Better Roads Staff - Nov 12, 2012

Court focuses on lack of a written Change Order in nixing subcontractor’s claim   By Brian Morrow     Construction projects rarely proceed exactly as ...

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Better Roads Staff - Nov 12, 2012

There's a choice of programs to use in rating sustainable roads   By Tom Kuennen, Contributing Editor   The never-ending quest to define which pavements ...

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Better Roads Staff - Nov 12, 2012

By Daniel C. Brown, Contributing Editor   An Iowa-based contractor has won 80 percent of the available bonus payments on a successful ...

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Better Roads Staff - Nov 12, 2012

Getting Better all the Time   America’s structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridge count slowly, steadily falling   By Tina Grady Barbaccia   They aren’t numbers ...

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Better Roads Staff - Oct 09, 2012

Spurred forward by some brave new thinking, the concrete pavement industry is working toward thinner concrete overlays these days – ...

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Better Roads Staff - Oct 09, 2012

What Went Wrong, and Why   Forensic Studies Give Clues to Pavement Failure By Tom Kuennen, Contributing Editor   Whether the pavement is black or ...

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Better Roads Staff - Oct 09, 2012

Winds of Change   A hurricane trumps a “no liability” clause in a delay damages case.     By Brian Morrow   Construction projects are time sensitive ...

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Better Roads Staff - Sep 07, 2012

Read Before You Dig   Working with utilities means being very careful - on site and on paper.   By Brian Morrow     Utility conflicts and ...

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Better Roads Staff - Sep 06, 2012

Advanced electronics, drivetrain refinements make the case for a new machine   By Marcia Gruver Doyle As you’ve waited for the economy to ...

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Better Roads Staff - Sep 06, 2012

The Second Time Around   Recycled materials need analysis, characterization   By Tom Kuennen, Contributing Editor             There is no stopping the growth of recycled and ...

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