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    ROADS REPORT

    June 16, 2004
    If you’re going on vacation in the UK this summer and plan to take advantage of public transportation, bring a raincoat. Bus riders in Edinburgh, Scotland, have taken to spitting...
    Accelerated Construction

    Miles from delay

    June 16, 2004
    No matter how old, how dangerous the road or how routine the project, no road construction gears up until the funding is approved. Some projects may wait on the pending list ...
    Safety

    Cones come marching in

    June 16, 2004
    Computers and robots may indeed rule the Earth one day. For now, however, it’s all about obeying commands and paying the ultimate sacrifice on the battlefield. Shane Farritor,...
    Preventive Maintenance

    Preferential treatment

    June 16, 2004
    Today’s transportation agencies face challenges that are vastly different than those faced by the previous generation. On the one hand, improvements in technology have resulted...
    Demolition

    Nothing left standing

    June 16, 2004
    At last, construction at the “Big Dig” (the Central Artery/Tunnel Project) is about to end with the completion date targeted for 2005. News about Boston’s Big Dig is no longer...

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    Preventive Maintenance

    Hugging the road

    June 16, 2004
    Preventive maintenance, asset management and pavement preservation are all terms used to describe what everybody knows: Effective maintenance saves money and preserves your investment...
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    Lift on 1

    June 16, 2004
    All was well for 70 years, until 1974 when the old wooden bridge that crossed the railway track that separates the sleepy villages of Upper and Lower Island Pond, Vt., was deemed...