| Project Spotlights |
| Unweaving ‘The Weave’: How URS eased a major bottleneck in the Twin Cities |
| March 18, 2010 Rebuilding America's Infrastructure |
 Carrying 140,000 vehicles per day, the onerous intersection at I-35E and I-694, which sits about 10 miles northeast of downtown Minneapolis, has been a major roadway bottleneck for years. The intersection of the two major interstate highways consisted of two Y-shaped interchanges separated by 1.2 miles of shared or “common” roadway. The overall alignment of I-35E is north-south, while I-694 runs east-west through the interchange and common area. |
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| Product Applications |
| Precast/prestressed concrete pavement continues to evolve |
| March 17, 2010 Rebuilding America's Infrastructure |
 During the last 40 years, precast/prestressed concrete pavement (PPCP) panels have been used in various forms, from coast to coast. Unfortunately the traveling public of 2010 has far too much time to appreciate this smooth work while sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic. But while congestion rates have increased, forcing motorists to suffer through lane reductions necessary for service repair or replacement, new technologies and engineering techniques have continued to develop. Today, PPCP is among the advancements that allows overnight replacement of aging highway surfaces with long-lasting, highly durable concrete panels. |
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| State-to-State |
| 'The Spoken Wheel' campaign hits our desk |
| March 11, 2010 Rebuilding America's Infrastructure |
| The editors of Rebuilding America's Infrastructure and our partner publication CE News received a particularly creative package today -- a dirty, "dead" hubcap, complete with "toe tag," all packaged in what can only be described -- in keeping with the macabre theme -- as a reincarnated pizza box. Not to discourage senders of mail and PR flotsam, but most of what hits our mailbox finds the garbage can before it reaches our desk. In this case, we made an exception. But what does it all mean? |
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| State-to-State |
| The Power List: People who make transportation infrastructure go |
| March 9, 2010 Rebuilding America's Infrastructure |
 During the last year, I’ve had the privilege to report and write for this young magazine, as well as our veteran publication, CE News, about the engineering of bridges and roads, as well as the history and future of transportation funding and policy. In that time I’ve developed an admiration for the bright, methodical, and often misunderstood men and women within this industry. I’ve also developed a frustration with the divide that exists between an engineer’s understanding of this nation’s dismal bridge and road conditions, and his or her opportunity to communicate this reality to the (thinking) public. |
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| White Papers |
| To tweet, or not to tweet |
| February 25, 2010 CE News |
| Online social media is a phenomenon in modern society. You likely hear mentions of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube on a daily basis. But, it is not just a fad. Rather, it is about dialogue — two-way discussions that bring people together to discover and share information. But how does this new way of communicating fit into the civil engineering industry? |
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