December 2005

A cold planer can only perform as well as the cutter head system with which it is equipped. Using the best-designed planer available and fitted with a cutter system that is below...

Jumping off a bridge is a difficult way to commit suicide when the bridge is less than 20 ft above the water and the water is only 8 ft deep. It seems unlikely that Suicide Bridge...

The process of erecting sound barriers is one of the more straightforward types of highway-related construction. Though the scale of the project will vary, in most cases a contractor...

Utility conflicts continue to plague contractors across the country. How DOTs resolve utility conflicts and evaluate, consider and respond to correspondence, time extension requests...

Link-type cable carriers that soar high above the deck of the John T. Alsop Jr. Bridge help to manage its heavy power cables and prevent them from swaying in high winds and becoming...