With an eye toward immediate, bipartisan action on a funding plan potentially based on a temporary additional five-cent federal motor fuel tax, U.S. House
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Prairie Passage
Nearly 50 years after becoming a forerunner agency in prestressed concrete girder specification, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority has added to
Read MoreEquipment Group Presses Water Infrastructure Legislation
Milwaukee-based Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has urged quick Senate action to authorize funding needed to adequately maintain clean water
Read More2007 Pci Design Awards Casting Excellence
At the Courtyard by Marriott-Magnificent Mile in Chicago, nine judges convened this summer to select award-winning projects from a pool of 140 entries
Read MoreOwell In Overdrive
In July 2007, Owell Precast announced it was opening a state-of-the-art hollow core production line using Spancrete technology as part of a licensing
Read MoreScc Formwork Pressure Study Progress Report
The RMC Research & Education Foundation and ACI Strategic Development Council have published a progress report and first-phase summary of their Self-Consolidating
Read MoreBridging The Gulf, Round 2
Following the mid-May opening of two lanes of the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged U.S. Highway 90 Bay St. Louis Bridge, another Mississippi bridge is scheduled
Read MoreFrp To The Test
In ongoing research to advance bridge and highway building technologies, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) replaced a 50-ft.-long 32-ft.-wide,
Read MoreDomestic Basf Units Advance Underground Construction
BASF Admixture Systems and Meyco Equipment, a division of BASF Construction Chemicals, now offers full sales and service support for the Meyco sprayed-concrete
Read MoreMaking Concrete Sculpture
T.J. Neil’s 160-page, 8 11-in., soft cover book featuring 371 color photos of his sculptures both complete and under construction offers tips and techniques
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