More Articles for Virginia Department of Transportation
To Prevent Failure, Begin with Better Bases
Fatigue cracking usually links to inadequate road foundations
By Tom Kuennen, Contributing Editor
Fatigue cracking in bituminous pavements is experienced by the public so often that it is considered just part of driving. Motorists endure it and assume it’s just part of ... Read More...
Better Bridges 2012 Bridge Inventory
Getting Better all the Time
America’s structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridge count slowly, steadily falling
By Tina Grady Barbaccia
They aren’t numbers to throw a party for yet, but once again, the number of structurally deficient (SD) or functionally obsolete (FO) bridges ... Read More...
Rockydale Quarries invests $10 million in new operation
Roanoke, Va.,-based Rockydale Quarries Corp. has opened a new site, operating as Rockydale-Charlottesville Quarry, in Earlysville, Va., two miles north of the Charlottesville, Va., city limits.
“We are excited to be a part of the greater Albemarle community and look forward ... Read More...
