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    • TM&E Fall 2013

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    MBUFs: Meeting at the milepost

    Dec. 26, 2013
    In 1903, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson became the first person to cross the U.S. by automobile. The trip took the Vermont physician 65 days in a 20-hp Winton, raising dry clouds ...
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    HIGH-SPEED RAIL: One rail at a time

    Dec. 24, 2013
    The lack of a reliable funding source has forced America’s high-speed rail program to evolve and mature into a more incremental approach. The $10 billion federal investment, appropriate...
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    ELECTRONIC FARE COLLECTION: Pay as you like it

    Dec. 23, 2013
    While most large U.S. transit systems already use contactless smart cards in their fare media mix, they are closed-loop systems, in which the agency issues and manages the cards...
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    No. 5 ROAD: A ring around Indy

    Oct. 4, 2013
    In case keeping traffic moving on Indianapolis’ main interstate was not enough pressure, all parties involved with the reconstruction of I-465 were given a firm deadline of Feb...
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    No. 4 ROAD: Double your drive

    Oct. 4, 2013
    Traffic volume northbound on the New Jersey Turnpike is expected to increase by nearly 68% by 2032; southbound traffic is forecasted to increase by 92%.Periodic traffic congestion...

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    No. 3 ROAD: Connect four

    Oct. 4, 2013
    The DFW Connector project has been a long time coming in north Texas, according to Alyssa Tenorio, public information manager for NorthGate Constructors, the joint venture that...
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    No. 1 ROAD: A bore with details

    Oct. 4, 2013
    They already knew too much, but the conversation did not end there. It just got louder and more intelligent.
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    No. 2 ROAD: Bat around

    Oct. 4, 2013
    Constructing I-69 through 67 miles of southwest Indiana involved overseeing 15 construction contracts simultaneously building 268 lane-miles of interstate, 132 bridges and seven...
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    EROSION CONTROL: A second to remember

    Oct. 4, 2013
    Nestled on North Carolina’s southeastern coastline lies the isle of Oak Island, a destination spot for beautiful sandy beaches and picturesque salt-water marshes.The island is...
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    ROAD CONSTRUCTION: Covering the blast

    Oct. 4, 2013
    In a unique application, a Texas highway contractor is using surface miners to excavate highway right-of-way in Fort Worth.   There—as blasting is not allowed or not practical...