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    • August 2010

    Bridges

    DESIGN INNOVATION: A next time

    Aug. 2, 2010
    A new prestressed concrete bridge beam is on the market. The first Northeast Extreme Tee (NEXT) beams were produced by Dailey Precast of Shaftsbury, Vt., in February 2010 for ...
    Editorial/Commentary

    EDITORIAL: Don’t block the goal

    Aug. 2, 2010
    I considered giving LeBron James an offer. Yes, for a split second I thought the NBA super forward would be a solid fit for this editorial page. Beyond the slashes in the paint...
    Asphalt

    DESIGN INNOVATION: The lime light

    Aug. 2, 2010
    Much of the industrial world’s transportation infrastructure has reached a critical state of deterioration at a time when revenues to fund its replacement are scarce.
    Road Construction

    CITY STREETS: A second wind

    Aug. 2, 2010
    Beginning in June 2010, the Chicago Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Division of Engineering began the reconstruction of the Wacker Drive interchange with Congress Parkway...
    Road Construction

    CITY STREETS: Down the center

    Aug. 2, 2010
    With over 400 miles of Atlantic coastline, Florida has almost as many seaside towns as spring breakers at a Daytona Beach bikini contest. Vilano Beach, a quaint area just north...

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    Concrete

    CITY STREETS: Road on the range

    Aug. 2, 2010
    Imagine what a recipe would look like for an impossible project. Start with the basic ingredient of a complex reconstruction and widening plan. Add a tight time schedule. Mix ...
    Law

    LAW: Inner workings

    Aug. 2, 2010
    I try to avoid writing on similar subjects during any one calendar year, but my fascination with the evolution of innovative contracting within our industry has gotten the best...
    Safety

    DESIGN INNOVATION: Deflecting praise

    Aug. 2, 2010
    Although agencies do their best to avoid affecting traffic flow when repairing roadways and bridges, inevitably some of that repair work must be accomplished while drivers are...
    Bridges

    TIMBER BRIDGES: Well covered

    Aug. 2, 2010
    Many bridge specifiers consider covered timber bridges relics from the last century, but in fact the longest timber bridge in the U.S. has just been completed in Ohio over the...
    Bridges

    DESIGN INNOVATION: Tricky turn style

    Aug. 2, 2010
    Neither curve nor skew nor traffic could stop the Illinois Tollway’s new East-West Connector (EWC) Bridge in Oak Brook, Ill., from its appointed purpose—to carry two lanes of ...
    Road Construction

    CITY STREETS: Cropping up

    Aug. 2, 2010
    Long before the federal government announced its policy shift to foster sustainable communities, the city of Charlotte, N.C., along with a handful of other U.S. urban centers,...
    Roads Report

    ROADS REPORT: Fighting for what’s right

    Aug. 2, 2010
    Sign of the times In June, a North Dakota man fought his state for the right to exercise religious freedom. However this Constitutional battle wasn’t waged in court—it happened...
    Bridges

    DESIGN INNOVATION: Fast healers

    Aug. 2, 2010
    California’s history of seismic events has shown how earthquake-induced forces have resulted in significant damage to transportation structures.