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 ...

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Better Roads Staff - Jan 10, 2013

Inside the highway and bridge industries   Big Bang Theory for Federal Highway Giants   By John Latta, jlatta@randallreilly.com     A new report from the Federal ...

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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 more private financing options. • Contractors ...

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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 Highway Administration (FHWA), overseeing the ...

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Better Roads Staff - Jan 09, 2013

Text INFO to 205-289-3789 or visit www.betterroads.com/info   CATERPILLAR Specially developed operator’s platform Caterpillar has unveiled its very first hybrid excavator, the Cat 336EH. ...

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Better Roads Staff - Jan 09, 2013

Angelina Jolie   John Latta, Editor-in-Chiefjlatta@randallreilly.com     It’s not unreasonable to say that “new” media, “social” media and “digital” media rule lives. For ...

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Better Roads Staff - Jan 09, 2013

The bridge you are crossing is sponsored by…   kirk.landers@att.net     When we talk about public-private partnerships, we mostly think of tollways and ...

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Better Roads Staff - Jan 09, 2013

Conflict in a Contract?   Court makes an ‘equitable adjustment’ ruling despite a ‘no damages for delay’ provision.   By Brian Morrow     A general principle ...

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Better Roads Staff - Jan 09, 2013

Concrete Repair   8 techniques for restoring concrete roads   By Lauren Heartsill Dowdle     Whether it’s patching a hairline crack or completely rebuilding an area ...

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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 Tom Kuennen, Contributing Editor     A ...

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