October 2008

Software

Alphabet Soup

Oct. 23, 2008
The mission of the Indiana Department of Transportation (InDOT) is to “plan, build, maintain and operate a superior transportation system enhancing safety, mobility and economic...
Excavation

The mean streets of Wausau

Oct. 23, 2008
Located in north central Wisconsin, Wausau offers the convenience of city living with the beauty and recreation of the north woods just minutes away from any doorstep in town....
Snow / Ice Removal Equipment

A drain of salt?

Oct. 23, 2008
What is a snowball’s chance in 2008-09? Many public works agencies would like to know. After a killer snow season last year, many officials found themselves tapped out of road...
Bridges

Current events

Oct. 23, 2008
Road salts and deicing chemicals are usually used for deicing and ice removal. However, infrastructure deterioration and groundwater contamination are the main drawbacks for using...
Road Construction

Inside the park

Oct. 21, 2008
Nothing was to be hit hard on the ground or in the air—and the local Little League was cool with it. So were hundreds of thousands of commuters and residents.

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Road Construction

Laying it down

Oct. 21, 2008
In 1956, the all-brick Front Street in downtown Natchitoches, the oldest permanent settlement in Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase territory, was scheduled to be asphalted ...
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Choose or lose

Oct. 21, 2008
Time for change When James Jones walked into the Jake Sweeney car dealership in Springdale, Ohio, this summer, he brought with him some change that everyone could believe in—$...
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Extension chord

Oct. 21, 2008
If the government wrongfully refuses to grant a time extension for an excusable delay, any claim for delay damages by the government will be unjustified. More important, if the...
Road Construction

Sharp left turn pike

Oct. 21, 2008
Fifty years ago, S.R. 309, which runs through the heavily developed suburban Montgomery County, Pa., represented the state of the art in highway construction. By the time planning...
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No, not this way

Oct. 21, 2008
I am betting my Garmin could not even find Sen. Barack Obama’s camp.
Road Construction

Making a connection

Jan. 22, 2008
It is not always easy to approach a giant. The Woodrow Wilson Bridge project, which overlaps the mighty Potomac River and connects Virginia and Maryland, has certainly eased any...