Winter blues 

By: By Nancy Mann Jackson

Unusual storms prompt road agencies to rethink salt use and storage. ...

SIMA announces training session 

The Milwaukee-based Snow & Ice Management Association (SIMA) will hold its regular training session in Chicago on April 25. The daylong session, titled “SIMA Goes to Court,” will feature speakers on handling court cases, developing asset protection programs and understanding the risks of snow and ice management....

Setting a new course 

By: By Meredith Preston

Local officials are optimistic a national commission's ideas for reforming and funding the nation's transportation system will play a significant part...

Equipping road warriors 

Project: Highway equipment replacement Jurisdiction: Martin County, Minn. Agency: Highway Department Vendors: Caterpillar Date: Fall 2006 Cost: $45,000...

Path with less resistance 

Project: Open Road Tolling Conversion Jurisdiction: Illinois Agency: Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Consultants: Burns & McDonnell's Downers Grove,...

Bus crash inspires strengthening of traffic control device rules 

In response to a bus crash in Atlanta last March that killed seven members of a college baseball team, the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) plans to release new rules for highway signs and pavement markings....

Cities' programs aim to un-paint the town 

By: Deanna Hart

Buildings and other areas defaced by graffiti vandalism can be early signs of urban blight, dwindling property values and poor quality of life for residents....

Adapting to alternative fuels 

By: By Sean Kilcarr

One of the toughest challenges Doug Keene faces as a fleet manager is how to comply with air-quality regulations that restrict the emissions of his trucks...

STREETS & HIGHWAYS/Partners keep reconstruction on a fast track 

Albuquerque, N.M., is on its way to reaching its goal of reconstructing the state's busiest interchange in only two years. That was the deadline set by...

STREETS & HIGHWAYS/Memphis re-greens its beloved parkways 

Established in 1902 as a system of boulevards surrounding midtown and downtown Memphis, Tenn., the broad, leafy Parkways provided the city with streetscapes...

STREETS & HIGHWAYS/Message signs reduce road's collision rates 

The California Department of Transportation's District 2 knew it had a problem with a 30-mile stretch of the Sacramento River Canyon section of I-5. The...

Adopt-a-city-street program takes off 

Everyone has heard of Adopt-a-Highway programs, which tap resident efforts to clean up highway litter. Now, Oklahoma City has brought the concept home...

STREETS AND HIGHWAYS/Efforts to improve toll road services pay off in Denver 

The E-470 Public Highway Authority (PHA) and Mile High Toll Services, a subsidiary of New York-based Parsons Brinckerhoff, have implemented initiatives...

STREETS & BRIDGES/Bridge meets aesthetic and structural criteria 

By: AMERICAN CITY & COUNTY STAFF

When Wichita, Kan., decided to replace the historic Douglas Street Bridge, city officials were careful to balance structural and aesthetic criteria. "[Replacing...

STREETS & HIGHWAYS/Tech-based management aids workflow 

The San Diego Street Division employs a staff of about 370 workers, who are responsible for city streets as well as streetlights, storm drains, fences,...