Better Roads

December 2013

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Contents December 2013 5 Volume 83, Number 12 11 The ABCs of RCC As roller-compacted concrete inexorably penetrates existing asphalt pavement markets, research into their composition and performance is ramping up as specifications are being We receive hundreds of new product submissions each year. After careful reflection on the products covered and submitted both online and in print this year, Better Roads' editors collective eyes for their industry significance, ingenuol' coolness. COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS 3 Transportation Talk: 22 In Court: Improper With action lacking at the federal level, states have stepped up to the plate to address the funding challenges by taking action themselves. bid award results in an unsuccessful bidder being allowed to pursue damages against the City of New Orleans. 28 The Last Word: Lincoln Highway, the first coast-tocoast highway in the United States, turns 100 years old. Plus, squats for train tickets (+ video), and woman skydives into a moving car. PRODUCTS & SERVICE 25 Marketplace 27 Advertiser Index Trending Online BetterRoads.com betterroads.com /BetterRoadsMagazine Top Reads: @betterroads Contribute: Contributed: Diamond Saw-Cut Surface Textures Improve Pavement Performance: preservation specialist with the International Grooving and Grinding Association, discusses the benefits of using diamond saw-cut textures for pavements and bridge decks. If your agency or crew has worked on an exceptional project, or if you want to share your thoughts on current transportation issues, email your ideas for a blog or contributed story to Online Managing Editor Amanda amanda.bayhi@randallreilly. com. com tinabarbaccia@ gmail.com. Better to sign up. Subscribe to our newsletter! For daily news updates sent directly to your inbox, subscribe to our free newsletter. Visit betterroads.comRoads April 2013 1

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