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Improved technology and raw materials prices prompt agencies to reconsider reclaimed material.
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Turning around the condition of a city's streets is difficult at best. After years of neglect, Los Angeles suburb Oxnard, Calif., is beginning the long, slow climb back to smoother rides for its 180,000 residents.
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Cold in-place recycling stretches road funds because crushed materials are used onsite rather than hauled away.
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Cut costs by adding more recycled asphalt pavement to the mix.
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As prices drop, real-time tracking and dispatching systems are no longer an option reserved for police, fire, and emergency services.
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Expect the price of construction materials to rise by 6% to 8%, says Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Arlington, Va.
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One example of effective traffic management comes from a high-profile project running through the heart of Boulder, Colo. The $8.9 million Broadway Street and Bridge Reconstruction Project involved total reconstruction of a four-lane arterial that carries 30,000 vehicles per day.
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Instead of using manual, mechanical testing methods, today's cars, trucks, and heavy equipment require computerized troubleshooting, which is often expensive. However, Jake Stucky of Missoula, Montana, has found some cost-saving solutions.
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PUBLIC WORKS takes a close look at Iowa City's concrete pavement restoration (CPR) efforts, a finds them to be lasting and effective.
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PUBLIC WORKS elucidates ample reasons to forego the option of leasing.