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    • May 1999

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    TRUCK TRACKS

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Variety seemed to be the name of the game among the products shown at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville this spring. As has often been the case in recent years, products...
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    LAW: The Contractor's Side

    Dec. 28, 2000
    I have written several columns over the last 15 years on cases dealing with the final resolution of contract disputes by the DOT chief engineer or other government officials. ...
    Bridges

    A bridge to a new century

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Fiber-reinforced polymer composites and high-performance concrete mixed with a dash of Cajun spice is a recipe for success at the 16th Annual International Bridge Conference (...
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    ROADS REPORT

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Scoping in on safety
    Asphalt

    Quick and to the point

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Des Moines Asphalt & Paving Co. was only following the No. 1 objective of highway construction: Keep the masses moving. The goal was accomplished in a big and unique way during...

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    Highway Maintenance

    Making the cut

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Hair past the shoulder can be appealing, but when you’re dealing with grass, if it’s long it isn’t pretty. Nobody enjoys looking at vegetation growing out of control along the...
    Asphalt

    ASPHALT ANSWERS

    Dec. 28, 2000
    The Strategic Highway Research Program’s (SHRP) asphalt research was primarily aimed at the properties of asphalt binders and paving mixes and their effect on asphalt pavement...