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    • June 2005

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    Spanning the News: Final Bill Still a Tough Call

    April 2, 2007
    A wrong number can slow a conference call. But leave it to Congress to twist the meaning a little bit.
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    Hot fun in the summer time

    July 18, 2005
    Fowl play Why did the chicken cross the road? Because it was unaware of traffic ordinance 300.670. That was the reaction of the decidedly humorless police department in Ridgecrest...
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    Patience can be a virtue

    June 20, 2005
    You talkin’ to me? John McGivney called it a justifiable homicide, but police in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., said that’s no excuse to pump five bullets into the hood of your car. McGivney...
    Asphalt Paving

    Structurally Sound

    June 20, 2005
    The old adage about being penny-wise and pound-foolish is certainly applicable when it comes to cost considerations for pavement structures. On the one hand, if the pavement designed...
    Bridge Rescue

    Manufacturers may not make it

    June 20, 2005
    Indiana’s prosperity depends largely on the ability of its highway system to continue serving the transportation needs of its manufacturing sector, according to a new TRIP report...

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    Aiming low raises questions

    June 20, 2005
    There may be some contractors out there that purposely submit bids they know are too low in the hopes of making it up on change orders, but I have never met one of them. Nonetheless...
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    Dealing with a full-deck

    June 20, 2005
    A “fast-track” method of deck replacement has recently been completed in southern Missouri. The concept of full-deck replacement while maintaining traffic (in both directions ...
    Asphalt

    Get a grip

    June 20, 2005
    Visitors to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway last August would have heard a roar different from the one made by racing cars and cheering crowds. They would have heard the sounds...
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    Not the original cast

    June 20, 2005
    Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) is rapidly creating a niche in ready-mix delivered, cast-in-place (CIP) concrete construction. As contractors are exposed to this new and exciting...
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    T stands for Tutor

    June 20, 2005
    The T-REX project has been under construction since 2001, building light rail and reconstructing 19 miles of the I-25 and I-225 corridors between Broadway, Parker Road and Lincoln...
    Asphalt Paving

    Here comes the knuckler

    June 20, 2005
    Apparently I don’t pitch well on AstroTurf. Back in February I wrote a column (see I hear to tell you, p 5) tossing out solutions for pavement noise. I thought I had three solid...
    Paving

    Still The Same Old Track

    June 20, 2005
    No matter how thick the history, the Martinsville Speedway is still held together by the same one-of-a-kind paper clip. And the ownership team has successfully upheld the pledge...
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    Energy Bars

    June 20, 2005
    High-energy compaction at the screed was proving essential for a contractor to achieve compaction of 99% on an ongoing runway resurfacing project at Homestead Air Reserve Base...
    Transportation Management

    Upgrade for the digital work zone

    June 20, 2005
    With road repair and rehabilitation projects on the rise across the country, reducing traffic delays caused by work zones and improving mobility is more important than ever. It...
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    Abandon the usual

    June 20, 2005
    Bridges that are built faster, need less maintenance and last longer; these benefits and more can be realized with ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC), the next generation ...
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    Anticipation is sweet

    June 20, 2005
    When applied early, preventive maintenance treatments used as part of a sound pavement preservation strategy will cost less than the reconstruction and rehabilitation of highways...