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  • January 2007

    • January 2007

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    Rich on Welfare

    March 15, 2007
    Money trails are becoming increasingly difficult to find on the road and bridge landscape.
    Work-Zone

    Training for Safety

    Jan. 10, 2007
    Our nation’s highways see more than 42,000 people lose their lives in roadway-related accidents every year, and more than 1,000 of these fatalities occur in work-zone areas alone...
    Road Construction

    Flurries Through Winter

    Jan. 10, 2007
    December saw a flurry of action around Milwaukee, but it was not because of the Bucks basketball team or a brewery or even a flurry of snow. It was construction activity on the...
    Demolition

    Taking it Down a Notch

    Jan. 10, 2007
    Road construction projects come about for many different reasons. A heavily traveled thoroughfare may need to be widened to accommodate more lanes of traffic. The asphalt surface...
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    Tricks of the Trade

    Jan. 10, 2007
    A load of rubbish Police in Scotland are trying to put the squeeze on unlicensed drivers—literally. If you’re caught driving without a valid driver’s license or proof of insurance...

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    Road Construction

    Ahead for the Hills

    Jan. 10, 2007
    Due to its hilly topography, densely populated residential location and heavy traffic use, the 1.3-mile-long, two-lane roadway became a dangerous and highly congested area for...
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    Hear Me Now

    Jan. 10, 2007
    Over the last several years, I have encouraged contractors to create an ethics policy, compliance manuals and conduct training to educate their estimators and superintendents...
    Work-Zone

    Technology Driven

    Jan. 10, 2007
    The evolution of technology in roadway construction zones can be found in products ranging from giant screens displaying real-time traffic information to tiny, microscopic prisms...
    Bridge Construction

    Salt's Substitute

    Jan. 10, 2007
    On the 50th anniversary of the U.S. interstate system, the original Transcontinental Highway, the Transcontinental Railroad, celebrates its 140th anniversary by completing a ...
    Traffic Safety

    Danger Ends Ahead

    Jan. 10, 2007
    Most of the time it’s like watching kindergartners during a fire drill. As motorists take a left turn off the Blue and Gray Parkway onto Lafayette Boulevard in the thick of Fredericksb...
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    Strong and Long

    Jan. 10, 2007
    Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) is an ambitious new 20-year research effort now being initiated by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Designated under SAFETEA-LU,...