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Video: CDOT Tests World’s First Self-Driving Work Zone Vehicle

Construction Equipment

Last week, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) unveiled a first-of-its kind work zone vehicle designed to advance safety for roadway maintenance crews. Crash cushion trucks are customarily positioned behind road construction crews in order to protect workers from the traveling public.

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CDOT Tests Self-Driving Work Zone Vehicle: Video

Construction Equipment

Last week, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) unveiled a first-of-its-kind work zone vehicle designed to advance safety for roadway maintenance crews. Crash cushion trucks are customarily positioned behind road construction crews in order to protect workers from the traveling public.

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Traffic Rotary | Advantages & Disadvantages of Traffic Rotary | Design Elements of Traffic Rotary | Rules for the Selection of Traffic Rotary | Traffic Operations in a Traffic Rotary

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Vehicles joining the rotary system are softly pushed to travel in the clockwise direction in an ordered fashion. Also, Read: Bitumen Road Construction | Layers in a Bituminous Pavement | What Is Bituminous Macadam | Advantage Disadvantage of Bitumen Road. They’re going to weave out of the rotary in the desired direction.

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How To Choose The Right Crane For Your Project

Construction Marketing

If the access roads going to the site are too narrow or filled with tight turns, a truck crane or hydraulic crane may not be able to pass through. If the construction is located on a site with unstable or rocky ground or if it’s a rainy season, some cranes may not be able to function or travel to these areas due to the soft ground.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

Business Facilities

The less money that is needed to spend on gas and other work-related travel, the more money that can be spent on everything else. “In Without applying for, or accepting any tax incentives, Shorr Packaging chose a location on Ferry Road between Route 59 and Eola Road. Four sections are now open to travelers.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

Business Facilities

Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) Program was created in 1934 with the goal of helping businesses in the U.S. According to the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones (NAFTZ), in 2014, goods exported directly from U.S. As the region’s conduit to travel, BNA often serves as the first and last impression of Nashville for travelers.

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No More Overlooking Work Zone Accidents

FDR Safety

While teenage accidents and deaths are undoubtedly important, they are not the only group who see dramatic rise in danger as more cars crowd the roads during the summer months. Road-workers are a rarely appreciated, high chastised group of people who put themselves in harm’s way on a daily basis.

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