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Potholes cost drivers more than $700 annually in five cities with roughest roads
In the five cities with the roughest roads, potholes and other poor road conditions cost drivers more than $700 each year, our sister site, Aggregates Manager, reports. The information comes from The Road Information Program’s (TRIP) annual report, “Bumpy Roads Ahead: America’s Roughest Rides and Strategies to Make our Roads Smoother.” The report notes the […]
November 18, 2013
Roadbuilding
The Roundabout Way to Safety and Saving
Go around. For older drivers it seems roundabouts may be the optimal intersection design. Apparently  for most age groups, surprisingly even for the impatient driver of any age. Less accidents, more traffic flow. This from a University of Maine study which also found that, wait for it, a driver who travels straight through 10 similar […]
January 22, 2013
Roadbuilding
Climate-controlled street and traffic lights
It’s Cornhusker common-sense. Nature is being called on to provide light at night for people using roads in Lincoln, Neb. The city is testing wind and solar power as a source of energy to power street and traffic lights. It’s a green initiative of course, but it’s also aimed at saving money. When we talk […]
March 9, 2011
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