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    • November 2005

    Concrete Roads

    Blending in

    Nov. 1, 2005
    Road construction in Atlanta is not always a welcome sight, but that is changing. A project involving a major widening of sidewalks and the addition of center islands is going...
    Concrete Roads

    Fluid Concrete

    Nov. 1, 2005
    The steady growth of our cities and their suburbs has resulted in the paving over of more and more available land. Fields that were once covered with trees and grass are now covered...
    Transportation Management

    Protected by Dolphins

    Nov. 1, 2005
    Never underestimate the value of a good fender in New York City. Driving in New York City isn’t as simple as it once was. Getting from point A to point B can involve many construction...
    Trucks

    Front-row view

    Nov. 1, 2005
    Last month I wrote about the regulations governing eligibility of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) and mentioned they contradict the edicts on “good faith effort” and...
    Concrete Roads

    Thin is Mint

    Nov. 1, 2005
    Continuing to grow in popularity across the U.S., thin concrete overlays—or whitetopping—was originally developed to rehabilitate deteriorated full-depth asphalt. In many parts...

    More content from November 2005

    Striping

    MoDOT paves the way for safety

    Nov. 1, 2005
    Missouri highways will soon be sporting a new look, with wider, longer-lasting pavement markings that will make driving Missouri roads safer. Along with being safer, the new ...
    Bridge Rescue

    Good, Great, Wicked!

    Nov. 1, 2005
    The contest is on. The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) has invited visitors to their website (www.waldohancockbridge.com/waldo-county-bridge.com) to submit possible...
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    They’re running toward the light

    Nov. 1, 2005
    A pen light in 1978 is just too tempting. There I was, working on a Best Behavior Award in Mrs. Drew’s third-grade class when out of nowhere came what I thought was the neatest...
    Concrete Roads

    Roaring Rapids

    Nov. 1, 2005
    The new M-6 freeway in Grand Rapids was one of the largest road projects in Michigan’s history and was recently opened ahead of schedule. M-6, also known as the Paul B. Henry...
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    Pass is the test

    Nov. 1, 2005
    I-90 traverses the Cascade Mountains over Snoqualmie Pass, a harsh winter weather environment. I-90 also is the major truck transportation link to the Eastern U.S. These aggressive...
    Concrete High Performance

    A Winning Performance

    Nov. 1, 2005
    There has been quite a movement within our industry toward the use of performance specifications in concrete work. Not only is moving toward performance a good idea, but it also...
    Concrete Roads

    A steel's shield

    Nov. 1, 2005
    Dowel bars are critical structural components in jointed concrete pavements. Metallic dowels have long been used to provide good load transfer, restraint from curl and warp movements...
    Bridge Construction

    Wisconsin in high gear

    Nov. 1, 2005
    In the summer of 2002, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and the city of Milwaukee were assembling a team to build a new vertical-lift bridge over the Milwaukee...
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    Friends & neighbors

    Nov. 1, 2005
    If you haven’t traveled within 50 miles of Buffalo, N.Y., you may not have heard of Orchard Park, N.Y.-based paving contractor Holmes & Murphy Inc. Those who have been to or ...
    Bridge Construction

    Honors Geometry

    Nov. 1, 2005
    Almost 16 years after the Loma Prieta earthquake, commuters in the city of San Francisco are finally driving over the new Central Viaduct. For many years, the fate of the Central...
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    ’Tis the season for giving

    Nov. 1, 2005
    The buck stops here There’s never an acceptable reason for stealing an ambulance, but there are some really interesting ones. For instance, last month Leon Holliman stole an ...
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    It's so 2005

    Nov. 1, 2005
    Urban noise is unquestionably a real and significant problem in society today. From the residents who must live with it to those are faced with doing something about it, urban...
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    Looking for golden nuggets

    Nov. 1, 2005
    America’s highways have long captured our imagination, with the freedom of the open road a recurring theme in post-World War II American culture. Featured in books, movies, poems...
    Bridge Construction

    Deliveries at the front

    Nov. 1, 2005
    What do you get when you combine an aggressive bridge replacement schedule with unresolved utility and railroad issues? Frequently, delays and cost increases. But in the case...
    Safety

    Thwarting a threat

    Nov. 1, 2005
    Baltimore knows how to protect a streak of longevity. The Orioles’ Cal Ripken Jr. set the all-time mark for consecutive major league baseball games played a few years ago, and...