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Make roadside maintenance a breeze

The Municipal Posted on October 1, 2020 by Dee WarrenOctober 1, 2020
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Overgrown vegetation limits visibility, hides potential hazards and makes right-of-way maintenance a pivotal function for municipalities. Whether the overgrowth blocks the view of traffic signs and signals, vehicles and cyclists, or people and animals, maintaining vegetation in a right-of-way is … Continue reading →

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Bellingham embraces Greenroads principles

The Municipal Posted on April 30, 2020 by Andrew MentockApril 30, 2020
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In cities across the United States, industries that were thriving decades ago are dying off and leaving large facilities unoccupied and unkempt. Eventually, developers or municipalities take it upon themselves to tear down old buildings and start anew. But in … Continue reading →

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The roads of tomorrow

The Municipal Posted on February 3, 2020 by Sarah WrightFebruary 3, 2020
Sarah Wright - Editor of The Municipal

The roads of tomorrow will not be like the roads of today. Sure, they might continue to share the same materials — or maybe not, I’m still crossing my fingers for solar panel roads that don’t ice over — but … Continue reading →

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Alabama county workers clear roads more quickly with cooperative purchasing

The Municipal Posted on April 2, 2019 by The MunicipalApril 3, 2019
Covington County, Ala., workers are now clearing four to five weeks’ worth of road brush in two days, which is making happier residents.

Equipment operators in a rural Alabama county are using a new wheeled excavator to turn difficult road work into a cakewalk, and residents are actually thanking them with sweet treats. Looking at a map, you can find Covington County, Ala., … Continue reading →

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Shrinking roads bring safety and challenges

The Municipal Posted on August 25, 2018 by Catey TraylorAugust 23, 2018

According to the National Association of City Transportation Officials, surface streets comprise more than 80 percent of all public spaces in cities. Street placement has the potential to foster business activity, encourage car travel alongside bikers and pedestrians and can … Continue reading →

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Curbing a need for speed: How variable advisory speed limits can mean safer roads

The Municipal Posted on April 25, 2018 by Lauren CaggianoApril 23, 2018
The city of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, has utilized variable advisory speed limit on its Whoop-Up Drive to hopefully reduce collisions, particularly during winter when driving conditions are less than ideal. (Photo provided)

A variable advisory speed limit could be an effective tool in reducing the number of collisions and accidents on the road, according to two experts. A VASL is a variation on posted speed limit in which regulatory posted speed limits … Continue reading →

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WinterPave asphalt anti-freeze brings new options for safer winter roads

The Municipal Posted on November 15, 2016 by The MunicipalDecember 21, 2016

WinterPave asphalt anti-freeze, brought to the United States by Cargill Deicing Technology, is an additive that gives traditional asphalt anti-icing properties. By effectively helping to reduce the bonding of ice and snow to the pavement, WinterPave asphalt anti-freeze helps create safer driving conditions, providing tremendous benefits to the general public.

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Posted in Cover Story, On the cover | Tagged anti-freeze, asphalt, Cargill, municipal, public works, snow, winter, WinterPave | Leave a reply

Dust control options for aggregate roads

The Municipal Posted on August 8, 2014 by Drema DrudgeAugust 11, 2014

A summer’s drive down a dusty gravel road can lead to the quick rolling-up of windows and more than just the temporary inconvenience of coughing. The dust that causes poor-quality air on over half of the unpaved roadways in the … Continue reading →

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Bailey’s Crossroads Volunteer Fire Dept.

The Municipal Posted on January 21, 2014 by The MunicipalJanuary 21, 2014
50' wide x 40' long, Temporary fire station and apparatus storage

Bailey’s Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, a combination fire and rescue department with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, serves a densely populated area of Falls Church, VA. With a minimum of 13 career and volunteer firefighters staffing the station at any given time, the department is prepared to answer an average of 9,200 calls each year.

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Fracking and rural roads

The Municipal Posted on November 7, 2013 by The MunicipalSeptember 7, 2017
Broken, “pie-crust” roads tend to develop when heavy trucks repeatedly carry large loads of sand, water and equipment to fracking wells. (Photo provided)

Which way would a blind Lady Justice’s scale tilt when weighing the benefits of shale energy development, with its high-volume hydraulic fracking, against rural road deterioration? That’s the major balancing act that confronts state and local powers that be. It’s … Continue reading →

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Fracking and rural roads

The Municipal Posted on October 21, 2013 by Barb SieminskiOctober 22, 2013
“Pie-crust” roads can be pounded back into gravel. With some supplemental aggregate this road could be, and was, actually graded. (Photo provided)

Which way would a blind Lady Justice’s scale tilt when weighing the benefits of shale energy development with high-volume hydraulic fracking against rural road deterioration? That’s the major balancing act that confronts states’ powers-that-be when deciding whether drilling for natural … Continue reading →

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