2005 Technology News
Having gates and lights at a railroad crossing is not enough to qualify that crossing for a quiet zone. (October–December 2005)
Technology News has a new look (July–September 2005)
Shear test of an ultra-high performance concrete bridge beam (May–June 2005)
A level cross slope is very important for disabled pedestrians (March–April 2005)
Tama County demonstration bridge (January–February 2005)
October–December 2005
- Spanish as a second language
- Roads Scholar update
- Update on train horn final rule
- A digital world of pavements
- Measuring the smoothness of wet concrete pavement
- Using fly ash to stabilize non-uniform subgrade soils
- Iowa SUDAS: It's just good for you
- Stanley L. Ring Memorial Library new acquisitions
- Conference calendar
July–September 2005
- New look for Technology News
- Improving signalized intersections
- School zone safety programs
- Identifying bridge approach problems, causes, and possible solutions
- "Build a Better Mousetrap" winners for 2005
- 2005 "roadeo" winners
- Road safety audits for local agencies
- Access management and highway safety
- Reap the benefits of coordinated transit services
- Multidisciplinary safety groups work to improve safety
- Stanley L. Ring Memorial Library new acquisitions
- Upcoming training events
- Conference calendar
May–June 2005
- Wapello County will build first-in-the-nation bridge
- Highway applications for aggregate columns
- Rural intersections benefit from street lights
- Simple safety strategies to help older drivers
- Crash analyses: Identifying problem locations and funding mitigation strategies
- August 15 deadline to apply for traffic safety improvement funds
- Iowa's Safety Management System: A decade of accomplishments
March–April 2005
- Road quiz
- Spring checkup for local bridges
- Tire tips for tire life and worker safety
- Understanding drainage law
- Improving traffic safety on a shoestring budget: Iowa's take on a California model
- "Narrower" road lanes may improve traffic safety
- Additional low-cost safety improvements
- Designing accessible pedestrian facilities: Common problems and solutions
- Stanley L. Ring Memorial Library new acquisitions
- Conference calendar
January–February 2005
- Building bridges with long spans on low-volume roads
- Raising public awareness about work zone safety
- Resources for road workers and their families
- Helping small agencies fund traffic safety consultations
- No TSIP funds for LED signal head replacements
- Designing accessible pedestrian facilities
- Providing drivers with a clear, adequate line of sight
- On the (concrete) road again
- Concrete paving training publications (off site link)
- Stanley L. Ring Memorial Library new acquisitions
- Have you subscribed yet to “Tech E-News”
- Conference calendar
Acronyms in Technology News
- AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
- APWA American Public Works Association
- CTRE Center for Transportation Research and Education (at Iowa State University)
- FHWA Federal Highway Administration
- Iowa DOT Iowa Department of Transportation
- ISU Iowa State University
- LTAP Local Technical Assistance Program
- MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
- NACE National Association of County Engineers
Newsletter staff
- Marcia Brink, Managing Editor
- Mark Anderson-Wilk, Contributing Writer
- Rebekah Bovenmyer, Contributing Writer
- Oksana Opsomer, Contributing Writer
- Michele Regenold, Contributing Writer/Issue Editor
