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    What time do you have?

    Feb. 17, 2004
    Unexpected construction delays often result in increased costs to a subcontractor. It is rare indeed to see a subcontractor dispute or claim that does not include a delay component...
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    Watch yourself

    Feb. 21, 2003
    In the post-Enron/WorldCom era corporate compliance has once again become a hot topic. Compliance is not new for highway contractors. Contractors certify many things and interact...
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    Rising to Pieces

    Feb. 21, 2003
    Stories originate out of Washington, D.C., on a daily basis. So I really can't think of a better place to be during the second week of January than at the Transportation Research...
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    Freeway To Go

    Feb. 21, 2003
    In clearing land for the I-210, three endangered life forms had to be protected: the kangaroo rat, a plant called the woolly star and Sam Maloof.
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    Bridge Jewelry

    Feb. 21, 2003
    Greg Herd likes to get a table by the window at the River Station restaurant in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., especially after dark. As dusk descends over the Hudson River, the stately ...

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    Out in the Cold

    Feb. 21, 2003
    The following are some of the top technical inquiries received by the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA). This article focuses on some of the challenges of paving and...
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    Sailing apart

    Feb. 21, 2003
    Last year, the public and private sectors were in the same boat. Now there seems to be different ideas on how to run a ship.
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    Untangling the Triangle

    Feb. 21, 2003
    If it's a weekday you can bet there are over 150,000 people in Kansas City, Mo., barely moving on a couch.
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    I see dead people

    Feb. 21, 2003
    Nice try A Norwegian man recently blamed a Coca-Cola bottle for his speeding ticket. The man claimed the bottle rolled onto the accelerator pedal after another driver cut him ...
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    Pump This Up

    Feb. 21, 2003
    Many construction industry organizations tried to mobilize opposition to a June 2002 proposal by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to eliminate the exemption from federal excise...