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Financial District

Tweaking old-fashioned busy lanes could smooth flow, and productivity demands infrastructure upgrade.

April 1, 2011

Roadbuilding

Road Science

There are big changes on the way for a number of existing infrastructure technologies and practices, and they will significantly influence the highway and bridge communities in 2011.

December 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

Road Science

The CP Road Map, formally the Long-Term Plan for Concrete Pavement Research and Technology – first articulated to the industry at the Transportation Research Board meeting in January 2006 – is fine-tuning its direction and experiencing a few course corrections as research meets reality in a changing environment for concrete pavement studies.

August 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

Road Science Tutorial

Recycled concrete aggregate proves its value; but it demands an engineered approach.

April 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

Financial District: Hurry up and wait

For cash-strapped state and local governments that have critical transportation infrastructure needs, but no money to pay for them, the coming year will be bittersweet.

February 1, 2010

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Do you have bold ideas to meet big challenges of our transportation future?

It’s no secret that we have an uphill battle as we work towards the reauthorization of SAFETEA-LU. We’re already in the midst of an 18-month delay (a bad idea, in my opinion, I must add). But while the reauthorization is put on pause, we still to keep our efforts on play and keep ideas and […]

January 15, 2010

Roadbuilding

Obama Adminstration proposes major shift in transportation funding guidelines

by Tina Grady Barbaccia In a dramatic change from existing policy, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has proposed that new funding guidelines for major transit projects be based on livability issues such as economic development opportunities and environmental benefits, in addition to cost and time saved, which are currently the primary criteria, the U.S Department […]

January 13, 2010

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Road Science: Thin is In

Thin lift hot-mix asphalt overlays are securing their place in the ‘pavement preservation toolbox’ touted by the Federal Highway Administration, the Foundation for Pavement Preservation, and other groups.

January 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

TRB plans Webinar on Rheology of Asphalt Binders and Implications for Performance on Nov. 10

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) will conduct the Webinar, “Rheology of Asphalt Binders and Implications for Performance,” on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 2 p.m. to 3:30p.m. EDT. The Webinar will explore models that can be used to characterize the rheological behavior of asphalt binders to improve performance. Presenters include the following: David Anderson, Consultant and […]

October 16, 2009