Better Roads Staff - Feb 07, 2013

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

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Better Roads Staff - Feb 05, 2013

Software handles the uncertainty between estimates and actual job costs   By Daniel C. Brown, Contributing Editor   An ...

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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 ...

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Better Roads Staff - Feb 05, 2013

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

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Better Roads Staff - Jan 10, 2013

Funds, Funds, Funds   • Agencies intend to take advantage of MAP-21 reforms and also look to ...

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Better Roads Staff - Jan 10, 2013

FHWA Administrator Victor Mendez talks to Editor-in-Chief John Latta   Victor Mendez is Administrator of the Federal ...

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Better Roads Staff - Jan 01, 2013

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

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Better Roads Staff - Dec 01, 2012

Pre-Measure Your Carbon Footprint   Calculators help predict the environmental impact of roadbuilding projects     By Tom Kuennen, Contributing ...

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Better Roads Staff - Dec 01, 2012

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

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Better Roads Staff - Dec 01, 2012

NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION NAPA SPECIAL FEATURE   Perpetual pavement is a concept that was developed and has ...

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