Tag: National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)

Roadbuilding

Louisiana Transportation Research Center director appointed to lead AASHTO committees

Harold “Skip” Paul, P.E., director of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s Louisiana Transportation Research Center, has been appointed to serve in leadership positions on two American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) committees, according to a report in the AASHTO Journal. AASHTO President Michael Lewis named Paul as chair of AASHTO’s […]

February 4, 2013

Roadbuilding

Road Science

What percentage of RAP is best? It depends.

November 13, 2011

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

Roadbuilding

Financial District: TBA Watch

Getting in, getting out and staying out is the motto for renewing existing highway infrastructure. Cathodic protection is the only technology that can directly stop corrosion in reinforced concrete structures.

December 1, 2009

Roadbuilding

Financial District: TRB Watch

Procedures Guide for Right-of-Way Cost Estimation and Cost Management www.trb.org/Construction/Public/Blurbs/162271.aspx Construction project cost escalation, from planning through construction, is a fundamental problem facing state highway agencies. As projects progress through the planning, programming, and design stages of development, the accuracy and precision of project cost estimates vary widely, for various reasons. In response, TRB’s National […]

November 1, 2009