Tag: Federal Highway Administration: Page 18

Roadbuilding

RoadScience

In-place pavement recycling meets a variety of needs.

February 1, 2011

Roadbuilding

Lattatudes

I have heard industry leaders defiantly assert that we will not accept that the American way has been compromised and must fit into the global economy’s way of doing things.

January 1, 2011

Roadbuilding

Think Big

FHWA head sees a year of thinking big, dreaming big and change.

January 1, 2011

Roadbuilding

SAFETEA-LU Extended Again. Again.

I suppose the best that can be said of it is that they didn’t go playing brinkmanship games. The House just went ahead and approved a $1.2 trillion continuing resolution to keep federal agencies (including Federal highway programs) funded and thus up and running through the end of September. Next week the Senate may, or […]

December 10, 2010

Roadbuilding

Financial District

A Virginia think tank report may shape our next SAFETEA-LU, and no more ARRA funds for new projects (but payouts still going).

December 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

Highway Contractor

One year later, a mat with 50-percent RAP looks really good.

December 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

Bye Jim; Hi John

I’m not surprised John Mica will become chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, but like most of you I am surprised that Jim Oberstar will not even be in the House. The turnaround adds more uncertainty to the existing uncertainty about reauthorization. Mica as ranking member of the committee and Oberstar as chairman […]

November 3, 2010

Roadbuilding

RoadWorks

Changes coming from EPA, infrastructure spending, new vehicle standards, safety markings on county roads and other industry news items are featured.

November 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

RoadWorks

Changes coming from EPA, infrastructure spending, new vehicle standards, safety markings on county roads and other industry news items are featured.

November 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

Congestion fighting then; and now.

You knew these stories were coming. There have surely been others already that I have missed. They address the question: what do we do now, now that there isn’t enough money for those grand congestion fighting highway expansion plans we had? This time its Atlanta looking for ways to scale back a massive expansion plan […]

October 11, 2010

Roadbuilding

Asphalt Today

Thin overlays offers a cost-effective way to extend the life of a good pavement. Meanwhile, new research shows that asphalt pavement sections can be designed thinner

October 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

RoadScience

High-tech materials, mobile equipment can keep potholed, cracked pavements in use longer.

October 1, 2010