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035 $a(OCoLC)ocn748684787
040 $aAWC$cAWC$dDLC
042 $alccopycat
100 1 $aCronin, Xavier A.
245 14 $aThe asphalt ribbon of Afghanistan :$brebuilding the Kabul-to-Kandahar highway /$cby Xavier A. Cronin ; introduction by Andrew S. Natsios.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bLouis Berger Group, Inc.,$cc2010.
300 $axii, 200 p. :$bcol. ill., col. maps ;$c27 cm.
520 $aIn September 2002, a civil engineering firm, The Louis Berger Group, won a contract with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to rebuild and repair many of Afghanistan's roads. Highway One emerged as the country's signature rebuilding project. This publication tells how The Louis Berger Group led the effort to rebuild and pave this highway in one of the poorest and most violent countries on the planet.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 199-200).
505 0 $aFrom Alexander the Great to The Louis Berger Group -- December 2001 : on the ground in Kabul -- 2002 : 'Rehabilitation' begins -- 'Failure ain't an option' -- Mines and unexploded ordnance -- Summer acceleration -- Rolling into fall : paving the road -- Epilogue : 'A beautiful road' -- The celebrations -- Tributes and profiles. Jim Myers -- Mark Humphries -- Gigi Barattin -- Sayed Hashemyan -- Tariq Nazarwall -- Chronology.
610 20 $aLouis Berger Group.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bAgency for International Development.
650 0 $aPostwar reconstruction$zAfghanistan.
650 0 $aHighway engineering$zAfghanistan.
650 0 $aRoads$zAfghanistan.
650 0 $aPavements$zAfghanistan.
650 0 $aRoads$xDesign and construction.
650 0 $aRoads$xMaintenance and repair.
650 0 $aAfghan War, 2001-$xEngineering and construction.
700 1 $aNatsios, Andrew S.