Back Brace
Roads & Bridges
June 2008
Mike Bernos
Improvements to I-595 should support growth of economy, population
Making the grade
Roads & Bridges
May 2008
By Roads & Bridges
Manhole risers help Norfolk, Va., keep maintenance costs down
All those opposed
Roads & Bridges
December 2007
By Bill Wilson
Majority of Roads & Bridges readers are not satisfied with leadership in Washington, D.C.
Common interest
Roads & Bridges
October 2007
By Lou Dzierzak
With the I-35W collapse serving as a backdrop, Mn/DOT focuses its effort on Crosstown Commons project
Austin's city limits
Roads & Bridges
September 2007
By Jodi L. Carson, P.E., Ph.D., and Stuart Anderson, P.E., Ph.D.
Researchers find effective construction management strategy in bustling Texas town
High sealing
Roads & Bridges
September 2007
By Brian Perriam
New Zealand pushes for an upgrade in road maintenance
Mud Therapy
Roads & Bridges
August 2005
Stephen P. Farrington Contributing Autho
This team pursued three goals: (1) demonstrating the effectiveness of candidate technical remedies, (2) comparing cost effectiveness of successful remedies and (3) transferring findings and decision support tools to town road officials.
Manufacturers may not make it
Roads & Bridges
June 2005
By William M. Wilkins
While Indiana’s roads and bridges still provide motorists with a high level of mobility, it is urgent that improvements be made now to accommodate future travel needs.
One fleet for 1 bridge
Roads & Bridges
April 2005
Don Pyde, Contributing Author
In that part of the country, the inevitability of snow and icy conditions during late fall and early winter raise concerns about difficult travel conditions and increased accidents.
Answering No. 34
Roads & Bridges
March 2002
Lon Hawbaker, P.E.
Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 34 encourages governmental agencies to promote responsible asset management policies and procedures. It requires a more complete reporting of finances by including capital assets, such as roadways, that have traditionally been omitted from financial statements. The consensus is that GASB 34 will have the greatest impact on transit and toll highway authorities, airport and port authorities, public water and sewer utilities, and local highway departments.
Apple Spraying
Roads & Bridges
January 2002
Recent polls have indicated that the New York metropolitan area now ranks 16th in potholes/related-car-repair-costs out of the 50 largest metropolitan areas. According to Patrick Parisi, director of fleet operations for MTA Bridges & Tunnels, the quick and effective characteristics of spray injection pothole patching have proven valuable.
A tale of good and bad
Roads & Bridges
January 2002
Allen Zeyher
Equipment sales shrivel; construction work ignores weak economy
Winter Maintenance
Roads & Bridges
December 2001
Surendra K. Mishra
Finding the right chemical solution is the challenge for proper winter road maintenance
Hard Doesn't Mean Stale
Roads & Bridges
October 2001
Bill Wilson
New cold in-place recycling claims to strengthen asphalt pavement
Send help
Roads & Bridges
July 2000
Bill Wilson
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