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2009 Urban Congestion Trends: How FHWA’s Operations is Solving Congestion Problems

September 14, 2010

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Operations has released a brochure that highlights examples of how transportation agencies are helping to reduce congestion through enhanced highway system operations. The ...

FHWA Paper: Crash Impact of Smooth Lane Narrowing with Rumble Strips at Two-Lane Rural Stop-Controlled Intersections

September 14, 2010

Crash Impact of Smooth Lane Narrowing with Rumble Strips at Two-Lane Rural Stop-Controlled Intersections

American Society of Concrete Contractors releases position statement ‘Acceptable Use of Calcium Chloride in Concrete’

April 26, 2010

St. Louis-based American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), has published Position Statement No. 31, “Acceptable Use of Calcium Chloride in Concrete, the latest in a series of papers on key ...

FHWA releases Improving Traffic Signal Management and Operations: A Basic Service Model

April 21, 2010

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Operations has released a report,  Improving Traffic Signal Management and Operations: A Basic Service Model, that is designed as a guide to achieve ...

TRB Watch: Construction Manager-at-Risk Project Delivery for Highway Programs

April 05, 2010

by Russell Houston Here's the latest research from the Transportation Research Board (TRB): Construction Manager-at-Risk Project Delivery for Highway Programs http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/ 162916.aspx Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMR) project delivery (also called Construction Manager/ General Contractor or ...

Greenroads: Version 1.0 of rating system for roadway design, construction released

February 18, 2010

The University of Washington and CH2M Hill have jointly released a sustainability performance metric, or "rating system," for roadway design and construction. The Greenroads system was unveiled at the Transportation Research ...

White Paper — Recovery Act Transportation Investments: Delivering Real-world Results

February 17, 2010

The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC), co-chaired by American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and the Associated General Contractor of America (AGC), today released the  white paper, Recovery Act Transportation ...

Federal Report Evaluates Condition & Performance of Nation’s Transportation System

February 08, 2010

Spending by all levels of government on the nation's highways and transit lines has increased substantially in recent years but steep increases in construction costs have eroded the purchasing power ...

FMI releases special report on contractor strategies

January 28, 2010

Construction management consulting and investment firm FMI has released, 2010 Special Report: Contractor Strategy, Emerging From the Perfect Storm, a report that details and analyzes the responses to the company's Nonresidential Construction Index (NRCI) concerning ...

U.S. DOT releases update to Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

December 17, 2009

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Dec. 16 released a comprehensive update to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The manual, which has been administered by the Federal ...

Be part of the survey: The National Scan of Best Practices for Chemical Treatments on Unpaved Roads

December 08, 2009

Montana State University's Western Transportation Institute (WTI) Road Ecology Program Area is conducting a survey as part of The National Scan of Best Practices for Chemical Treatments on Unpaved Roads ...

Rolling Patterns to Achieve Density and Production

November 17, 2009

by Dale Starry, director, Strategic Technologies, Volvo Construction Equipment A productive paving project is well choreographed. The four primary elements — plant output, transportation, laydown and compaction — are carefully balanced ...
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