Contributed Story: Robust Roads

Better Roads Staff - May 20, 2013

Expanded clay lightweight aggregate used in chip seal surface treatments provided cost savings and a high friction score for Louisiana Highway 3147. (Photo: Big River Industries) Daily rains, high tides and south winds of hurricane caliber had taken their toll on ...

RoadWorks

Brooke Wisdom - Jul 01, 2010

“Big Lift” is High Tech Construction Choreography By John Latta, Tina Grady Barbaccia and Mike Anderson A bridge section the size of a football field has been lifted into place above the Mississippi River in New Orleans. This demanding maneuver has been described ...

Highway Contractor

Brooke Wisdom - Apr 01, 2010

Inside alternate bidding Missouri Department of Transportation formula creates competition and saves money, too. By Daniel Brown, Contributing Editor This definitely keeps people on their toes,” says John Donahue, P.E., construction and materials liaison engineer with the Missouri DOT. “We are getting more ...