2006 Technology News
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Premiere issue of Go! magazine (November–December 2006)
Link to the report (7.8 mb pdf) (September–October 2006)
Cutting
out a washboard (July–August 2006)
Road workers, take care. Waste from meth labs can be dangerous (May–June 2006)
Three-leg roundabout in Coralville, Iowa (March–April 2006)
November–December 2006
Full newsletter 747 kb pdf
- If/When to pave a gravel road 167 kb pdf
- SAFETEA-LU highlights for local transportation agencies, Installment II: Earmarks and their impacts on core funding 53 kb pdf
- 2006 snow “roadeo” winners 118 kb pdf
- What do kids want to be when they grow up? Tell them to Go! 191 kb pdf
- Just for street and road workers: Seal coats and full-depth repair of asphalt pavements 195 kb pdf
- Vehicle safety: Watch your backing 115 kb pdf
- Compliance deadlines: Help drivers see workers, read signs 115 kb pdf
- Survey for engineers and supervisors: What are your training needs? 150 kb pdf
- Stanley L. Ring Memorial Library: New acquisitions 54 kb pdf
- Conference calendar 54 kb pdf
September–October 2006
Full newsletter 2.3 mb pdf
- Making school zones safer 247
kb pdf
- About the school zone toolbox
- Iowa's first high-performance steel bridge 102 kb pdf
- SAFETEA-LU highlights: Safety programs
for Iowa's local transportation agencies 107 kb pdf
- Work zone safety workshops for 2007
- Pavement edge drop-off 201 kb
pdf
- Recovering safely if you drive off the edge
- Constructing a “safety edge”
- Just for street and road workers
340 kb pdf
- Asphalt pavement maintenance: Selecting the right treatment
- Routine asphalt pavement maintenance
- Getting teens excited about careers in transportation 45 kb
- Conference calendar 45 kb
July–August 2006
Full newsletter 1.7 mb pdf
- Just for street and road workers 133 kb pdf
- Interacting with the public 149 kb pdf
- Adjusting the motor grader blade 872 kb pdf
- Maintaining shoulders on granular surfaced roads 426 kb pdf
- Providing dust control 305 kb pdf
- General safety tips for street and road workers 50 kb pdf
- 2005 Better Mousetraps
413 kb pdf
- Plow mounting procedure change for Wausau down-pressure plow
- Skid loader attachment rack
- Hydraulic hose organizer for batwing mower
- CTRE houses new weather research center 46 kb pdf
- Stanley L. Ring Memorial Library: New acquisitions 46 kb pdf
- Conference calendar 43 kb pdf
- Four venues for 2006 Winter Maintenance Training Workshop
- New location and competition for Iowa’s 2006 “Snow Roadeo”
May–June 2006
Full newsletter 1.9 mb pdf
- Still a deadly danger for road workers 210 kb pdf
- Good job, Roads Scholars! 96 kb pdf
- Safety award to Zach Hans 96 kb pdf
- Iowa LTAP has moved 72 kb pdf
- Final Iowa rule on obstructions in ROW 79 kb pdf
- Three lanes really can be safer than four 100 kb pdf
- Safety training aids 72 kb pdf
- Eliminate (almost!) those blind spots 164 kb pdf
- 2005 Better Mousetraps 282 kb pdf
- Online publications for local agencies 42 kb pdf
- Stanley L. Ring Memorial Library: New acquisitions 42 kb pdf
- Conference calendar 72 kb pdf
March–April 2006
Full newsletter 1 mb pdf
- Roundabouts in rural America 202 kb pdf
- Roundabouts resources 198 kb pdf
- Safe Routes to School 117 kb pdf
- Low-volume rural intersections: How much control do they need? 134 kb pdf
- Goodbye and thank you, Fred Short 97 kb pdf
- Welcome, Clarence Perry—new MoGO workshop coordinator 97 kb pdf
- About Iowa’s MoGo workshops 137 kb pdf
- Careers in transportation 137 kb pdf
- Cedar Rapids uses speed-monitoring trailer in its safety program 40 kb pdf
- Planning program for small towns receives national honor 194 kb pdf
- Stanley L. Ring Memorial Library: New acquisitions 49 kb pdf
- Conference calendar 39 kb pdf
January–February 2006
Not published
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
- Oksana Opsomer, Contributing Writer
- Michele Regenold, Contributing Writer
