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Roadbuilding
UTA engineer assessing use of lasers to measure microtexture of aggregates in asphalt and concrete mixtures
Roger Walker, a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), is working with the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) at Texas A&M to assess whether scanning lasers can accurately measure the microtexture of aggregates used in asphalt and concrete mixtures, according to a news release from UTA. The two-year, […]
May 20, 2016
Roadbuilding
ARTBA elects Oldcastle President, COO Doug Black as 2013-2014 chair
American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has elected Doug Black, president and chief operating officer of Oldcastle, the association’s chairman. ARTBA announced the election results during its national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 8-10. In a September 10 speech at the convention, Black outlined four key objectives for the association in the coming year: […]
September 12, 2013
Roadbuilding
Study predicts $365 billion highway fund shortfall
As automobile fuel economy increases, the federal highway program’s fiscal position will become ever more precarious, a new study by researchers at the College of William and Mary finds. The team from William and Mary’s Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy (TJPPP) forecasts that over the next 23 years, as Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) […]
February 4, 2013
Roadbuilding
Road Science
Forensic studies give clue to pavement failure.
October 9, 2012
Roadbuilding
Driving Texas. Cautiously
OK so this example is from Texas and won’t match your situation at all. But the inner working of the  transportation system in your state may not be so different. So when TRIP reports that deficient roads are costing Texas motorists $23 billion a year via traffic crashes, congestion related delays and costs, and additional […]
October 3, 2012
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
New Road Products
A road widener, compact loaders, track options, auto levels, laser scanners and reflective boots are among the products featured.
October 1, 2010
Roadbuilding
Texas Transportation Institute awarded $500K to study off-road construction equipment NOx
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Texas Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Center for Air Quality Studies a $500,000 grant two-year project will monitor nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions of road construction equipment before and after the installation of an emission reduction system, called selective catalytic reduction (SCR). This system uses ammonia injection to convert NOx into […]
November 23, 2009
Roadbuilding
Texas Transportation Institute’s Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) program receives award from FHWA and Roadway Safety Foundation
The Texas Transportation Institute’s Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) program has been honored with a Roadway Safety Award sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Roadway Safety Foundation (RSF). This is the third national award for TDS, the first coming in 2006 from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials […]
November 11, 2009
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers: Making it work
If I were a member of the public transportation lobby, I would not be arguing against investment in roads, I would be holding hands with the road lobby and working night and day for a big increase in the federal fuel tax and a consequent kick in federal transit money.
August 1, 2009
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