Better Roads Staff - Mar 21, 2012

Probing Two Groups and Deadly Crashes The Texas Transportation Institute’s Center for Transportation Safety (CTS) is investigating the reasons why two ...

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Better Roads Staff - Mar 21, 2012

EDITOR'S PICK Case Emissions-certified backhoes load up on features North America’s venerable backhoe brand, Case, has added another chapter to the storied history ...

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Better Roads Staff - Mar 20, 2012

"Mud, rain and malaria be damned." We once built a road through Burma’s monsoons and mud, malarial mosquitoes, dense jungles and ...

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Better Roads Staff - Mar 20, 2012

Congress Gives us a Choice: Tepid or Terrible “A Terrible Transportation Bill” headlined the February 8 New York Times editorial on ...

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Better Roads Staff - Mar 20, 2012

HOT Time in the Old Town Tonight ( … and early morning and late afternoon) Varying tolls to control congestion works. ...

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Better Roads Staff - Mar 20, 2012

A Vegas Show Stopper If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve been to one of those large equipment trade shows at ...

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Better Roads Staff - Mar 20, 2012

All Aboard the(Same) Safety Train A good software system can turn employees into their own safety force. Sound safety practices save lives, ...

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Better Roads Staff - Mar 20, 2012

Eureka! Research that makes a difference Intelligent compaction . . . application of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) ...

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Better Roads Staff - Mar 20, 2012

Growing Pains What happens when budge shortfalls cut back vegetation management? Once again the weeds will be growing . . . quickly ...

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