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    • September 2001

    Excavators

    Digging out

    Oct. 4, 2001
    If the number of new models introduced this year is an indication, the excavator segment of the construction equipment market is healthy. Many manufacturers have new products ...
    Infrastructure Security

    INNOVATIONS IN TECHNOLOGY

    Oct. 4, 2001
    If you drove today, chances are you passed through a work zone If you drove today, chances are you passed through a work zone. With an aging highway infrastructure requiring ...
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    CAPITOL STEPS

    Oct. 4, 2001
    When I became 2001 American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) chairman in March, I pledged to continue laying When I became 2001 American Road & Transportation...
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    ROADS REPORT

    Oct. 4, 2001
    Pass Go, pay $100 Pass Go, pay $100 How would you like a device that can interrupt traffic light timers and turn red lights green on command? How does a $100 price tag sound?...
    Infrastructure Security

    Snow in August

    Oct. 4, 2001
    The 2002 North American Snow Conference is scheduled for April 14-17 in the city of Columbus, Ohio, which happens to be the hom The 2002 North American Snow Conference is scheduled...

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    Winter Maintenance

    No slalom on these slopes

    Oct. 4, 2001
    The management of the Cypress Bowl ski area, near Vancouver, B The management of the Cypress Bowl ski area, near Vancouver, B.C., has been able to cut its winter maintenance ...
    Asphalt

    Flying for business

    Oct. 4, 2001
    Keeping traffic flowing means everything to business owners along a busy commercial street Keeping traffic flowing means everything to business owners along a busy commercial...
    Trucks

    TRUCK TRACKS

    Oct. 4, 2001
    Improved working ability is now a clear trend in modifications of axles and other components at the bottoms of trucks and trail Improved working ability is now a clear trend ...
    Winter Maintenance

    Iowa DOT stalks roadway weather

    Oct. 4, 2001
    Roadway weather information systems (RWIS) have been in use in the U Roadway weather information systems (RWIS) have been in use in the U.S. for many years and have become an...
    Highways Commuting

    September?s great escape

    Oct. 4, 2001
    The month of September means the height of hurricane season for those who live along the coastal areas of the Southeast and the The month of September means the height of hurricane...
    Trucks

    LAW: The Contractor's Side

    Oct. 4, 2001
    Sometimes I read court decisions backward Sometimes I read court decisions backward. First, I find out who won and then I find out why. Mississippi Transportation Commission ...
    Winter Maintenance

    Gazing into a crystal snowball

    Oct. 4, 2001
    Will the world of high tech enter the snow and ice industry Will the world of high tech enter the snow and ice industry? Whoever thinks it will not has not viewed prototype or...
    Interstate System

    Believing in a heaven

    Oct. 4, 2001
    Travelers on nearly any interstate in northern Virginia’s Springfield area know why The Wall Street Journal called it "The Inte Travelers on nearly any interstate in northern ...