Highway Contractor

The EPA and You

Better Roads Staff - May 06, 2013

How often do we hear people in the business of highways and bridges refer not simply to environmental regulations but ...

A Base Stacked for Strength

Better Roads Staff - Apr 03, 2013

The engineering fabric shown here forms a bond breaker between the cement-treated base and the concrete pavement. If it’s a ...

Rap Up

Better Roads Staff - Mar 06, 2013

Making high-RAP mixes -- an art and a science By Daniel C. Brown, Contributing Editor Many state transportation departments have saved tens ...

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 ...

Getting Smoothness and Density Just Right

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 - Oct 09, 2012

Base Breakthroughs Researchers dig into sub-bases By John Latta A quick look at some recent research into sub-bases presented at the American Society ...

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Better Roads Staff - Sep 07, 2012

Old Dog, New Tricks Even with a strong foundation and a long history, you need to be willing and able to adapt to stay competitive today. By John Latta It’s not 2007 anymore. Changes in the economy, the way work is decided ...

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Better Roads Staff - Aug 05, 2012

HOT! Achieving the high production/quality double on Interstate 10 FNF Construction earned mix quality bonuses averaging $2.30 per ton. FNF Construction and ...