Merak signifies strength and durability, owing its name as a pointer star to the North Star in the Big Dipper Constellation.
Minnesota cities sign a joint powers agreement to install an emerging rehabilitation technique.
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Readers invent water main break tools and anti-icing systems.
DOTs test a new twist on a century-old concept that allows for high-performance surface treatments.
This lightweight, pistol-style thermometer allows the user to quickly and easily assess the temperature of a concrete slab surface.
Three states and a Canadian province form entity to deliver $1 trillion in regional projects.
A Utah DOT manager explains how a combined highway, transit, and trail system was completed for 27% less than estimated.
Water resource management utility develops freeware that transportation, facilities, and virtually any other infrastructure operation can use.
How to justify maintaining roads before they fall apart.
What would you do if your 70-year-old water infrastructure crossed three of the nation's most active fault lines? In the first of two articles, we look at what a four-county water system is doing to ensure operations continue when the next earthquake hits.
How to decide if a displaced left-turn design is a good fit for your intersection.
Since launching one of the nation's first “green development” initiatives, Dallas shows how to make redevelopment happen.
Infrastructure lays the groundwork for renewal of an inner-ring suburb.
Five ways to get your compact equipment in shape for cold weather
Discover the beauty and benefits of decorative pavement. By taking a decorative approach, cities do more than dress themselves up. They increase the visibility and awareness of crosswalks and bike paths, calm traffic without creating an eyesore, and revitalize neighborhoods and business districts...