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Public Works Update

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How to manage the funding your operation receives
Beginning July 10, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act recipients must report the status of their project to granting agencies on a quarterly basis.
Line items
Find out what the proposed 2010 federal budget means to you.

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ESRI

Cut your Fleet Costs and Improve Service with ArcLogistics

Use ArcLogistics from ESRI to create vehicle routes and mobile workforce schedules that consider time, cost, worker/vehicle specialty, and actual street network drive-times. ArcLogistics combines proven geographic information system technology with high-quality street data to create a routing and scheduling solution that builds optimized vehicle routes and provides turn-by-turn directions. Click here for more information.

Dangerous levels?
Treatment plants don’t remove nonstick chemical found in nonstick products, according to a new study.
Fresh approaches
Performance-based specifications make for better-engineered concrete structures—particularly in an age of sustainability.

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Ring-O-Matic

Ring-O-Matic Manufacturing Hydro/VacuumExcavation Units

• Ring-O-Matic Manufacturing produces Hydro/Vacuum Excavation units and Vacuum units with capacities from 150-1300 gallons.
• Hydraulic full opening rear door standard on all models.
• Patented Emulsifier Gun technology for clean, safe, single operator digging.
• Several models with under 10,000# GVWR. All units available as skid mounts.
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Keep on truckin’
From meeting the EPA’s 2010 diesel exhaust emissions standards to using innovative methods to power trucks with electricity, the latest models of trucks and accessories are on the floors of this year’s truck shows.
Economic Resource Recovery Center
Updated throughout the day, the ERRC has all the details you need on the $150 billion allocated for public infrastructure.

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Cititech

Manage Your Infrastructure in the 21st Century with CitiTech Software

It's integrated and comprehensive. Plus, CMS improves efficiency, effectiveness and customer service with powerful maintenance management tools. With common-sense software that's easy-to-use, CMS plans, schedules, performs and evaluates work costs and performance with full integration into assets and resources.

Click Here to request our free results-oriented CD, "Managing for Results".

Has your department recently awarded a contract?
We’ll post it on our “Contract awards” page at www.pwmag.com. It’s easy: Just e-mail what the project is and what firm was selected to vsicaras@hanleywood.com.

Road Rehabilitation and Reconstruction with AutoCAD Civil and Civil 3D
Learn how AutoCAD Civil and AutoCAD Civil 3D can be used for road rehabilitation and road reconstruction design. You'll learn how the Civil products leverage corridor targets to help produce more efficient and dynamic designs. Utilizing targets allows the corridor model to interact with other information in the model such as surfaces, alignments, profiles, and feature lines-creating a design that is able to merge into its surroundings and react dynamically when those surroundings change.

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Cummins

The power to keep your community strong.

Cummins Power Generation provides complete power solutions with generator set ratings from 5 kW-2500 kW and a full range of transfer switches and switchgear to meet your community needs. In these uncertain times, choose a partner who is stable, capable and can offer you exceptional support and service when you need it the most. Visit www.cumminspower.com/local for more information.

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