Better Roads Staff - Jun 09, 2012

Tier 4 Final intros headline Intermat Tier 4 Final engines and transmissions with claims of double-digit leaps in fuel economy headlined ...

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Better Roads Staff - Jun 09, 2012

Spreading the Wealth Asphalt emulsions mix oil with water As pavement preservation techniques tighten their beachheads in state, county and municipal road ...

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Better Roads Staff - Jun 09, 2012

Green as the Driven Snow Alternative fuels can power your winter operations fleet Can you fight the white with the green? As the ...

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Better Roads Staff - Jun 07, 2012

Steve Cosper got his love of construction as a teenager working summer jobs. But it was his keen appreciation for ...

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Brooke Wisdom - May 07, 2012

Low Bid? A case of responsiveness and balance in a contract By Brian Morrow A recent case regarding the Army Corp of Engineers’ ...

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Better Roads Staff - May 06, 2012

A Concrete Solution: Admixtures Change PCC Performance By Tom Kuennen, Contributing Editor Portland cement concrete (PCC) is the most widely used structural material ...

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Better Roads Staff - May 05, 2012

Bridge Climbing Engineers on ropes doing specialized structural inspections By Tina Grady Barbaccia Bridges that were once inaccessible by traditional methods can now ...

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Better Roads Staff - May 04, 2012

Heavy Road Work Full depth reclamation saves aging roads struggling under heavy fracking loads By Tina Grady Barbaccia When energy companies began driving ...

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Better Roads Staff - Apr 08, 2012

Drip. Drip.. Drip. Transportation is not the only infrastructure in desperate need of funds. A new report says that the cost of ...

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Better Roads Staff - Apr 06, 2012

Asphalt pavers under 125 horsepower increasingly taking on characteristics of their highway-class big brothers It’s a small group of mostly niche ...

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