April 2007

The Southwest Virginia Memorial Bridge is located on Rte. 11 in Pulaski County and crosses over the New River and the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks, and serves as a vital link...

On airport jobsites, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) sets the project specifications, which are more stringent than those for roadway paving. Since airplanes have a ...

Only a lucky few hit the jackpot on the Las Vegas Strip. But the city of Las Vegas found an innovative product that allowed them to do just that along Washington Avenue. Originally...

Talladega Superspeedway is touted as NASCAR’s most competitive track. For more than 30 years, fans and drivers have experienced heart-pounding thrills. To guarantee continued ...

Bismarck, N.D., maintains 300 lane-miles of paved road, and the paving season is limited; therefore, Supervisor Rod Kudrna is always on the lookout for ways to save time. Ten ...

“It wasn’t unusual for us to lose a piece of equipment.” Yes, equipment theft is a key issue for the construction industry, but that is not what Craig Parker, vice president of...

During winter months in St. Cloud, Minn., when the average annual snowfall for the city is 45 in., residents rely upon the Street Division of the St. Cloud Public Works Department...

An Indiana Department of Transportation Toll Road district project, involving the replacement of several miles of east- and westbound highway lanes, also included total reconstruction...

European countries developed the idea of privatization of roads and highways back in the 1960s to compensate for governments that lacked the funding to build new roads or maintain...

Thomas Construction Co., Maple Valley, Wash., needed the right tool to help them build 1:1, 2:1 and 3:1 slopes and swales around roads and retention ponds in new home developments...

The Road Commission of Macomb County (RCMC) is charged with maintaining more than 1,700 miles of roads, including I-94 and I-696. According to Bob Mykytiak, Macomb County’s maintenance...

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is responsible for the maintenance and construction of over 45,000 miles of highways. The I-5/I-805 interchange was identified...

To connect the urban centers north and south of Salt Lake City, the Utah Transit Authority purchased 175 miles of railroad corridors between Payson and Brigham City in 2002 to...

U.S. Rte. 30 through Mountville, Pa., is a four-lane, limited-access highway that serves as a major artery outside of Lancaster. It is a highly traveled road that is essential...

Nestled in the Litchfield Hills of northwestern Connecticut is a small city that has made eradicating potholes on their streets a year-round activity. Today, the 36,000 people...

Large-scale retaining wall systems are proving to be a viable alternative to traditional retaining wall construction. A deteriorating retaining wall at a Costco in Saint John,...

Worldwide statistics prove that the number of accidents is much higher at night, and higher still in rainy and wet road conditions due to reduced visibility. In addition, headlamp...

Fairfield County, S.C., is typical of many rural counties. Budgets are tight and the maintenance of approximately 220 miles of unpaved, gravel-surfaced county roads is an ongoing...

Dale Wilson is an expert in handling bumpy roads. As the owner of Dale Wilson Trucking Inc., he’s been involved in his fair share of road projects in central Indiana. But he’s...

For at least two decades, Renda Roads Inc. has been a name associated with quality road paving work in New Jersey. And to help maintain the good reputation they’ve garnered over...

In Maine’s north woods, not far from the Quebec border, a new 2219T paver from Vögele America Inc. was climbing mountain grades and providing a new pavement for a busy ski season...

Highway Information Systems (HIS) Inc., Durham, N.C., and a member of Quixote Transportation Technologies Inc., designed a unique travel information system to help alleviate traffic...

Safety is an issue that plagues the road construction industry, especially at night. That is why David Smith, equipment superintendent for the road construction company Eastern...

If the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is forced to return federal dollars, then it wants the power to void a sale or two in the future. That is the message sent by...

Say hello to long-lasting concrete that has the workability and durability you need and the ability to meet your rapid construction and rehabilitation schedules. Learn how to ...

Warm winter welcome If you’ve ever used your remote starter on a frigid winter morning to get your car nice and warm before you and your small children get in, then you know just...

Most government agencies refer to their winter operations in terms of fighting snow. This has become such a common term that the word “snow fighter” has been used to describe ...

The soap dispensers in Indiana’s state capitol building must be clogged. For years, legislators in Hoosierland tried to raise fees on the Indiana Toll Road. Time after time, the...

"I love the new interchange from I-470 to I-435. It runs so smoothly; it’s hard to imagine the traffic backing up as before. It allows me to leave for work 15 minutes later. Thanks...

As a follow-up to last month’s column on “Pay-If-Paid” provisions, I would like to focus for one additional month on subcontracting and address an issue with which I am frequently...