Better Roads

August 2014

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August 2014 Volume 84, Number 8 Contents Better Roads April 2013 1 PRODUCTS & SERVICE 25 New Road Products 30 Advertiser Index 31 Marketplace 3 Transportation Talk 22 In Court 32 The Last Word 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 Top Reads: • Oopsie! DOT forgets to spellcheck interstate sign betterroads.com/oopsie-dot-forgets-to-spellcheck- interstate-sign • The state with the best roads in the country is… betterroads.com/the-state-with-the-best-roads-in-the- country-is • 3 tips for staying safe inside road construction work zones betterroads.com/3-tips-for-staying-safe- inside-road-construction-work-zones A new bridge spanning the St Mary's River on Highway 50 just east of Jefferson City, Missouri, may not look unusual, but it could save Missouri taxpayers thousands of dollars in bridge construction costs dur- ing the next few decades. Also, the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) South Corridor Improvement Project extends nearly seven miles from the Los Angeles County/ Orange County line to I-605 to widen the freeway, bridges and overcrossings adding one High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane and one general purpose lane. Despite a truncated work season, the construction team for Minnesota's Highway 23 Paynesville Bypass completed this project ahead of schedule by using local materials and proj- ect scheduling. 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. 5 betterroads.com /BetterRoadsMagazine @betterroads ROAD SCIENCE: Why Functional Fibers in Pavements and Bridges are Important 13. BETTER BRIDGES: 19. APPLICATIONS & INNOVATIONS: Strategizing for Safety 27. SAFETY SECTION: APWA International Congress and Exposition 2014 New research is reaffirming the benefits of steel or synthetic engineered fibers in asphalt pavements and concrete. Correction: In the July 2014 "Kirk Landers" column, "The Traffic Fatality Mystery of 2012," São Paulo was cited as the as the capital of Brazil. This should have read "Brazil's largest city." The capital of Brazil is Brasília. We apologize for the error. This trade show will bring attendees more than 125 technical and professional development sessions from colleagues and vendors through which CEUs and PDHs may be earned.

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