Fri July 06, 2007

Mississippi Claims to Have South’s First Concrete Road

SALTILLO, Miss. (AP) A strip of the past runs not far from the southern corporate limits of this northern Lee County city. The 300 ft. or so left of the first concrete road built in Mississippi stands as a reminder of the work that has pushed Lee County forward in so many ways....

Mon June 25, 2007

Union Paving Tackles Second Hyperbuild Job

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has introduced a project delivery method called “hyperbuild.”“As defined by NJDOT, hyperbuild is a fast project delivery system for a ready-to-go project with no right of ways or environmental delays,” explained Lou Tomasello Jr., chief engineer of Union Paving & Construction Co....

Mon June 18, 2007

Bristol’s Slopes Call for Dryer Concrete

Construction equipment is temporarily replacing race cars as the main attraction at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. The construction is part of efforts to resurface the “World’s Fastest Half-Mile” along with some other projects....

Wed June 06, 2007

BOMAG 12-Ton Rollers Feature Enhanced Ergonomics

BOMAG’s BW211-40 Series single-drum vibratory rollers consist of two models: the BW211D-40 smooth drum roller and the BW211PD-40 padfoot roller. The 12-ton (11 t) class rollers are powered by a four-cylinder, water-cooled Deutz diesel engine that meets EPA Tier III requirements....

Mon May 14, 2007

CDOT to Repair Concrete Crack in I-70 Tunnel

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) The Colorado Department of Transportation has come up with a plan to repair the 70-ft.-long (21.3 m) crack in the concrete above the Hanging Lake Tunnel: the $2 million sandwich....

Wed April 25, 2007

Hot-Mix Asphalt Industry Has Been Recycling For Four Decades

Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past 20 years, you know that the United States has a major solid waste disposal problem. Every community, no matter how large or small, is concerned about landfill space and the scarcity of it....

Thu April 12, 2007

Hot Mix Asphalt Material of Choice For Fort Campbell

The Fort Campbell military base is best known for the 101st Airborne Division — a group of men and women who have played a critical role in recent military operations in Iraq and throughout the Middle East....

Tue April 10, 2007

World of Asphalt 2007 Educates Thousands in Atlanta

The World of Asphalt 2007 Show and Conference was the gathering place for the asphalt industry March 19 to 22 in Atlanta, Ga., at the Georgia International Convention Center. More than 3,600 asphalt, highway maintenance and traffic safety industry professionals attended the event, with almost 14 percent international attendance....

Fri April 06, 2007

Ind. Ready Mixed Concrete Earns ’06 NRMCA Honors

The Indiana Ready Mixed Concrete Association (IRMCA) has been named the 2006 National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) State Association of the Year, an award which honors state and area associations for their contributions to the industry in the areas of research, education, advocacy and promotion....

Mon April 02, 2007

Portland Praises Porous Asphalt Lot

The Port of Portland in Portland, Ore., had a problem with a 45-acre (18.2 ha) gravel-covered lot. Located next to the Columbia River, the lot was used as an offloading site for cars manufactured in Asia that were waiting to be shipped throughout the United States....