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    Bridges

    Remote-controlled bridge monitoring

    Dec. 28, 2000
    A midwestern research laboratory has installed what is believed to be the first global remote monitoring system on a highway bridge.
    Bridges

    Miami bascule 'bridges' city's past, present, future

    Dec. 28, 2000
    The New Brickell Bridge is a reflection of Miami, a city long in history that has transformed itself into a cultural center and the modern financial capital of Latin America. ...
    Trucks

    TRUCK TRACKS

    Dec. 28, 2000
    There's a lot that is new and improved in working trucks for the year ahead. Kenworth, long a leader in designing aerodynamic trucks, has just introduced its most aerodynamic ...
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    TRIP TALK

    Dec. 28, 2000
    If you're involved in the highway construction industry, 1997 is going to be a critical year. On Oct. 1, all federal funding for state and local highway improvements will end ...
    Bridges

    Concrete precast units cut bridge cost in half

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Environmental concerns indirectly turned into a big plus for Erie County, N.Y., last year. To replace a deteriorated bridge on Savage Road, the county's consultant planned a stream...