Brooke WisdomRoadbuildingFinancial District: In a Pig’s EarEarmarks, those lump sums of money our elected representatives put into legislation to fund projects in their districts, part of good old fashioned pork barrel spending, can be a massive waste of highway funding and actually harm the building of vital projects. According to the Government Accountability Office, an earmark is a congressional directive in […]October 1, 2009RoadbuildingLattatudes: Of Walter and JohnIn the early decades of last century, life in the American democracy began to get increasing modern and at the same time increasingly complicated. The news media’s role was changing and adapting. Walter Lippmann saw a world where the public could not keep up; there was too much information that could not be fully understood, […]October 1, 2009RoadbuildingRoad Science: Secrets to Successful MillingSkill, logistics and controls drive cold mill productivity.October 1, 2009RoadbuildingRoadWorks: MPOs May Merit MakeoverThe Department of Transportation has agreed to look into recommendations that could change the way Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) work.October 1, 2009RoadbuildingBidList Preserving PavementInfrared heaters from Ray-Tech Corp. can be used to repair potholes, create decorative asphalt imprinting, repair utility cuts in roads, fix birdbath depressions, repair trenches, keyholes, runways, bridge decks, road drainage and many other types of work. Infrared rays have the ability to penetrate an object, which allows deep penetrating asphalt repair and reclaiming […]October 1, 2009RoadbuildingKirk Landers — Leadership, please.Very few of these Representatives and Senators actually believe the swill they are selling, and none of us should. The fuel tax is a user fee. You pay for what you get, and you get what you pay for. And if we don’t start paying more for our roads, we are going to get a lot less.October 1, 2009RoadbuildingFinancial District: About the Center for Public Integrity (in its own words)The Center for Public Integrity describes itself a nonprofit organization dedicated to producing original, responsible investigative journalism on issues of public concern. The center says it is non-partisan and non-advocacy. “We are committed to transparent and comprehensive reporting in the United States and around the world.” The center is located at 910 17th Street NW, […]October 1, 2009RoadbuildingFeatured Articles: The Power of MillingVersatile and adaptable, milling can help pavement and budget management programs.October 1, 2009RoadbuildingNew Road ProductsNew Power Equipment, Materials, and Supplies for the Road MarketOctober 1, 2009RoadbuildingFeatured Articles: Keys to Managing RAP VariabilityNCAT reveals the best ways to process multiple-source recycled asphalt pavement stockpiles to achieve consistency in the material and avoid the “God Only Knows” stockpile syndrome.October 1, 2009Previous PagePage 45 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