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    TRANSIT: Blazing an orange trail

    July 25, 2013
    The operator of the largest light-rail system in the U.S., Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is a robust multimodal transit system covering some 700 square miles and comprising...
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    COMPLETE STREETS: Road renewal

    July 25, 2013
    Grandview, Wash., is a small city in south central Washington located in the Yakima Valley about halfway between Yakima and the tri-cities of Richland, Pasco and Kennewick.  ...
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    ALL-ELECTRONIC TOLLING: Tolling without tears

    July 25, 2013
    Since the inception of the tolling concept nearly 3,000 years ago in the Middle East, there has been a common source of frustration that has only been addressed in the last few...
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    AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES: Drivers of change

    July 24, 2013
    Driverless-vehicle technology has been a gleam in the eye of futurists since not long after the Model T revolutionized our surface-transportation system.   GM’s Futurama ...
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    STORM-WATER SOLUTIONS: Deep under cover

    July 12, 2013
    The final segment of work required to connect Corridor X, soon to be known as I-22, with I-65 in Birmingham, Ala., presented an unseen challenge. The Corridor X interchange begins...

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    CONTRACTOR'S CHOICE AWARDS: Haul roads lead from Rome

    July 12, 2013
    Floyd County in northwest Georgia features a little bit of everything the state has to offer: rocky hills, murky swamps and green forests.While scenic, this variation can make...
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    CONTRACTOR'S CHOICE AWARDS: Shaking the frost off

    July 12, 2013
    A tight timeframe was among the many challenges recently at Salt Lake City International Airport.Granite Construction crews recently milled and resurfaced portions of the airport...
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    CONCRETE ROAD CONSTRUCTION: Long’s short end

    July 12, 2013
    The 23-mile Long Beach Freeway (I-710) runs from the city of Alhambra, Calif., near Pasadena, to the Long Beach Harbor. Along with some 230,000 vehicles a day in some spots, it...
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    CONTRACTOR'S CHOICE AWARDS: The difference of a day

    Sundt Construction, headquartered in Tempe, Ariz., is one of the nation’s oldest and largest construction companies.
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    CONTRACTOR'S CHOICE AWARDS: Working at home

    July 12, 2013
    The versatile W 210 from Wirtgen America Inc. is as much at home doing urban milling in congested San Francisco, as it is doing utility cuts for suburban gas-line repairs, a San...
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    CONTRACTOR'S CHOICE AWARDS: Moving camp ground

    July 12, 2013
    As general superintendent for Norris Asphalt Paving Co., based in Ottumwa, Iowa, manager Phil See is responsible for making equipment decisions on the paving playing field that...
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    CONTRACTOR'S CHOICE AWARDS: Change in scenery

    July 12, 2013
    It’s a scene that plays out in virtually every major metropolitan market in the U.S.
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    MID-YEAR EQUIPMENT REPORT: What’s on the line?

    July 12, 2013
    Mike Quirk’s line of sight is shallow these days, and who knows what game will suddenly come into view.It could be something along the lines of Don’t Break the Ice, which is a...
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    CONTRACTOR'S CHOICE AWARDS: Unique situations

    July 12, 2013
    Provo River Constructors had eight GOMACO pavers at work on the I-15 Corridor Expansion Project (I-15 CORE) in the state of Utah.
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    ROAD/BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION: Still star dust

    July 12, 2013
    Los Angeles Metro Transportation Authority’s expansion of I-405, which connects Los Angeles and San Diego, will be at least a year behind schedule, $100 million over budget and...
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    CONTRACTOR'S CHOICE AWARDS: Strong at Whiskey

    July 12, 2013
    Work is progressing at the new Fred Couples-designed Whiskey Jack golf course and subdivision in Sparwood, British Columbia, Canada.Bearspaw Contracting Inc., from Elkford, was...