Featured Articles

Pavement Preservation Coded in MAP-21

Better Roads Staff - Feb 07, 2013

Under new federal surface transportation law MAP-21, pavement preservation treatments like slurry surfacing (shown) and state and local policy ...

Real Costs Vs. Budgeted Costs

Better Roads Staff - Feb 05, 2013

Software handles the uncertainty between estimates and actual job costs By Daniel C. Brown, Contributing Editor An Iowa-based contractor has won 80 ...

Slip Slidin’ Away

Better Roads Staff - Feb 05, 2013

Big, heavy, Oregon bridge makes an innovative move By John Latta, jlatta@randallreilly.com You jack it up, you slide it. Simple. But the Sellwood ...

The Other Dangers

Better Roads Staff - Feb 05, 2013

Don’t overlook these jobsite hazards when working near traffic. By Lauren Heartsill Dowdle, Contributing Editor When you work road construction zones there ...

Outlook 2013

Better Roads Staff - Jan 10, 2013

Funds, Funds, Funds • Agencies intend to take advantage of MAP-21 reforms and also look to more private financing options. • Contractors ...

An Occasional Series: One 2 One with some of the most...

Better Roads Staff - Jan 10, 2013

FHWA Administrator Victor Mendez talks to Editor-in-Chief John Latta Victor Mendez is Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), overseeing the ...

Road Science

Better Roads Staff - Jan 01, 2013

Preserving the Unpaved Road ‘Gravel,’ stone-surfaced and dirt road preservation helped by new techniques, guidelines, RAP By Tom Kuennen, Contributing Editor A ...

Road Science

Better Roads Staff - Dec 01, 2012

Pre-Measure Your Carbon Footprint Calculators help predict the environmental impact of roadbuilding projects By Tom Kuennen, Contributing Editor New tools keep appearing to ...

In Court

Better Roads Staff - Dec 01, 2012

"Differing site conditions" ... not always an obvious call By Brian Morrow The uncertainty that contractors face regarding unknown subsurface conditions can ...

Perpetual Pavement an Inch at a Time

Better Roads Staff - Dec 01, 2012

NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION NAPA SPECIAL FEATURE Perpetual pavement is a concept that was developed and has traditionally been marketed for high-volume ...

Older Articles »