Better Roads Digital Magazine
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February 2012 Volume 82. Number 2 Contents DIGITAL EDITION EXTRA SPECIALS BetterRoads.com Buy New, Buy Used or Rent? Each equipment strategy choice has its plusses in an economy that continues to struggle. In Court: A motorcyclist crashes maneuvering over uneven lane heights in a construction zone. Is the contractor to blame? More New Road Products The industry continues to deliver new equip- ment and products at an impressive rate. Better Bridges: Photo Gallery An extension of our print story: the dramatic collapse of a Tennessee road and its replace- ment with a bridge. ROADSCIENCE 16 Cold RAP We look for answers to concerns that higher quantities of RAP may compromise mix perfor- mance in cold-weather regions. 11 HIGHWAY CONTRACTOR Overhaul: Rethinking the plant-to-paver haul Fresh asphalt is a living product. It does not play dead in the back of a dump truck. Its loading, movement and unloading can all affect what reaches the road surface behind the screed. Experts suggest the haul could use a little re-thinking. Connect to Better Roads at wwww.LinkedIn.com Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/BetterRoadsFB Twitter: www.Twitter.com/BetterRoads 37 BETTER BRIDGES COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS 3 Lattatudes 4 RoadWorks Industry news and goings on 46 American Iron 60 Kirk Landers PRODUCTS & SERVICES 54 Marketplace 59 Advertiser Index Better Roads February 2012 1 A Bridge Where a Road Was When a Tennessee road collapsed, TDOT engineers faced a rebuilding job loaded with technical problems. So they built a bridge instead. 29 Practical Patching APPLICATIONS & INNOVATIONS Some guidance to help patches do what you need them to do for as long as you want them to do it Congressman Richard Hanna (R-NY) 32 ONE 2 ONE: Editor-in-Chief John Latta talks to the first-term Congressman who left behind a construction company he had built from the ground up. NEW