May 2008

Asphalt Paving

Roads 4 show

May 20, 2008
Reducing crossover accidents on a two-lane road is a big plus for any paving job. Leo Journagan Construction Co. of Springfi eld, Mo., widened Rte. 37 in southwest Missouri, made...
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Napoleon complex

May 19, 2008
The challenge: Although the new Perry Street Bridge in Napoleon, Ohio, is not a complex structure in and of itself, the process of building it required addressing an array of ...
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Wide Awakening

May 19, 2008
Versatile” can often be an overused term to describe road- and bridge-building equipment available on the market. But for bridge-building contractors, a versatile paver is critical...
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Ultra Competative

May 19, 2008
When engineers examine a road or bridge, many wish they could just see inside the thick concrete from the surface. Like a doctor can use an ultrasound device to see inside a patient...
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Appealing to the Mass

May 19, 2008
The east span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is now in its seventh year of major construction. The $5.4 billion project was let as a series of eight major contracts, ...

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Speed Stick

May 19, 2008
Bridges are an integral part of our nation’s transportation and economic infrastructure, and their maintenance is essential to maintaining commuter safety as well as economic ...
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Terminal Healthy

May 19, 2008
On Nov. 19, 2007, Runway 3R-21L at Detroit’s Metropolitan Airport (DTW) was reopened for service after receiving a major face-lift. This 10,000-ft runway is one of four parallel...
Barrier Walls Guardrails

Saving lives and saving dollars

May 14, 2008
After observing what could have been a fatal accident on I-75 in Bradenton, Fla., Matthew Schindler, president of Cloverleaf Corp. in Tampa, has a greater appreciation for a product...
Bridges

All hands on decks, piers, etc.

May 14, 2008
Tennessee emerged from a January MSNBC analysis as one of only four states to have all its bridges inspected on schedule. MSNBC analyzed federal records for the National Bridge...
Asphalt

Paving the road to success

May 14, 2008
Contractors must identify, define and overcome obstacles on every job. Intermountain Slurry Seal recently did just that to successfully microsurface a busy 15-mile California ...
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Nose for trouble

May 14, 2008
You do not want to be a white-noser. It would just lead to erratic behavior and eventually death, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. The eastern U.S. bat population...
Bridges

Strong side of the tracks

May 14, 2008
Even with its much-storied history, Rte. 66 never produced kicks quite like this. The I-215/5th Street Bridge project is the tip of the spear. This $25 million undertaking is ...
Bridges

Element education

May 14, 2008
Owners and engineers have started using structural monitoring technology as a means to provide precise, objective and timely information to improve the management of bridges and...
Paving Testing Equipment

Everything possible

May 14, 2008
Paving a 16-mile drag of I-97 outside of Baltimore, P. Flanigan & Sons Inc. must not have found the room to stick a wind sock. The Baltimore-based contractor probably considered...
Electronic Toll Collection

Not my type

May 14, 2008
I hope a toll never has me down as a 350-lb woman from Alberta, Can. It might cost me an extra 50 cents. If urban expert Owen Gutfreund has his way, the toll plazas of the future...
Manhole Risers

Making the grade

May 14, 2008
“My history with adjustable risers is that they’ve been very successful,” said Chuck Swan, construction engineer for Norfolk, Va. “As long as the installer cleans out the rim ...
Bridges

One side of the story

May 14, 2008
Although the I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minnesota attracts much of the local media attention, the Wakota Bridge project has its own newsworthy story of starts ...
Asphalt Pavers

On the level

May 14, 2008
Lindy Paving found challenges around every corner with the repair of I-79 in western Pennsylvania, which included performing accelerated concrete patching, joint repair and Superpave...
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Hold your tongue

May 14, 2008
Cruising for a bruising Everyone gets excited about the weekend—some are just more demonstrative about it than others. Such was the case with a 38-year-old Reading, Pa., man last...
Bridges

Issue for integrity

May 14, 2008
A potential bridge-collapse calamity was averted in Arizona through the use of advanced construction-integrity-testing techniques. Major defects that were invisible to the naked...
Bridges

Weight watcher

May 14, 2008
An unprecedented bridge construction project began last year in New Orleans with the widening of the Huey P. Long Bridge over the Mississippi River in Jefferson Parish. The four...
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No bail is set

May 14, 2008
In those states that have not recognized the doctrine of promissory estoppel, a subcontractor is free to withdraw its offer to perform at any time before the prime contractor ...