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    Concrete Progress: Without the ripples

    Nov. 24, 2009
    Lewisville Lake, a 23,280-acre lake located just northwest of Dallas, is a favorite of area sailboaters and fishermen, but in recent years, it hasn’t done much for drivers. Two...
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    Concrete Progress: Urban outfitting

    Nov. 24, 2009
    A unique project in Missouri is currently in its second phase on I-64 through St. Louis. The design-build project, the city’s first, is a complete replacement of approximately...
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    Concrete Progress: Fixing fault

    Nov. 24, 2009
    While much has been written about the use of stimulus funds and the state of our nation’s infrastructure, one project that has been in the works for years was recently completed...
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    Concrete Progress: Connect Fourth

    Nov. 24, 2009
    Since it first opened in 1958, the Tri-State Tollway (I-94/I-294/I-80) has stimulated economic growth and development in the northern Illinois region. But after nearly 50 years...
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    Concrete Progress: Turn three solutions

    Nov. 24, 2009
    It’s no secret these are trying economic times in which we are now living. Many people have called this prolonged and persistent recessionary cycle the worst economic crisis since...

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    Concrete Progress: Fixing Air Holes

    Nov. 24, 2009
    The 21st century is the century of urbanization. Along with rapid urbanization, the century is observing the biggest increase in the world’s population in human history. As of...
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    Extra-verts

    Nov. 24, 2009
    Vertigo is not acceptable for working in aerial platforms, especially when some of these platforms elevate faster and finish higher than before. Some will want to stay in the ...
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    Hot plates

    Nov. 18, 2009
    After the I-35W Bridge collapse in August 2007, where 13 people died and more than 145 were injured, the nation took a harder look at similar deck truss bridges and found several...
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    Quicker at an angle

    Nov. 18, 2009
    The construction boom in western Washington spawned many new entrants to the construction business. The leaders of the pack availed themselves of the right tools to provide quality...
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    The next Bond

    Nov. 18, 2009
    The I-29/35 corridor leading into downtown Kansas City is already heavily used (an average of 102,000 vehicles each day) and forecasts show traffic volumes will continue to rise...
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    Up on the Farm

    Nov. 18, 2009
    The Farm Lane Underpass project on the campus of Michigan State University is finally a reality after decades of planning.
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    Card trick

    Nov. 18, 2009
    Changes and alterations in the work are a necessary evil in heavy-highway construction work. For this reason, public and private owners expressly reserve the right to make changes...
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    Allies’ forces

    Nov. 18, 2009
    The Boulevard of the Allies and Forbes Avenue are two major arteries in the western Pennsylvania region. They connect the city of Pittsburgh’s downtown area, a vibrant urban neighborhoo...
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    Safety comes first

    Nov. 17, 2009
    Eyes straight ahead While the number of traffic crashes and fatalities in the U.S. were down last year, the proportion of accidents tied to distracted driving is up. So far, 2009...
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    Economic future

    Nov. 17, 2009
    The new green in the road and bridge industry still means green for local developers, businesses and community leaders at the state level.
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    Lone ranger

    Nov. 17, 2009
    During September, $1.16 billion of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) highway stimulus funds were obligated for highway construction projects, while payments to contractors...
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    Sweet talkers

    Nov. 17, 2009
    You can’t wring a waffle. Once your maple syrup levels have smacked the red end of the load gauge there really is no turning back. I got a little excited with the processed tree...