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September 2012
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MIAMI'S VICE
DESPITE CHALLENGING GROUND
PORT OF MIAMI CELEBRATES
MAJOR MILESTONE
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WSDOT'S EPBM
TAKES SHAPE
OTTAWA EA APPROVED
AND OTHER NEWS
FROM AROUND THE US
AND CANADA
NO COMMENT?
BOB GOODFELLOW
EXAMINES THE
`APPROVAL' VERSUS
`COMPLIANCE'
ARGUMENT
DOWNTIME
ANALYSIS
TBM DOWNTIME
PREDICTION
MODELS UNDER THE
MICROSCOPE
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