San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge has long been a favorite staging area for suicide jumpers. In January, one particular jumper tempted fate; not to end his life, but apparently...
Located in an upscale office park in a suburb of Jacksonville, Fla. is an asphalt plant--not exactly the typical neighbor of a button-down, white collar business community. But...
The vegetation that grows alongside highways can provide beauty to the asphalt and concrete ribbons that cut across the landscape. Wildflowers, shrubs and trees can improve a ...
The transportation construction industry has wrestled with the application of the Davis-Bacon Act over many years. One of the most litigated issues has been whether the act applies...
The city of Des Moines has implemented new asphalt technology on two of its city streets over the past two years. The 1995 construction of east 29th Street was the first project...
If you thought electronic controls have done a lot for truck diesel engines, just wait until you see what will happen from now through the early years of the 21st century. That...
Senior management and plant operators can manage improvement targets in cost to produce per ton. Benchmarking is a powerful management tool that enables hot-mix asphalt producers...