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    Roads Report

    ROADS REPORT: Mind your manners

    Sept. 7, 2010
    To make a short story long . . .   It was a simple question: “How did you break your arm?” But for Sara Blasse, the answer was anything but simple.   Police first encountered...
    Bridges

    INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION: Knighted twice

    Sept. 7, 2010
    Charles Francis Adams said, “No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required ...
    Equipment

    EQUIPMENT FOCUS: Don’t get de-tracked

    Sept. 7, 2010
    Because the undercarriage on your compact excavator works as a system, wear is unavoidable.  
    Bridges

    INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION: Land locking

    Sept. 7, 2010
    South Korea’s largest infrastructure project is expected to open in December 2010, and the crossing will significantly reduce what is currently a three-hour commute time between...
    Safety

    TRAFFIC SAFETY: Circle forward

    Sept. 7, 2010
    Amid the reminiscent 40th anniversary atmosphere of the American Traffic Safety Services Association’s (ATSSA) Annual Traffic Expo in San Antonio last February, a group of attendees...

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    Equipment

    EMISSIONS: Ozone safety

    Sept. 7, 2010
    Innovations are most likely to emerge when people see change as an opportunity rather than a threat.  
    Safety

    INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE SAFETY/MAINTENANCE: Pier groups

    Sept. 7, 2010
    In June 2009, a team of U.S. engineers visited several European countries to review their policies and procedures to assure safety and serviceability of their highway bridges....
    Law

    LAW: DOT-served fuel

    Sept. 7, 2010
    Because most state highway departments assume the risk of fuel-cost escalation and include price-adjustment clauses in their contracts, contractors generally feel no financial...
    Equipment

    PRODUCT & EQUIPMENT MARKET: Fast-track interchange

    Sept. 7, 2010
    It sounds simple enough: Widen a couple of roads and clean up an interchange.   In the case of the I-64/Battlefield Boulevard project in Chesapeake, Va., the challenge and...
    Concrete

    INTERNATIONAL TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION: Immersed in marvel

    Sept. 7, 2010
    Tunneling under the River Tyne in the United Kingdom has a history that goes back to the 1950s, when a pedestrian and bicycle crossing was created to provide workers with better...
    Editorial/Commentary

    EDITORIAL: Just a distraction

    Sept. 7, 2010
    Iam not typing while wearing a hands-free device. I should, although in this case it really should be called a fingers-free device, because I can’t think of any other way to pay...
    Concrete

    FHWA INNOVATION: HIPER active

    Sept. 1, 2010
    How well will your new portland cement concrete (PCC) pavement perform? Will it be prone to cracking? Get a helping hand in determining the early-age behavior of your PCC pavement...