August 2010

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Imagine what a recipe would look like for an impossible project. Start with the basic ingredient of a complex reconstruction and widening plan. Add a tight time schedule. Mix ...
Aug. 2, 2010
I try to avoid writing on similar subjects during any one calendar year, but my fascination with the evolution of innovative contracting within our industry has gotten the best...
Aug. 2, 2010
Although agencies do their best to avoid affecting traffic flow when repairing roadways and bridges, inevitably some of that repair work must be accomplished while drivers are...
Aug. 2, 2010
Many bridge specifiers consider covered timber bridges relics from the last century, but in fact the longest timber bridge in the U.S. has just been completed in Ohio over the...
Aug. 2, 2010
Neither curve nor skew nor traffic could stop the Illinois Tollway’s new East-West Connector (EWC) Bridge in Oak Brook, Ill., from its appointed purpose—to carry two lanes of ...
Aug. 2, 2010
Long before the federal government announced its policy shift to foster sustainable communities, the city of Charlotte, N.C., along with a handful of other U.S. urban centers,...
Aug. 2, 2010
Sign of the times In June, a North Dakota man fought his state for the right to exercise religious freedom. However this Constitutional battle wasn’t waged in court—it happened...
Aug. 2, 2010
California’s history of seismic events has shown how earthquake-induced forces have resulted in significant damage to transportation structures.
Aug. 2, 2010