Contents
October 2013
Volume 83, Number 10
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Road Science:
Smooth Going: How new technology is
changing the quest for smooth pavements
State DOTs routinely employ smoothness specifications in their regulations and are basing contractor
payment incentives or disincentives on achieved
pavement smoothness.
APPLICATIONS & INNOVATIONS:
Highway Contractor:
The company credits a structured improvement plan that improves
equipment efficiency and lowers costs by changing how it approaches maintenance and manages equipment.
Long Live Asphalt Pavements: The perpetual pavement project on
California's I-5 has sparked a trend in the state for asphalt pavements designed to last 40 years with minimal maintenance + the
web extra "Lessons Learned on Interstate 5."
How one New York-based company saved
$500,000 on maintenance
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A National Asphalt Pavement Association Special Section
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columns & departments
3 Transportation Talk 29 New Road Products
32 Kirk Landers
Trending Online
Products & Service
28 Advertiser Index 31 Marketplace
BetterRoads.com
Using Cheese to Clear Roads
Tina Grady Barbaccia writes about a new anti-icing method that involves using cheese brine and rock salt.
In Court: Shades of Grey in Contract Interpretation
Construction law expert Brian Morrow analyzes how a governing
board denies one dam contractor's claim for extra aggregate.
Top Reads:
• Study proposes implementing per-mile
tolls on U.S. interstate system
•Crews move I-5 permanent replacement
span into place (VIDEO)
Contributed:
• 7 Tips for Successfully Jump-Starting Heavy-Duty
Vehicles: Clore Automotive provides seven best
practices for heavy-duty jump-starting success as
temperatures begin to drop.
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exceptional project, or if you
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Managing Editor Amanda Bayhi
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and Editor-at-Large Tina Grady
Barbaccia at tinabarbaccia@gmail.com.
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