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Suburban Sprawl Continues at Breakneck Pace

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Pete Sigmund - The great exodus from the cities that began after World War II brought millions of motorists into suburbs and the outlying countryside, following their dreams of new homes on their own piece of the land. Now, population and the number of cars have multiplied. Homes and condos are springin...

Economic Forecast: Sunny Days in 2004

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Pete Sigmund - Many signs indicate that 2004 will be an excellent year for much of the construction industry. Construction and sales of single family homes beat all projections and set new records in 2003. A pacesetter for the industry and economy, they’re continuing at a very high level in 2004. ...

Steel Tariffs Affect Few in Industry; Lift Praised

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Pete Sigmund - The construction industry generally supports the Bush administration’s decision to lift tariffs on steel imports, including types used in equipment, bridges and buildings. Industry sources said the tariffs, rescinded at midnight on Dec. 11, made some imported steel more expensive, a...

High Road to Taos Merits Its Scenic Byway Status

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Pete Sigmund - The High Road to Taos is one of the oldest, and most captivating, roads in the country. This article is part of an occasional series on interesting highways, roads and bridges in the United States. Early settlers from Spain, sometimes seeking gold, ventured into the high hil...

America’s Scenic Roads: N.C. 12 Epitomizes Banks’ Beauty

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Pete Sigmund - Over the rivers and through the woods lie many scenic roads, like Highway 12 that runs along North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Here is an installment in a series of articles on the most interesting roads, highways and bridges in the United States. We invite readers to send us their sugges...

WI’s Highway 35 Affords Majestic River View

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Pete Sigmund - Wisconsin’s picturesque, often gorgeous, Highway 35 sometimes winds between 500-ft.-high wooded bluffs, green woods and the Mississippi River. From the road you may see a white paddle wheel steamboat come into view like a ghost from the past, its large wheel pushing majestically through ...

18th Century Road Still Survives in VT

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Pete Sigmund - Over the rivers and through the woods lie many scenic roads, like Route 58 in Northern Vermont. Here is another installment in a series of occasional articles on interesting highways, roads and bridges in the United States. “It sounds like Switzerland,” said my ...

Amid Violence, Iraq Reconstruction Endures

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Pete Sigmund - Amid the violence in Iraq, the U.S. construction industry is playing a major role in the battle to reconstruct the country’s power and water facilities, bridges, roads, schools and other infrastructure. This effort, using mostly Iraqi subcontractors, also is regarded as an important step to...

Experts Predict Slew of Future Airport Projects

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Pete Sigmund - In the 100 years since Orville and Wilbur Wright pioneered the first powered flights on Dec. 17, 1903, the takeoff and landing area has changed from the sand hills of Kitty Hawk to concrete runways throughout the country. Often almost 2 mi. long, these concrete aprons are bordered by large passen...

Going-to-the-Sun Road Still Legendary

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Pete Sigmund - (The first in a series of occasional articles on the most interesting roads, highways and bridges in the United States. We invite readers to send us their suggestions for future stories.) Many consider Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, MT, to be the mo...