Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu October 15, 2020
Concours Club in Miami Shows Importance of Speedway Paving
For many people, from teenagers to senior citizens, the idea of tromping the accelerator of a hot car and going as fast as possible is invigorating. Perhaps just going fast is not enough. Showing off your skills might be even better....
Roadtec - Wed October 07, 2020
Alta Equipment Named Distributor of Roadtec Products
Astec Industries announced Alta Equipment is its newest distributor of Roadtec products. Roadtec's asphalt paving equipment will be available in Florida on Alta Equipment's integrated dealer network, one of the largest in the nation....
National Asphalt Pavement Association - Tue September 29, 2020
Asphalt Producers Among Nation's Top Recyclers
Asphalt, you ask, has gone green? Yes, and they're not new players in the space, either, according to NAPA. The country's most diligent recyclers are asphalt mixture producers, who utilize more than 94 percent of old asphalt pavements in new pavement construction....
MAPA, CEG - Tue September 29, 2020
MAPA, MAAPT Issue 'Save the Date' for 2021 Conference
The Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association (MAPA) announced new dates for its MAPA Asphalt Conference. Due to the pandemic, the conference will be held Feb. 3 to 4, 2021. According to a MAPA newsletter, the organization hopes "that after the New Year, we will be able to reconvene and offer similar elements to the conference that we have in the past....
Curb Rollers Manufacturing - Wed September 23, 2020
Curb Roller Manufacturing Makes Concrete Work Easy With Hydra-Screed HS3000
Curb Roller Manufacturing, a provider of shaped concrete roller screeds, makes concrete flatwork and shapework easier with the Hydra-Screed 3000. The hydraulically powered machine reduces back-breaking labor and accommodates varying lengths of pipe, custom V-flume, crowned roller screed and numerous other profiles, according to the manufacturer....
Kirby-Smith Machinery - Wed September 23, 2020
Kirby-Smith Grows Road Construction & Minerals Division
Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. (KSM) has hired Robert Perkins as a paving and compaction specialist for its road construction and minerals division. Perkins brings nearly two decades of experience related to both the heavy highway construction and heavy equipment industries to the position....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Wed September 02, 2020
Geneva Takes Delivery of New Roadtec Milling Machine
Geneva Construction Company, a heavy highway contractor in Aurora, Ill., specializes in asphalt paving and concrete. In business since 1926, many of its projects are for the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois Tollway and a variety of municipal jobs....
Caltrans - Tue August 25, 2020
First-of-Its-Kind Paving Project in Oroville Uses All Recycled Materials
Lamon Construction Company Inc. of Yuba City recently partnered with Caltrans for a unique paving project in The Golden State. A section of Highway 162 in Oroville, Calif. was repaved using recycled asphalt pavement and liquid plastic made with single-use, plastic bottles — the first time the department has paved a road using 100 percent recycled materials....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu August 20, 2020
Speed Vital to Completion of Louisiana's French Branch Project
For years, the confluence of I-10, I-12 and I-59, the French Branch Bridge and West Pearl River Bridge has enabled drivers to get where they needed to go in the New Orleans metro area. Motorists and residents alike were wary about the announcement of extensive reconstruction coming on these essential roads....
HCEA - Tue August 18, 2020
Looking Back: Paving
Construction Equipment Guide takes a look back at some of the earliest paving equipment. ...
