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r Asset Planning and Care In addition to improving the effectiveness of the people in the organization, highway maintenance organizations should focus winter efforts on their (non-human) assets. It's fairly common knowledge that winter is the best time to focus on preventive maintenance, but when budget constraints hit, that's often an easy area to cut back on. It's worth a reminder that preventive maintenance does just that – it prevents problems (usually costly problems) from occurring when you can least afford them. Start the season by making a detailed maintenance plan, just as you would for any other project. Include durations, critical path, long-lead order items, individual responsibilities, manpower loadings, and alternative plans in case there's a change to the schedule. Other hard assets should also be addressed. The first of the year is a great time to clean out storage facilities, organize files and prepare for the coming year. Spruce up the place with a fresh PB ASPHALT PATCHERS WORLD CLASS PATCHERS SINCE 1965 PB Is The Right Choice. For over 45 years, PB has designed quality Asphalt Patchers that are durable and built for year-round use. Choose from truck mounted patchers to dump body slip-in, hook lift and trailer models. Available with a variety of features and capacities from 1.5 to 10 cubic yards. We make patching a whole lot easier. Call 800-350-8521 www.pblcorp.com TRUCK MOUNTED PATCHERS • HOOK LIFT • DUMPBODY SLIP-IN • TRAILER MODELS PB Corporation I 5778 W Barstow Ave I Fresno, CA 93722-5024 I 800-350-8521 Text INFO to 205-289-3789 or visit www.betterroads.com/info Better Roads August 2013 21 A&I_BR0813.indd 21 8/1/13 9:49 AM

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• BETTER Bridges: Big River Bridges Getting Smarter: The four bridges that span the Mississippi River to join Mississippi to Arkansas and Louisiana are getting major Intelligent Technology System upgrades to make them safer and to improve traffic management
• ROADSCIENCE: A Good, Long Life: In Part IV of our series Building Roads that Won't Fail, Tom Kuennen looks at some of the tools that civil engineers can use to design pavements that keep performing as they should over the longest time possible. Such thin
• APPLICATIONS & INNOVATIONS: Managing Winter: It's year-round job, but now is one of the most important periods in making sure your winter months will be safe and productive. FMI's Brian Moore says managers now should be focused on a few key areas that can
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