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Pothole Patchers Demonstrated in California

Nothing can mess up an automobile wheel alignment and a motorist's disposition quite as quickly as a "good" pothole. Perhaps, we should say a big pothole because there's no such thing as a good pothole, and that's why state and local highway agencies throughout the county spend millions of dollars every year to fill and repair potholes.

FHWA Helps Restore Historic Neighborhood In Los Angeles

The Federal Highway Administration(FHWA) joined the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the cityof Los Angeles, and neighborhood redevelopment agencies to restore some historicalambiance to the Adams-Figuroa Historic District in Los Angeles.

Sign Simulator Validated In FHWA Study

"Signsim" is the sign simulator used by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to evaluate a group of traffic signs that were proposed as national standards.

Top 10 Construction Achievements of The 20th Century

This article is adapted from information provided by CONEXPO-CON/AGG '99, which bills itself as the largest construction, aggregates, and ready mixed concrete industries trade show in the Western Hemisphere. The exposition took place March 23 to 27, 1999, in Las Vegas, Nev.

"We Can't Do It Alone"

Two articles in our May/June 1999 issue were about safety in work-zones. This is a continual problem. Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation Bradley L. Mallory calls it an epidemic.