Brooke WisdomRoadbuildingFeatured Article: The 2009 Top RolloutsThroughout the year the editors of Better Roads review products new to the highway and bridge industries. We ask questions about their significance and whether they may change the way work gets done or bring new standards to an industry. Here is our list of the Top 20 Rollouts of the year.December 1, 2009RoadbuildingLattatudesOne of the most disturbing aspects of the delay in passing a new surface transportation act is the curious idea held in the administration and the senate that a delay, perhaps as long as a year and a half, will allow people in Washington to find surprising, innovative and paradigm-changing ways to pay for it.December 1, 2009RoadbuildingRoadWorks: We need the right kind of green shootsWhile some Washington number-crunchers insist that there are signs of the new growth of an economic spring after a long hard winter, America’s contractors are not seeing the greening of the economy in quite the same way.December 1, 2009RoadbuildingFinancial District: TBA WatchGetting in, getting out and staying out is the motto for renewing existing highway infrastructure. Cathodic protection is the only technology that can directly stop corrosion in reinforced concrete structures.December 1, 2009RoadbuildingKirk Landers: The sky would not fall this time eitherThe stated fears of a fuel tax increase on the political left and right are a lot of bunk.December 1, 2009RoadbuildingFinancial District: Counties keep fighting the economyThe National Association of Counties (NACo) has published the results of a fall survey looking at the continuing impact of the struggling economy on a sample of counties across the country.December 1, 2009RoadbuildingLattatudes: Not Just Because It’s ThereI remember the days before computers changed everything. Newspapers and magazines had set forms and ideas about content that didn’t change very much over the decades. But now publishing is not only changing, it’s changing rapidly and will continue to do so, and the change is, if not entirely unpredictable then at least frustratingly hard […]November 1, 2009RoadbuildingBid ListRoadway safety has become more important than ever “Roadway condition is a contributing factor in more than half of the deaths resulting from motor vehicle crashes each year, so it makes good sense to improve the safety of our roadways with brighter signs, stripes, guardrails, rumble strips and other roadway safety devices and features, many […]November 1, 2009RoadbuildingHighway Contractor: “I would like to Thank….”You need the right stuff to win a paving award. Super Smooooth Delivery Placement of a 1/2-inch asphalt leveling course and careful screed control helped the contractor win a Quality in Construction Award from the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA). Scotty’s Contracting & Stone, LLC, won the award for 6.2 miles of Interstate 65 in […]November 1, 2009RoadbuildingApplications and Innovations: Natural Barriers: Living Fences Block Blowing SnowWindbreaks may reduce the amount of plowing needed, increasing safety by increasing visibility and keeping snow off the roadway, while also providing wildlife habitat and controlling erosion.November 1, 2009Previous PagePage 43 of 48Next PageTop StoriesCompact ExcavatorsMecalac Rolls Out 12MTX Combination Wheeled Excavator-Loader-TelehandlerThe multi-purpose machine can perform digging, loading, and material handling tasks and run a variety of high-flow attachments.TelehandlersBobcat Unveils Electric Telehandler PrototypeSafety & ComplianceContractor Faces $394K in Fines After Worker Dies in TrenchWheel LoadersLiebherr Debuts World's First Large Wheel Loader with a Hydrogen EngineDozersHyundai Breaks into the Dozer Market with HD100