Sat February 19, 2000
Foamed Asphalt Sets Well With Wisconsin Reconstruction
Jefferson County, WI, plans to use more foamed asphalt in road base reconstruction following its own research, and following field demonstrations by a major Wisconsin road contractor.
Jefferson County used foamed asphalt technology in an $800,000, 5-mile, Phase I reconstruction of County Highway N early in 1999....
Bill Caton - Wed January 26, 2000
Contractor Uses New Paving Technique to Keep on Truckin’
Jack’s Truck Stop in Cullman, AL, got a new concrete parking lot recently, but the usual forms, concrete finishers and carpenters were nowhere to be seen.
The six-acre parking lot was made using roller compacted concrete, a process which utilizes asphalt paving machines and dump trucks instead of ready-mix trucks and finishing crews.
This revolutionary new way to place concrete was selected as the optimum method for expanding the truck stop....
Wed October 25, 2000
Asphalt Replaces Concrete at Maryland Intersection
A comparison of the performance of asphalt and concrete pavements at adjacent intersections on Route 40 in Maryland came to an end during the summer. After six years of service, cracked Portland Concrete Cement (PCC) pavement had to be removed and replaced with hot mix asphalt (HMA)....
Wed October 11, 2000
Titan Paver Reigns Over NY’s Roads
The Titans ruled the universe for nearly 10 years during the days of Greek myth and legend. Today, another type of Titan is taking control of the East Coast. Ingersoll-Rand’s ABG Titan 525 tracked paver — the largest paver in the world, according to Scott Collins of Ingersoll-Rand — was recently purchased by Suit-Kote Corporation....
Cathy Bell - Sat October 21, 2000
Miller Pavers Iron Out Rough Spots on I-20
The Energizer bunny has met his match on a 12-mile segment of Interstate Highway 20 in Arlington, TX. The project manager on the IH-20 barrier wall project reports the Miller slipform pavers just keep going and going....
Sat November 11, 2000
American Paving & Asphalt Builds Foundation With Solid Equipment
“The first rule of going into business is to make sure that you don’t burn any bridges behind yourself. You might need them later to help haul across men, materials, and machinery,” said Robert G....
Dorinda Anderson - Sat September 02, 2000
MnDOT Breathes New Life Into I-94 Without Defacing Existing Concrete
With the 9-in. (23 cm) concrete overlay portion of the 13-mi. (208 km) Interstate project almost complete, MnDOT pushes to remain on schedule.
The $6.9-million westbound lane on Interstate-94 that runs from Sauk Centre, MN, to Osakis, MN, in west central Minnesota, was scheduled to be completed by Labor Day....
Wed October 25, 2000
Pavers Can Ride Easy on Dynaweld Fixed-Neck Semis
Dynaweld fixed-neck paver semis combine easy loading with a stable ride and maximum load space to accommodate all machinery — pavers to rollers to screeds — and accessories.
With 31.5- to 45-metric-ton (35 to 50 ton) capacities, these units are built with T-l steel fabricated main beams and structural steel side rails to prevent frame deflection from concentrated heavy loads....
Mike Kelly - Sat February 19, 2000
Contractor Pumps Ohio Museum Full of Concrete, Eager Visitors
Many residents were skeptical when they learned that $125 million in public and private funds were going to build an all new 28,800-square-meter (320,000 sq. ft.) Center of Science and Industry (COSI) on a 17-acre site on the West Bank of Ohio’s Scioto River.
COSI Columbus opened to the general public on March 29, 1964 as a venture of The Franklin County Historical Society....
Wed March 15, 2000
Genesis DemoPro’s Cutting Forces Treat Concrete Like Warm Butter
Combining powerful cutting forces, low maintenance and ease of use, the DemoPro concrete and steel processor has been widely embraced by demolition professionals, according to Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing Inc....
