May 2005

Foooooore! Would you trust your Department of Transportation with a howitzer artillery cannon? Homeowners in Pleasant Grove, Utah, used to until their neighbor’s house was accidentally...

Many states currently allow the use of some proportion of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) in hot-mix asphalt (HMA). The amount of RAP allowed varies depending upon individual...

Many modern-day communities would frown on the idea of having a hot-mix asphalt plant (HMA) in their backyard; however, Staker and Parson Cos. have proven that the two can happily...

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) has long been a proponent of the use of cold in-place recycling (CIR) as a strategy to optimize its pavement preservation program...

While there are paving contractors who own and operate cold planers, there are many who opt for subcontracting out that portion of their repaving contracts to a planer specialist...

The American Highway Users Alliance expressed “grave concern” about the rise in highway fatalities in 2004 to 42,800 from 42,643 in 2003 released in a preliminary report from ...

Feel sorry for landfill owners if pavement contractors get a hold of a new report from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Landfill business might go into a substantial...

Contractors must be aware of statutory requirements for filing claims and lawsuits against state DOTs. The contractor’s failure to comply with the requirements may potentially...

The Asphalt Recycling & Reclaiming Association (ARRA) continues to find itself extremely active in spreading the good word on asphalt recycling across the nation. The surge in...

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) decided to investigate the feasibility of using fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials for new highway structures. Primary...

The Poplar Street bridge across the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Mo., is an orthotropic steel-plate deck bridge. It carries three major interstate highways, I-70, I-64 and ...

Recycling is certainly not a new idea. Most people are used to separating cans from glass; newspapers from cardboard; and the regular pick up by the municipal service provider...

High-performance concrete (HPC) technology from A to Z is the focus of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) new High-Performance Concrete Structural Designer’s Guide, one...

The asphalt recycling and reclaiming industry is heading into the peak period of 2005’s construction season experiencing record demand for its products. The combination of rising...

Will Rogers said, “Outside of traffic, there is nothing that has held this country back as much as committees.” While no one can put an end to committees, Broward County is doing...

The Poplar Street bridge across the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri is an orthotropic steel-plate deck bridge. It carries three major interstate highways, I-70, I-64 ...

My sister went to the University of Illinois; my brother-in-law went to the University of Illinois; and here’s the clincher, my fiancée went to the University of Illinois. Now...

For Caltrans and Randell Iwasaki, there’s no such thing as a bridge too far. Bridges epitomize strength. These tall, majestic structures provide vital transportation links, connecting...