Better Roads

October 2014

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October 2014 Volume 84, Number 10 Contents Better Roads April 2013 3 PRODUCTS & SERVICES 28 Advertiser Index 29 New Road Products 31 Marketplace 5 Transportation Talk 26 In Court 32 Kirk Landers 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 Editor-at-Large Tina Grady Bar- baccia at tinabarbaccia@randallreilly. com or Online Managing Editor Brian Ethridge at brianetheridge@ randallreilly.com Explosive growth around Harris County, Texas, has caused major traffic delays on State Highway 259. The state DOT couldn't help fund a roadway expansion, so the county's toll road authority took control. Contractors should always have the best interests of their crews in mind when making their purchasing decisions to combat common safety pitfalls on any jobsite. Trending Online BetterRoads.com Subscribe to our newsletter! For daily news updates sent directly to your inbox, subscribe to our free newsletter. Visit betterroads.com to sign up. betterroads.com /BetterRoadsMagazine @betterroads 6. ROAD SCIENCE: ADA Angst 16. HIGHWAY CONTRACTOR: Taking Control of Congestion on Tomball Parkway 21. APPLICATIONS & INNOVATIONS: Building a Better Jobsite A new interpretation of the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements gives agencies the opportunity to reassess the Compliance to Accessibility Law. However, pavement preservation stakeholders in the United States are concerned that a reinter- pretation of the Act last year will lead to disruption of low-cost pavement preservation programs. Featured: [Video] Are flying robots the future of road construction? betterroads.com/using-drones-to-help-in-highway-and-bridge-construction Top Reads: • A giant pothole swallows up a school bus tire. betterroads.com/a-giant-pothole-swallows-up-a-school-bus-tire • Man arrested for climbing Brooklyn Bridge. betterroads.com/video-man-arrested-for-climbing-the-brooklyn-bridge

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