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    • July 1997

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    Climax of an era in the truck world

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Globalization is more than just a buzz word in the worldwide truck business. Lacking anything better, it could be used as the name for an era of profound change now coming to ...
    Safety

    FHWA Ruling on NCHRP-350 May Change Face of Work Zones

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Four years ago, the National Cooperative Highway Research Program published Report 350, Recommended Procedures for the Safety Performance Evaluation of Highway Features. Based...
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    Solar Power: Sign of the Times

    Dec. 28, 2000
    A number of things are coming together to contribute to the increased use of solar-powered arrowboards and changeable message signs (CMSs). A motivation to find and develop alternative...
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    No Next Time for NEXTEA

    Dec. 28, 2000
    In June, much of the attention of highway officials around the country was turned toward Washington, D.C., and the fracas over the Environmental Protection Agency's plans to tighten...
    Concrete Roads

    Roller-Compacted Concrete Carries a Heavy Load

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Roller-compacted concrete (RCC) pavements were first used in Canada during the mid-1970s when dry land log sorting became mandatory for the forest industries of British Columbia...

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    Sign Structures under Watch

    Dec. 28, 2000
    In the U.S. there are some tens of thousands of traffic sign structures, not including simple sign supports, and more structures are being added each week. Some states have thousands...
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    A Safe Bet, Roads Grow with City

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Las Vegas Boulevard--the Strip--home to flashy casinos, with facades constructed to resemble historical or mythological images. One resembles an Egyptian pyramid amid an oasis...
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    Damages recovered due to defective spec

    Dec. 28, 2000
    When an owner makes changes as a result of defective specifications, the contractor is entitled to be paid for any delays and related costs associated with such defective specifications...
    Safety

    Flagger Respect Begins with Training

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Like Rodney Dangerfield, many flaggers may feel they just don't get any respect. Certainly not from motorists, who take out their frustrations on the most convenient person available...