{"id":8431,"date":"2026-05-21T16:26:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/artel\/?p=8431"},"modified":"2026-05-25T01:23:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T05:23:33","slug":"driving-conditions-across-the-province-news-vocm-radio-st-johns-nl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/artel\/2026\/driving-conditions-across-the-province-news-vocm-radio-st-johns-nl\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving Conditions across N.L., VOCM News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8491  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/artel\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tackling-Driving.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/artel\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tackling-Driving.png 1200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/artel\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tackling-Driving-240x179.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/artel\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tackling-Driving-400x299.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/artel\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tackling-Driving-160x119.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/artel\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tackling-Driving-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/artel\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tackling-Driving-360x269.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>On 18 November 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/artel\/people\/dr-kamal-hossain\/\">Dr Kamal Hossain<\/a>, a Civil Engineering professor, presented data-driven solutions for improving road conditions and pavement maintenance in Newfoundland and Labrador. 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