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July 2013
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Volume 83, Number 7
HIGHWAY CONTRACTOR:
Running Hot and Cold
Asphalt recycling cases from Los Angeles and Georgia
showcase how cold-in-place and hot-in-place recycling add
options for conditions. L.A. County has completed seven
cold recycling projects in just the past two years, and calls
the process "taxpayer friendly." HIR is offering Rockdale
County, Ga., road managers a valuable, lower-cost maintenance choice.
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ROADSCIENCE:
Stop it Before it Starts
Part III of our five-part series Building Roads that
Won't Fail. Loss of aggregate through raveling
encourages pothole formation and cracking.
Most raveling is the result of failure of the aggregate to bond fully with the asphalt binder. The
best place to forestall raveling is right where the
conditions favoring it begin: at the hot mix plant.
InCourt
Court
APPLICATIONS & INNOVATIONS
A Pothole Repair Recipe: First,
fire up a really big microwave
The innovative use of microwave technology and the recognition that magnetite, found
abundantly in taconite waste rock, absorbs
microwave heat leads to a super all-weather,
long-lasting pothole repair system.
Dealing with Miller Act payment bond claims can be tricky.
Engineer/attorney Brian Morrow
examines a case that highlights
the importance of demanding
payment prior to making a bond
claim, providing timely notice
to the sureties of the claim,
and knowing what amounts are
recoverable. [for more In Court click the
Business tab at betterroads.com]
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
PRODUCTS & SERVICE
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Funding talks on The Hill lay groundwork for reauthorization
Editor-in-Chief John Latta wraps up his coverage of the TCC
Fly-In (in D.C.), including the pre-reauthorization positions
taken by LaHood, Boxer, Shuster, Rahall, Inhofe and more.
PHOTO CREDIT: Adam Fagen / Flickr
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