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Sleipner excavator transporting systems
Sleipner’s innovative system for transporting tracked excavators in open-pit mines and quarries is essentially a dolly system consisting of ramps with axles and large wheels. One end of the excavator’s tracks is driven onto the ramps so that the tracks are lifted from the ground. Then the excavator turns around and places the boom on […]
December 5, 2012
Roadbuilding
Michelin XMine D2 multi-purpose tires
Michelin says its new XMine D2 multi-purpose tire features integrated B2 technology, which makes it safer and longer lasting. Its load capacity rating was increased to two stars, which means its load capacity has increased by up to 24 percent. B2 technology strengthens the bead area and eliminates the problems of tires shifting on the […]
December 5, 2012
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Roadbuilding
Whispering the T Word
TAX! Nothing like shouting a three-letter word ending in X to get your attention. But no, we’re not talking income tax. The gas tax is back on a table in Washington. The 18.3 cents a gallon tax, un-indexed and unchanged in almost 20 years, is the now inadequate basis of our highway system funding. It’s […]
December 5, 2012
Gas Station Pump
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LaHood testifying on high-speed rail program mistakes, lessons
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will testify at a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on Dec. 6 focusing on the mistakes and lessons of the Administration’s high-speed rail program. Since the 2009 stimulus and President Barack Obama’s stated goal of providing 80 percent of Americans with access to high-speed rail within 25 […]
December 5, 2012
Roadbuilding
ARTBA predicts ‘modest growth’ from U.S. transportation construction infrastructure market
(Look for a more detailed report, including a slideshow, from the Better Roads staff both on the website and in the digital edition of Better Roads.) The U.S. transportation construction infrastructure market is expected to show modest growth in 2013, increasing 3 percent from $126.5 billion to $130.3 billion, according to the American Road and […]
December 3, 2012
Roadbuilding
Tensar completes investement in Georgia geogrid production plant
Tensar International has completed a major investment in its Morrow, Ga., geogrid production plant. The facility’s new extruder is now operating at full capacity, offering additional production capacity for Tensar TriAx Geogrids. The new extruder can run multiple resin types and allows the facility to run longer production campaigns. Significant growth of TriAx Geogrid sales […]
December 3, 2012
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Road Science
Calculators help predict the environmental impacts of roadbuilding projects.
December 1, 2012
Cold-in-place recycling of failed pavements optimizes use of in-place materials, relieving pressure on virgin aggregate extraction sites, on landfills, and greatly reduces truck trips with benefits to air quality, congestion, noise and reduced resource consumption.
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus
Here is the letter I sent to my senators and representatives.
December 1, 2012
kirk.landers@att.net
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Applications & Innovations
Creating mixtures for smoothness and low noise
December 1, 2012
Rubber Two Untitled 1
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In Court
The uncertainty that contractors face regarding unknown subsurface conditions can be their greatest risk.
December 1, 2012
Boring a waterline tunnel under I-90 near Rapid City, S.D., a contractor claims to run into “differing site conditons”. Not so, says a court ruling.
Roadbuilding
Better Roads 2012 Top Rollouts
Better Roads editors choose the year’s top products.
December 1, 2012
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Roadbuilding
Perpetual Pavement an Inch at a Time
Perpetual pavement can be applied to lower-volume roads or to rehabilitations of thinner pavements.
December 1, 2012
Layer on Layer: Adding asphalt layers as thick as a quarter can be a sound way to manage secondary road. By adding one inch of asphalt, you can reduce the aggregate base requirement by about four inches or more, offsetting the increased cost of the additional asphalt. Furthermore, thinner aggregate bases require less excavation, yielding even more savings.
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Lattatudes
Get politicians out to the noisiest, dirtiest, nastiest job site you have.
December 1, 2012
John Latta, Editor-in-Chief, jlatta@randallreilly.com
Roadbuilding
Lattatudes
Get politicians out to the noisiest, dirtiest, nastiest job site you have.
December 1, 2012
John Latta, Editor-in-Chief, jlatta@randallreilly.com
Roadbuilding
Contractor’s differing site condition claim denied because soils reports indicated difficult soils
Contractor’s Differing Site Condition Claim Denied Because Soils Reports Indicated Difficult Soils (For a downloadable PDF of this “In Court,” click here.) The uncertainty that contractors face regarding unknown subsurface conditions is the contractor’s greatest risk. This type of risk is inherent on most road and heavy construction projects, and is based on the fact […]
December 1, 2012
Brian Morrow
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RoadWorks
A new study says cryogenic ground rubber provides performance benefits in asphalt and the asphalt manufacturing process; how voters feel about gas tax hikes; and science gets closer to making roads safer.
November 30, 2012
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RoadWorks
A new study says cryogenic ground rubber provides performance benefits in asphalt and the asphalt manufacturing process; how voters feel about gas tax hikes; and science gets closer to making roads safer.
November 30, 2012
Jetson Road Untitled 1
Roadbuilding
Americans pay the lowest motor fuel tax, according to FHWA report
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today released the August 2012 edition of the Monthly Motor Fuel Report, which found that the overall change nationwide was +0.2 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the report. The report also noted that Americans pay the least in motor fuel tax. The average U.S. Motor […]
November 30, 2012
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