Asphalt / Concrete / Paving

Fri January 10, 2014

Technology Saves Time, Money for Oregon Mainline Paving

Milling and repaving 19 mi. (30.6 km) of I-84, Baldock Slough — South Baker Interchange section located in Baker City, Oregon, took 50 percent less worker hours, 50 percent less machine time and 50 percent less costs....

Thomas B. Langhorne - EVANSVILLE COURIER & PRESS - Thu January 02, 2014

Interstate 69 Extension Work Readies Ground for Paving

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Work on the next phase of Interstate 69, a 27-mi. (43 km) stretch between Bloomington and Crane, Ind., is in full swing — but that doesn’t mean any asphalt is being laid....

Fri December 27, 2013

Bergkamp Improves Fleet Utilization Efforts

Bergkamp Inc. provides governmental agencies and contractors a cost-effective solution to the challenge of maximizing fleet utilization with its new SP series spray injection pothole patcher product family....

CEG - Wed December 25, 2013

C&H Paving Consistently Keeps Air Void Rates Low

A high percentage of air voids in hot mix asphalt projects ultimately contribute to flaws in roadways. Thompson, Ga., based C&H Paving excels at consistently keeping air voids to a minimum. Whether repaving existing county roads or building new highways, C&H Paving has found the right combination of compacting equipment with two double-drum vibratory rollers and a pneumatic tire roller....

Thu December 05, 2013

Bomag Cedarapids CR552 Paver Offers More Power, Production

The Bomag Cedarapids CR552 mainline paver delivers the power and production required for full-width paving applications such as airports, interstates and state highways, industrial paving projects, and major county road and highway construction....

Thu December 05, 2013

Wacker Neuson Ride-On Vibratory Roller Family

Wacker Neuson’s ride-on vibratory soil/asphalt rollers, the RD 12-90, RD 12A-90 and RD 16-90 offer a variety of enhancements to improve performance and operator comfort. RD 12 SeriesThe RD 12 rollers offer a number of new features suggested by contractors....

Thu December 05, 2013

Caterpillar Adds B-Series Utility Compactors to Paving Products Machine Family

The new Cat CB22B, CB24B, CB24B XT, CB32B, CB34B, CB34B XW, CC24B and CC34B feature key enhancements that will help contractors achieve compaction more efficiently than ever, according to the manufacturer....

Wed December 04, 2013

E-Z Drill Features Model 210B-2 On-Grade Concrete Drills

E-Z Drill’s model 210B-2 on-grade drills will be highlighted at booth 61330 at ConExpo-Con/AGG 2014. Part of the 210B Series of on-grade concrete drills, the model 210B-2 joins the model 210B as an easy-to-position unit that drills to a standard 18-in....

Jay Adams - Wed December 04, 2013

T&K Asphalt Grows From Humble Start

It all started with two boys placing makeshift signs on the street, nailed together from old lumber, spray-painted with T&K in black. It wasn’t pretty, but crudely effective. The ’T’ was for Tony Heffernan....

Tue November 26, 2013

Roller-Compacted Concrete, Volvo Help Transform Robert Smith Inc.

The official nickname for Chattanooga, Tenn., in the United States is the Scenic City — reinforced by the city’s growing reputation as a haven for all kinds of outdoor activity. It’s surrounded by various mountains, lying between the Appalachian Mountains and Cumberland Plateau and is about 120 mi....