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Roadbuilding
Researchers develop low-cost stop-sign warning system
Researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio believe they have found a low-cost solution to improving safety when driving rural roads at night. The Rural Area Vehicle Detection, as it is called, is a solar-powered warning system that alerts drivers to an upcoming stop sign, reports UTSA Today. The system’s thermal-energy technology detects […]
March 14, 2019
Roadbuilding
States test solar-powered markers on dark streets
The Idaho Department of Transportation is testing out new solar-powered LED raised pavement markers to try to improve safety on dark streets. The department purchased 600 of the raised markers, which store solar energy during the day and then automatically illuminate when the sun goes down, the Idaho DOT says. The first 100 markers were […]
March 9, 2018
Roadbuilding
Vanway linear crushers help county and road builder improve gravel roadwork efficiency
A Montana county and an Idaho road construction firm are finding linear crushers, which crush and position rock in one pass, to be major money and time savers when working on gravel roads. Mining, oil, timber and agriculture industries in the two states rely heavily on well-maintained gravel roads for reaching work areas and transporting […]
August 19, 2015
Roadbuilding
Report finds current road, bridge conditions are impairing economic growth in rural areas
Research by The Road Improvement Program (TRIP) finds that 15 percent of major rural roads in the U.S. are in poor condition, and 1 in 10 rural bridges are functionally obsolete, conditions that “slow the pace of economic growth in rural America.” “America’s rural transportation network plays a key role in the success and quality of […]
May 20, 2015
Roadbuilding
INFOGRAPHICS: TRIP report reveals America’s rural roads need improvements
America’s rural transportation system is in need of repairs and modernization to lower the number of deficient roads and bridges and crash rates and to improve connectivity and capacity, according to a report released today by transportation research group TRIP. The reports, “Rural Connections: Challenges and Opportunities in America’s Heartland,” looks at the percentages of […]
July 10, 2014
Roadbuilding
Final Word
De-paving rural roads By Kirk Landers Several national news organizations have published stories regarding a growing trend in rural road management in which paved roads are being converted to gravel roads to save money. It has already happened in many rural counties and many more are exploring de-paving as a road management option. In some […]
December 4, 2010
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