August 2004

Buy America is a tough sell

Aug. 16, 2004

The current international steel crisis makes it very difficult for highway contractors to satisfy the Buy America requirements on federal-aid projects. This is because of the ...

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An attempt to save face

Aug. 16, 2004

Lloyd Olsen did not want to touch an importance piece of “Mike the Headless Chicken.” It happened a long time ago in Fruita, Colo. Trying to impress a neck-hungry mother-in-law...

Compaction

Never Guess Again

Aug. 16, 2004

Little by little, the experienced roller operator is becoming a rarity on today’s jobsites. This isn’t for lack of demand. In fact, because of more sophisticated asphalt mix designs...

Bridges

Innovation acceleration

Aug. 16, 2004

The replacement of one of the oldest floating bridges in the world received a boost of acceleration this spring from the Washington State Department of Transportation and the ...

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Building a better community

Aug. 16, 2003

We are the Champions When a 23-year-old tried to place a police officer under citizen’s arrest, it quickly became a family affair at the local jail. In June, motorist Lance Champion...

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Software

The County Feat

Aug. 16, 2003

Last year a growing, rural county in the heart of Texas—located between Dallas and Austin—met its looming GASB 34 financial accounting deadline by using an automated van that ...

Gravel Roads

Recovery Room

Aug. 16, 2003

Low-volume roads constructed in regions susceptible to freezing and thawing periods are often at risk of load-related damage during the spring thaw period. The reduced support...

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LOOKING BACK

Aug. 16, 2003

General Roy Stone, head of the Office of Road Inquiry, was using his position to revive the vision of a national system of highways, specifically “an Atlantic and a Pacific coast...

Bridges

Plastics charge

Aug. 16, 2003

Considered by experts and officials alike as an ideal material, fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) may be a more frequent specification in bridges in the near future. It is because...

Concrete Roads

Perfect business suitors

Aug. 16, 2003

Business can appreciate the look of a successful brief case. The one Pittman Construction Co., Conyers, Ga., rolled out was perhaps as abbreviated as they come. Using about a ...

Bridges

Bridges With More

Aug. 16, 2003

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) encourages the use of high-performance concrete to improve the long-term performance of the nation’s infrastructure at lower life-cycle...

Safety

Smart law prevents clean getaway

Aug. 16, 2003

Taxpayers along Rte. 32 have paid for all the extras. Some, however, refuse to give up their two-door model. The congested corridor is under public duress these days. To help ...

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Go dry up

Aug. 16, 2003

Hardly a day goes by without news about drought or lack of water resources in some part of the U.S. Yard watering bans and car washing restrictions are taken as a fact of life...