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2003 Technology News

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November–December 2003

• Soil nailing helps in a tight spot 162 k pdf
• Installing soil nails 248 k pdf
• New resources train transit employees for emergencies 156 k pdf
• Online resources help agencies reduce deer-vehicle crashes 156 k pdf
• 2003 "roadeo" winners 214 k pdf
• Better Mousetrap: Installing a reciprocating chute 216 k pdf
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• "Build a Better Mousetrap" winners for 2003 216 k pdf
• Shelby County crushes old concrete into aggregate 134 k pdf
• Building accessible sidewalks 134 k pdf
• Iowa DOT paves US 30 shoulders with foamed asphalt 186 k pdf
• Precast concrete light pole bases 186 k pdf
• Roundabouts training 141 k pdf
• Final MUCD rule 141 k pdf
• Improve worker safety in your shop 141 k pdf
• Transportation career fair for high school kids 193 k pdf

September–October 2003

• Build better pavements: stabilize the subgrade 116 k pdf
• Better mousetrap: Adding a heavy-duty wing wheel 199 k pdf
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• Incorporating safety into 3R 64 k pdf
• CTRE helps plan Mississippi River Trail 130 k pdf
• GASB Statement 34: Iowa's small and midsize communities respond 77 k pdf
• Highway safety improvements proven to save lives 47 k pdf
• SAVER enhances crash data analysis 47 k pdf
• Understanding today's cements for concrete mixtures 63 k pdf
• Learning the latest about signing 47 k pdf
• New staff and new responsibilities at CTRE 52 k pdf
• FHWA Operations Security website: www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/OpsSecurity/

July–August 2003

• Iowa is making TraCS nationwide 145 k pdf
• Optimizing traffic signal phases for safety 115 k pdf
• Testing new pavement overlay 177 k pdf
• Drainage law and transportation: a manual for Iowa 168 k pdf
• Retrofitting an LED pedestrian signal 168 k pdf
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• Understanding the basics of concrete mixture chemistry 220 k pdf
• Developing a rural roadside safety program 101 k pdf
• Hello and goodbye to LTAP advisory board members 175 k pdf
• Iowa's first Roads Scholars recognized 59 k pdf

May–June 2003

• Flowable mortar helps prevent settling of bridge approaches 131 k pdf
• Benefits of recycled materials for erosion control 120 k pdf
• Enhancing rural roadside safety 204 k pdf
• Portable utility box 126 k pdf
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• Reauthorization: Putting the SAFE in TEA and the training in transportation 193 k pdf
• LTAP: Year in review, Here's what people say about Iowa LTAP 171 k pdf

March–April 2003

• Iowa's "border to border" enforcement projects 160 k pdf
• Roads Scholars earn recognition for training 104 k pdf
• Enhanced sign for safer moving operations 169 k pdf
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• GASB Statement 34: On-ramp to transportation asset management or detour to business as usual? 119 k pdf
• Partial directory of the reorganized Iowa DOT 54 k pdf
• Overview of methods for controlling erosion and storm water 207 k pdf

January–February 2003 

• Bettendorf demonstrates new bridge technology 268 k pdf
• Iowa River bridge meets environmental challenges 177 k pdf
• LTAP extends services to communities 82 k pdf
• New direction for LTAP advisory board 82 k pdf
• Efficient guardrail cleaner 221 k pdf
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• Resources: Conducting traffic studies 173 k pdf
• Resources: Accessing safety advice 82 k pdf
• Resources: Managing culverts 82 k pdf
• Resources: Maintaining signs and sign supports 82 k pdf
• Resources: Making intersections safer 82 k pdf
• Reducing vehicle-utility pole crashes affordably 63 k pdf
• Cutting galvanized surfaces safely 63 k pdf
• Iowa DOT receives 2002 Perpetual Pavement Award 63 k pdf
• Meet experts on today's hot transportation topics 66 k pdf
• What do you think about LED signal lamps? 66 k pdf

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