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    Road Construction

    Cutting for the cookie-cutters

    Dec. 6, 2007
    Roadbuilding is not only done in the public sector. For example, there are large properties that have been subdivided where extensive road systems must be built prior to the site...
    Paving

    Strong comeback

    Dec. 6, 2007
    Are pavement warranties for you? Learn more about implementing or expanding the use of pavement warranties at a new one-day workshop offered by the Federal Highway Administration...
    Bridges

    Neck sticks out

    Dec. 6, 2007
    In 1945, famed New York City bridge designer Othmar Ammann was commissioned to design a state-of-the-art suspension bridge that would connect the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx...
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    Dish it out

    Dec. 6, 2007
    Instead of a bolt of high-octane lightning, we were just told to leave the room. The Texas oil gods were kind to us that Oct. 23 morning in Austin. I mean, there we were, in what...
    Bridges

    The mulligan that counts

    Dec. 6, 2007
    In June the golf world traveled to Oakmont, Pa., a community located northeast of Pittsburgh along the Allegheny River. Shortly after the final putt dropped on another momentous...

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    Holiday wonders

    Dec. 6, 2007
    Lost in translation Sometimes the most innocent words or phrases will have unexpected meanings in other cultures. Once when I was visiting Britain, I slapped a guy who asked me...
    Bridges

    All those opposed

    Dec. 6, 2007
    The people’s choice should have a day in The People’s Court. Elected officials are often put on the hot seat, but heading into an election year the judging can be especially harsh...
    Transportation Management

    Holding down the fort

    Dec. 6, 2007
    The I-279 Fort Pitt Bridge and Tunnel in the city of Pittsburgh is a major link in the transportation system for Allegheny County and western Pennsylvania. I-279, known locally...
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    How much?

    Dec. 6, 2007
    A prime contractor’s reliance on a quote must be both reasonable and justifiable, and as a recent case decided by a federal court in Pennsylvania illustrates, it is not enough...