March 2014 Volume 84, Number 3
Contents
Better Roads April 2013 1
PRODUCTS & SERVICE
24 New Road Products 26 Advertiser Index 27 Marketplace
3 Transportation Talk:
Are we able to stop a painful
transportation revenue situation
before funds run out for HTF?
22 In Court: Why it's important for
contractors to understand the distinc-
tions between public works versus pri-
vate works of improvements
28 The Last Word: The saga con-
tinues with "Booth babes and the
S.T.E.A.M. professions," plus how
"eye candy" can harm credibility.
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
Contribute:
If your agency or crew has
worked on an exceptional project,
or if you want to share your
thoughts on current transporta-
tion issues, email your ideas for
a blog or contributed story to
Online Managing Editor Amanda
Bayhi at
amanda.bayhi@randallreilly.
com. com
and Editor-at-Large Tina
Grady Barbaccia at
tinabarbaccia@
gmail.com.
VIDEO: The Coldest Place on Earth and an Antarctica Condition 1 Storm
One video looks at how NASA discover the coldest place on Earth, while
another video features a tour of a frozen dorm in Antarctica during a
Condition 1 Storm. More at betterroads.com/videos-coldest-place
From the havoc severe winter weather has wreaked this
year to sustainability in action and lessons learned from
other agencies, here's a look at the latest in snow and ice
control and a sneak peek at the upcoming American Public
Works Association Snow Show. Web extras: "Essential
Communication for Winter Emergency Preparedness" and
"Winter Stormfighting Fact Sheet"
Innovations for Snowfighters
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ROAD SCIENCE:
Special Report from TRB meeting
APPLICATIONS & INNOVATIONS:
HIGHWAY CONTRACTOR:
The Magic of Rubberized Asphalt
The latest National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)/Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA) survey of asphalt producers'
use of recycled materials and warm-mix asphalt find nearly a
quarter of all asphalt produced during the 2012 construction
season was produced using warm-mix asphalt technologies. Web
extra: "Dredged Material Mostly Clay, Sand."
As prices for asphalt cement and polymer have
shot up dramatically, agencies and contractors are
looking for ways to hold the line on the cost of
asphalt pavements.
Top Reads:
• Be one of the fi rst to drive the 2015 Ford F-150: betterroads.com/drive-2015-f-150
• Foxx: Highway Trust Fund 'on track to bounce checks before FY 2015': betterroads.com/foxx-htf
Contributed: 5 Ways to Maximize Your Vegetation Management Budget:
Michigan DOT transportation
maintenance coordinator Todd Rowley tells Dan Zapotok, land management portfolio manager for DuPont Crop
Protection, about fi ve ways managers can fi nd resourceful ways to manage roadside vegetation:
betterroads.com/5-ways-to-maximize-your-budget
