It’s a contentious issue that will probably continue to be debated by our great-great-grandchildren while they...
Most contractors with whom I work understand that liquidated-damage clauses in construction contracts are a part of the business and that such clauses are enforceable unless...
Payment bonds on public projects are intended to provide a means of redress to unpaid subcontractors who cannot otherwise file mechanic’s liens against public property.The...
Kickstand out the jamsNo one gets excited about their morning commute. In fact, new research from Sweden finds that people who commute by car, train or bus suffer from more...
The trappings of fameAnyone who’s been through a grocery store checkout lane in the past two months has seen the headlines about movie star Reese Witherspoon being hit by a...
Insurance procured by contractors and owners is never intended to cover the risk of defects in design or workmanship, but depending upon the wording of the particular policy...
Many disputes between prime contractors and subcontractors result from their failure to accurately memorialize the terms and conditions of the offer and acceptance within the...
Cruise controlWhen you see a group of young people in the San Francisco Bay Area parked in their hybrid cars having an argument, you’d be forgiven for assuming that it’s just...
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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,...