April–May 2008

exploring the world of transportation

What is Go!

Go! is a free, online magazine for teens and young adults that explores the world of transportation and the careers they can find there.

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Feature Articles

Big sun shines on lots of freeway traffic

Hot enough to fry an egg

Pavement gets hot to the touch, but can you really fry an egg on it?

Water pours through pervious pavement

On (not completely) solid ground: Rain-friendly concrete

Good-bye parking lot puddles, hello cleaner water.

Crystals and fingers created during hydration of concrete

Hard core: The secret inner life of concrete

Think that sidewalk outside is just an inert slab of dried out cement? Think again.

End loader among piles of aggregate

A concrete road, step by step

A quick look at the basic construction process.

Departments

1920s era car on a muddy highway

Historically speaking

Getting out of the mud. Road building in the early days of automobiles.

Behind the wheel

Driving drunk without the drink. Teen driver safety competition.

School spotlight

A concrete education in a high school industrial technology class.

Illustration of a satellite and its signal on the Earth

Tech trends

How satellites, GPS, and paving machines keep roads on track.

Green scene

That annoying tire whine. How builders are trying to make roads quieter.

mystery photo thumbnail

Mystery photo

Guess the image, win a prize.

(banner images by Alison Weidemann, banner movie by Mina Shin)

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