{"id":8431,"date":"2026-05-21T16:26:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/artel\/?p=8431"},"modified":"2026-05-21T16:26:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:26:28","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 the Province, News, VOCM Radio, St. John&#8217;s, NL"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8404  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/artel\/wp-content\/uploads\/NL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/artel\/wp-content\/uploads\/NL.jpg 596w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/artel\/wp-content\/uploads\/NL-240x284.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/artel\/wp-content\/uploads\/NL-400x474.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/artel\/wp-content\/uploads\/NL-160x190.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/artel\/wp-content\/uploads\/NL-360x426.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/>\r\n\r\n<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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