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    Pull tight

    May 16, 2003
    New requirements for cargo securement are discussed below, and, in short, they indirectly apply to manufacturers and installers of truck bodies. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Requirement...
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    Lightweight Challenges Heavyweight

    May 16, 2003
    The rigger picks up 100-ton jacks and hefts them into place to set a bridge section, thinking about how it used to be. The waiting for lifting equipment and help. The pushing ...
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    Four and some change

    May 16, 2003
    In recent years, Congress has focused an increasing amount of attention to oversight of the federal highway program in the areas of reducing paperwork, cutting waste and saving...
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    Driving on blades

    May 16, 2003
    An innovative approach by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and FD/MK LLC enabled the completion of the Rt. 895 Connector, now known as the Pocahontas Parkway, ...
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    Roads Report: Even the best laid plans

    May 16, 2003
    Golden opportunity Charles Edward Jones was convicted last month of committing one of the clumsiest bank robberies of all time. After pulling a gun on a teller at the Wachovia...

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    Safety

    Reaching out to peers

    May 16, 2003
    With more than 1,000 pages of standard guidance and options, the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) can be overwhelming. Couple this complexity with the multitude...
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    No Weeds Allowed

    May 16, 2003
    Another spring is upon us and with it the challenge of defending civilization against the encroachment of the riot of weeds. Here are some of the latest weapons for the fight....
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    The perfect dare

    May 16, 2003
    It took more than four years and a lot of ingenuity to construct the 5.25-mile crossing from Manns Harbor, N.C., to Manteo, N.C., on Roanoke Island, but now motorists can traverse...
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    Time to Wrap

    May 16, 2003
    Twenty-five deteriorated bridges along a 5-mile corridor of I-80 in Salt Lake City were in need of major repair. Most were showing signs of advanced corrosion due to prolonged...
    Highway Embankments

    Offering support

    May 16, 2003
    Earthwork contractor Tom Kueter Construction, Peosta, Iowa, saved the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) $110,000 and a month on the construction schedule with value engineering...
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    BIG DIG UPDATE

    May 16, 2003
    The Central Artery/Tunnel project (the "Big Dig") is almost open. The case against it, however, is far from being closed. The I-90 Connector, which takes the Massachusetts...
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    Troublemakers on Wall Street

    May 16, 2003
    Everybody has their own book. It's loaded with personal interpretations, custom-made definitions and noted observations. A few weeks ago, a prestigious East Coast periodical published...
    Bridges Seismic

    The Cape's Crusader

    May 16, 2003
    By the end of this year, southeast Missouri will be the home of the newest cable-stayed bridge in the U.S. and the longest cable-stayed span over the Mississippi River. The 3,...
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    Did you miss anything?

    May 16, 2003
    Comtrol, Inc. v. United States, 294 F.3d 1357 (Fed. Cir. 2002) is a recent Federal Circuit Court of Appeals case that makes clear how contractors can lose a claim for differing...
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    A Patch for Jacket Weather

    May 16, 2003
    Producing rapid-setting cement for use in cold regions is a challenge in the cement industry. Conventional portland cement, an invention of the 19th century, has limitations in...
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    More than meets the eye

    May 16, 2003
    Cruising down I-70 at 75 mph outside of Topeka, Kan., there is more to the interstate than meets the eye--actually it's the side of the road. Green and lush, roadside vegetation...