July 2014 Volume 84, Number 7
Contents
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PRODUCTS & SERVICE
22 New Road Products 26 Advertiser Index 27 Marketplace
3 Transportation Talk 19 In Court 28 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-
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blog/contributed story to Online
Managing Editor Amanda Bayhi
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Editor-at-Large Tina Grady Barbac-
cia at tinabarbaccia@randallreilly.com.
FHWA research could improve visibility, safety for snowplow operators
The Federal Highway Administration is working to produce an advanced,
low-cost snowplow visual guidance system that would allow snowfighters
to safely operate in conditions with low- to zero-visibility.
betterroads.com/fhwa-snowplow-guidance-system
Take a look at how one Iowa engineer met the challenge of
maintaining a county with mostly gravel roads.
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ROAD SCIENCE: In the Groove
APPLICATIONS & INNOVATIONS:
Challenging Roads
HIGHWAY CONTRACTOR:
SPECIAL TRAFFIC
SAFETY SECTION:
Choosing the Right Machine for
Proper Soil Compaction
A Death Not in Vain
Diamond grooving and grinding are being used to restore rough
or polished concrete pavements to ultra-smooth conditions and
quell noise – but may be at a steep price.
There's no single compactor that will do all things. Learn
how to choose the best machine for a job that's the most
economic and efficient. Web Exclusive: Shot Blast Texturing
After one of the agency's own dies in a work zone
crash, the Missouri DOT uses it to teach motorists
about safety and garners an award for its efforts.
Top Reads:
• HTF 101: How the Highway Trust Fund works betterroads.com/htf-101
• 5 benefits of using two-way radios instead of mobile phones betterroads.com/5-benefits-two-way-radios
