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    rain garden sucess ?

    Anyone have examples of successful rain gardens after 5 years ? What are long term maintenance requirements? Were these done? Any Google Street view locations ?
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    slope failure endangers homes in San Antonio Texas subdivision

    From <http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Sinkhole_prompts_evacuation_on_Northwest_Side.html> ( click on " slide show " for wall failure photos) San Antonio Express-News jan 24 2010 Authorities evacuated about 80 homes in a Northwest Side neighborhood Sunday when ground caved in...
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    Old oil painting of arched bridge: was this a real bridge?

    Was ( or is ) this a real bridge? I bought this print of an oil painting at a garage sale. It shows a stone arch bridge with an apartment building over the pier and women washing clothes in the river. An engineer (?) standing under the arch on the river bank appears to be looking at the...
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    SHOULD LEVEE BORROW PITS BE FILLED IN?

    According to this article in the Thursday, April 03, 2008 the New Orleans Times- Picayune, there's a discussion about filling in borrow pits used for material to upgrade levees. Seems like the pits could be used for something.... see CONSTRUCTING LEVEES CREATES DILEMMA / CORPS PONDERS: SHOULD...
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    toxic waste as road dust control?

    Anyone remember a case from many years ago where a contractor supplied a government agency some dust control liquid that turned out to be hazardous waste? I seem to remember that the toxic material made some folks sick, and that the roads had to be completely removed and rebuilt; but I can't...
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    steep road guardrail or sandtrap design ?

    On a steep, curvy, residential road, drivers lose control in wet weather and hit guardrails and mailboxes. Somewhere I've seen sand traps or pits placed on the outside of the pavement to stop cars and trucks. What are these things called? I've goggled all sorts of words and can't find any...
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    speed hump funding / traffic control or pavement?

    For budgeting and management purposes, are speed humps considered traffic control devices or roadway pavement sections? Does anyone have specific agency examples of how these things are funded for installation , repair and maintenance ? Some say the traffic control budget should be responsible...

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