June 1997

Partners in Paving

Dec. 28, 2000

On Jan. 9, work initiated by the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) bore fruit at a signing ceremony at the Department of Labor offices in Washington, D.C. The signers...

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New Platform System Used to Rehabilitate Bridges

Dec. 28, 2000

James Frangos, vice president and general manager of Atlas Painting and Sheeting Corp., Buffalo, N.Y., is a fourth-generation bridge painter and rehabilitator.

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Bridge Lighting Brightens Miami Skyline

Dec. 28, 2000

The Miami skyline is a lot brighter due to the special architectural lighting of the award-winning Port of Miami/Dodge Island Bridge. The bridge connects the largest cruise ship...

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New CEO Maps Plans for Volvo GM

Dec. 28, 2000

The first press program conducted by Marc Gustafson after taking over as president and CEO of Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp. highlighted Giant Class 8 trucks designed for heavy work...

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Total Cost Method of Calculating Damages

Dec. 28, 2000

I find increasingly that the claims we prepare or analyze are based on many small events or problems rather than one or two major events. In those cases, there is no way to isolate...

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High-performance Concrete Changes Bridges

Dec. 28, 2000

High-performance concrete (HPC) could change the shape--and life span--of portland cement concrete (PCC) bridges. HPC is a performance-based approach to specifying concrete mixes...

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Wisconsin Demo Explores In-place Asphalt Rehabilitation

Dec. 28, 2000

Foamed asphalt technology is an in-place asphalt stabilization method that has been researched for several decades. A new development in this evolution, called expanded asphalt...

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Technology Makes Inroads into Snow and Ice Control

Dec. 28, 2000

Although the 37th Annual North American Snow Conference took place in Kansas City, Mo., a city known more for its moderate rather than severe winter weather, the event drew snowfighters...

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Budget Pact May Handcuff Roads

Dec. 28, 2000

The House and Senate approved a five-year balanced budget agreement before the Memorial Day recess that, if left unchecked, could handcuff efforts to increase funding for use ...

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Interstate 2000: Improvement for the Next Millenium

Dec. 28, 2000

America's interstate highway system has produced considerable benefits for the nation. A recent American Highway Users Alliance report estimates that 187,000 lives have been saved...

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Historic New Jersey Bridge Receives Rehabilitation

Dec. 28, 2000

The J.F. Kennedy Boulevard Bridge at Journal Square Station in Jersey City, N.J. was constructed in 1924 over a major east-west rail line contained in a partly natural, partly...