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BREAKING NEWS

March 15, 2010
Senate committee debates ways to finance new highway bill
I-Fund and TIFIA could be options if Congress refuses to raise federal gas tax.  Full Story

March 12, 2010
Is the Las Vegas monorail reaching the end of the line?
Already bankrupted, transit service suffers two more setbacks. Full Story


March 11, 2010
Traffic fatality rate falls to record low
33,963 people died on highways in 2009, 1.16 per 100M VMT. Full Story


March 10, 2010
Ohio’s Inner Belt Bridge could have bike lane after all
Governor orders Ohio DOT to look into feasibility of offering multipurpose lane on new span. Full Story


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LAW: The Contractor's Side

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Roads Report

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Commercial White Paper: Holmes County Highway Department Relies on MOTOTRBO GPS to Improve Road Crew Safety   Motorola Inc.
Holmes County in central Ohio wanted to increase safety and improve operations at an affordable price. The solution was MOTOTRBO digital radios with GPS location tracking. Not only would the digital radios provide better coverage and clarity, the location tracking function would be able to monitor the trucks and report back, up to every second if necessary, where each truck was at all times....

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January 2010

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