September 2004

ROADS REPORT: Spring ahead, fall back

Oct. 22, 2004

Rebel without a car Thomas Williams may not drive, but that didn’t stop him from cruising down the interstate recently to make a doctor’s appointment. When the 73-year-old Milwaukee...

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Fighting weakens an industry

Sept. 9, 2004

I faced the monster, but at the time was more concerned about the hand holding me 30 ft up in the air.

Infrastructure Security

A Private Eye

Sept. 9, 2004

The unsolicited proposal arrived in 1999, a package promising the Florida Department of Transportation millions of dollars in annual savings if it would turn over maintenance ...

Paving

Smoothing the Infield Operation

Sept. 9, 2004

A 36-ft clear span x 10-ft rise x 516-ft long Con/Span tunnel will be part of the new and exciting multifaceted infield renovation project that is currently in progress at the...

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A Greenville Favorite

Sept. 9, 2004

Every contractor gets mud on its shoe. The Ashmore Brothers can never seem to shake it off—the trail has lasted 75 years. There are just too many layers of roadwork, which in ...

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Asphalt Paving

Serious RPM (Race Paving Miles)

Sept. 9, 2004

Sunmount Corp. bought one of the first Ingersoll-Rand ABG pavers ever sold in the U.S. When company officials purchased the Titan 511 to lay untreated base, little did they know...

Excavators

Diggin' It

Sept. 9, 2004

Manufacturers continue to refine the hydraulic systems in their excavators, along with sophisticated electronics to monitor various parameters. But digging is still a matter ...

Safety

Protection is Calling

Sept. 9, 2004

This spring, Woodrow Wilson Bridge project Safety Manager John Arnoux was making one of his frequent rounds through the construction area when he spotted a subcontractor foreman...

Bridges

All Decked Out

Sept. 9, 2004

Named after one of America’s most famous iron workers, who gained notoriety after surviving a fall from the Golden Gate Bridge in 1936 and died in 2000 at age 95, the Al Zampa...

Asphalt Paving

A Dry Run

Sept. 9, 2004

Few things move slow at Infineon Raceway in California’s Sonoma County. NASCAR drivers take the 2.2-mile European-style road course’s 12 turns at speeds upwards of 150 mph. When...

Asphalt Paving

Another Case Cracked

Sept. 9, 2004

Look down on Illinois from the air and you might think the state has lots of asphalt roads. What you can’t see is that underlying the asphalt is a concrete base. The state has...

Rental Equipment

Owning the Industry

Sept. 9, 2004

The “promise to return” in the rental industry is not necessarily a given. Oh sure, there are some experts who are seeing—off in the distance—a repeat of some of the success ...