2007 Technology News
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Top, a rutted, unstabilized shoulder. Bottom, another shoulder area 7 months after being stabilized with fly ash.
(March–April 2007)
An ISU test plot of pervious concrete
(January–February 2007, photo courtesy of John Kevern, ISU)
December 2007
Full newsletter 446 kb pdf
- Cameras reduce red light running crashes in Iowa 226 kb pdf
- Buchanan County honored for railroad flatcar bridges 130 kb pdf
- Small town signs program just got better 49 kb pdf
- Virtual training opportunities are plentiful 66 kb pdf
- Moodle your way to better supervisory skills 138 kb pdf
- Snow Roadeo winners 2007 138 kb pdf
- Earlier application due date for TSF program 63 kb pdf
- Stanley L. Ring Memorial Library: New acquisitions 63 kb pdf
- New video captures perspectives on national transportation challenges 40 kb pdf
- Conference calendar 40 kb pdf
Fall 2007
Full newsletter 1.9 mb pdf
- Improving granular shoulder performance 467 kb pdf
- Unlocking the secrets of cold-in-place recycled asphalt pavements 206 kb pdf
- Giving contractors some flexibility in project timing 58 kb pdf
- Low-cost safety improvements for horizontal curves 95 kb pdf
- Stanley L. Ring Memorial Library: New acquisitions 43 kb pdf
March–April 2007
Full newsletter 529 kb pdf
- Not-just-for-engineers guide to concrete pavements 189 kb pdf
- County crash data available 116 kb pdf
- Welcome CTRE’s new director 102 kb pdf
- Just for street and road workers: Repair, strengthen, and protect: Hot mix asphalt overlays 161 kb pdf
- Conference calendar 80 kb pdf
January–February 2007
Full newsletter 694 kb pdf
- Popcorn ball pavement: Pervious concrete and porous asphalt 509 kb pdf
- Work zone awareness 111 kb pdf
- Just for street and road workers
- Identifying concrete pavement distresses 93 kb pdf
- Concrete pavement maintenance activities 185 kb pdf
- SAFETEA-LU highlights for local transportation agencies 74 kb pdf
- Local safety grants: What do YOU think? 35 kb pdf
- Stanley L. Ring Memorial Library: New acquisitions 63 kb pdf
- Conference calendar 35 kb pdf
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
- Alison Weidemann, Designer
- Pete Hunsinger , Contributing Writer
- Christianna White, Contributing Writer
