Thu July 03, 2008
RIDOT’s Concrete Review Shows Iway Concrete Safe
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) held a briefing June 6 to review the completion of the Iway Concrete Process Review. Chief among the findings was the fact that the Iway’s concrete, proven through additional supplemental testing, is safe....
Thu July 03, 2008
I-295 Repaving Project Returns After Lee Hy, Branscome Winter Hiatus
Last December, workers repaving and repairing Interstate 295 had to take a winter break. The paving material that is being used, stone matrix asphalt, requires warm weather in order to be successfully laid and to result in a quality product....
Fri June 27, 2008
Foley Inc. Hosts Paving Products Rodeo in S. Brunswick
Foley Inc. held a paving products rodeo on June 12. The event took place at the Operating Engineers Local 825 facility located at 338 Deans Rhode Hall Road in South Brunswick, N.J. Paving specialists showcased Caterpillar’s newest models such as the AP-1055D asphalt paver, CB564D asphalt compactor, AP655D asphalt paver and CB534D XW asphalt compactor....
Tue June 17, 2008
Gallagher Asphalt Celebrates 80th Anniversary in Ill.
Gallagher Asphalt celebrated 80 years with an anniversary party June 5 at the company’s Thornton, Ill., facility. Without even a grade school degree or experience running a company, James F. Gallagher Sr....
Tue June 10, 2008
Porous Asphalt Lots Solving Problems in Pa., Iowa
Parking lot owners often face the problem of needing to squeeze as many cars as possible into a limited area. Porous asphalt lots are providing solutions by maximizing parking through eliminating the need for detention basins....
Mon June 02, 2008
Long-Time Asphalt Contractor Opens Town & Country Tractor
After spending all of his professional life working at his family’s asphalt paving company in Tampa, Fla., Jim Himes is excited about his latest venture. Himes opened the doors to Town and Country Tractor in Albany, Ga., this year....
Mon June 02, 2008
Compactasphalt Can Place Two Layers in Single Pass
Compactasphalt, developed by Dynapac, allows the simultaneous laying of two different layers in a single pass. Both the upper asphalt layers — the wearing and binder courses — are laid and compacted simultaneously “hot-on-hot.”As a result, the new concept provides a better interlocking of the two courses ensuring increased life expectancy, higher deformation resistance and lower maintenance costs, according to the manufacturer....
Mon June 02, 2008
Cat Welcomes New AP655D Asphalt Paver to the Family
Caterpillar Inc.’s AP655D asphalt paver is practical in a wide range of applications, from routine commercial jobs to demanding highway operations. Typical applications for the AP655D include: highways, urban and rural streets, county roads, lane additions, industrial sites, overlays, airport runways and other medium to high production-sized paving jobs....
Mon June 02, 2008
Sakai Rolls Out Line of Four Small Double Drum Rollers
Sakai America recently introduced four new, small double drum steel and combination steel/pneumatic tire rollers. The new double drums, the SW320-1 and SW330-1, follow a new modular design concept by Sakai engineers....
Mon June 02, 2008
Bobcat Offers New Roller Suspension System on Compact Track Loaders
Bobcat Company has developed a new compact track loader suspension system using all-steel components to increase operator comfort without sacrificing durability. The new roller suspension system is available as an option on the Bobcat T320 compact track loader and will be added to other Bobcat compact track loader models later this year....