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    • December 1997

    Trucks

    Engines, Brakes, Trannys Highlight Year

    Dec. 28, 2000
    This third annual Roads & Bridges review of what is happening on the truck scene can be viewed as a two-part report of the major developments during 1997. First there was a flood...
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    Thin-lift Sand Mix Stretches Maintenance Dollars

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Roads are deteriorating throughout the U.S. at the same time cities, counties and states are having difficulty finding the funds to keep their roads in good condition. Inherent...
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    A Matter of Interpretation

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Many contract disputes involving the scope of work turn on the rules of contract interpretation. Such was the case in Lehman-Roberts Company v. State Highway Commission, 673 So...
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    Razing the Winter Wonderland

    Dec. 28, 2000
    As the thermometer dips down to freezing, and snow and icy rain begin to fall, new problems arise for those who maintain our roads. Specifically those working in the northern ...
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    Turning Pro on Anti-Icing

    Dec. 28, 2000
    The challenge of winter road maintenance has never been greater as the public expects bare pavement conditions an increasingly higher percentage of the time, yet is critical of...

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    Ag Byproduct Joins Fight on Snow

    Dec. 28, 2000
    High up in the mountains, somewhere in Hungary, a man took a break from his job at a distillery one winter day. "He stepped outside and wondered why a nearby stream had not frozen...