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... 1 S u m m a r y The question of whether the phrase "better, faster, cheaper" truly applies to a public transportation agency's construction projects has rarely, if ever, been asked. A strong argument can be made that the traveling public deserves something better than "cheap" roads and bridges.
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... 2 Estimating Highway Preconstruction Services Costs project identification number. The proposed top-down estimating approach addresses the need to make estimates at a point where very little design detail is known.

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