Mon July 24, 2006
Concrete Champions Float Away With Fourth Straight
This was no ordinary boat race. The competitors weren’t sleek sailboats riding the winds or high-powered yachts muscling their way across the finish line. Theses were canoes made of concrete. The only thing propelling these crafts was the determination of the engineering students that created them in a bid to win the ’America’s Cup of Civil Engineering.’Like all success stories, the journey for the University of Wisconsin-Madison was demanding....
Giles Lambertson - Mon July 10, 2006
Runway Paving Boom Looms as Many Near Lifespan End
Runway construction work in the United States is not poised to take off, but neither is it in a holding pattern. Airport officials said the nation’s paved landing strips generally are in good repair....
Wed July 05, 2006
Awards to Laud Role of Concrete Pavement in Urban Development
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) has created a group of awards to recognize the role of concrete pavements in downtown development in the United States. The Main Street USA awards will recognize projects in which concrete pavement was a key component in the increasingly popular development or redevelopment of downtown areas....
Wed July 05, 2006
Price Hike Sparks MS Towns to Limit Summer Paving Jobs
TUPELO, MS (AP) Brace yourself for a few more potholes this summer, thanks to the soaring price of asphalt. That black, gooey byproduct of crude oil — leftovers after refiners harvest precious gasoline, kerosene and diesel — sells at nearly $400 a ton....
Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Wed July 05, 2006
Part of I-385’s Asphalt to Include Rubber Tire Scraps
Reconstruction of 7.8 mi. of I-385 in Laurens County, SC, will bring the busy stretch of highway up to federal interstate standards. In addition, this project is testing the viability of incorporating ground scrap tires into asphalt for paving....
Mary S. Yamin-Garone - Tue June 27, 2006
Vogele Paver Proves ’Formula’ of Success on Superpave Job
When the time came for H.B. Wiltse Excavating of Poughkeepsie, NY, to undertake the first “Superpave” job for New York’s Dutchess County, there was only one machine that would do — a Vogele 2210 W 10 paver manufactured by the Wirtgen Group....
Wed June 14, 2006
Gameplanning Paves Way to Success for Eosso Brothers
It’s all about building relationships for Eosso Brothers Paving, a paving contractor based in Matawan, NJ. Developing a highly interactive Web site, attending trade shows and courting homeowner’s associations have resulted in new business for this full-service paving contractor....
Wed June 07, 2006
Artist Masks Concrete Walls Along Smokies Highway
GATLINBURG, TN (AP) Mike Cooper is an artist, but also a magician. In seven months, he’s made 1.5 mi. (2.5 km) of towering concrete walls holding back the blasted hillsides of a highway construction project bordering the Great Smoky Mountains National Park fade into the background of one of the most scenic drives in America....
Thu May 25, 2006
Asphalt Institute Names Marker to Roll of Honor
At the Asphalt Institute’s (AI) recent 2006 Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C., an industry leader was recognized for his outstanding achievements by being named to the Institute’s Roll of Honor....
Tue May 16, 2006
Nevada Paver Thrives in the Fast Lane
When Q & D Construction starts a subdivision project, it has the capabilities to complete the entire project, from the underground work, to dirt work, curb and gutter and paving and building the cabinets in its own shop for the new houses....
