Asphalt / Concrete / Paving

Mary S. Yamin-Garone - Mon June 23, 2003

NY Reconstruction Project Showcases Colored Concrete

So, what color concrete do you want? Sounds crazy, but it isn’t because of Color-Conditioned Concrete, which has gone from gray to gorgeous. Readily available in a wide range of colors — warm earth tones, variegated shadings, vivid hues and any shade of gray, ranging from warm to deep and dark — it presents limitless design possibilities....

Mon April 21, 2003

Asphalt Remains Most Recycled Product

What’s the world’s most recycled material? Most Americans would guess aluminum, glass, plastic or paper -- items they recycle at home. But they would be wrong. Asphalt is in fact the most recycled material in America. A report from the Federal Highway Administration shows that 80 percent of the asphalt pavement that’s removed each year during widening and resurfacing projects is reused....

Thu April 10, 2003

TEC Hosts Two Successful Paving Schools for Customers

The first week of March was a busy time for Tractor and Equipment Co. (TEC) paving specialists because of two successful Paving Schools held in north and south Georgia. The one-day schools were provided for TEC’s paving contractors at no charge. Stan Lamb, a Blaw-Knox representative, presented the morning program....

James E. Casto - Mon March 31, 2003

Northeast Projects Win for Concrete Pavement Excellence

Two Pennsylvania projects are among winners of the 13th annual Excellence in Concrete Pavement Awards. The awards, sponsored each year by the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) and Concrete Construction magazine, go to paving contractors, engineers and specifying agencies/owners in recognition of smooth, safe and efficient pavements....

Mary Reed - Wed March 19, 2003

Smooth Driving Prevails After PA I-79 Repaving Job

A completed project on a stretch of I-79 in northwestern Pennsylvania not only came in under budget, but it also resulted in a far smoother ride than before — two results guaranteed to grab the attention of drivers using the Interstate highway....

Wed March 12, 2003

NAPA Announces Winners of National Recognition for Excellence in Paving

The National Asphalt Paving Association (NAPA) has announced the winners of its 2002 Quality in Construction Award for excellence in construction of an asphalt pavement. The presentations were made at a special ceremony at the association’s 48th annual convention in San Diego, CA....

Thu February 27, 2003

Concrete Cutter Helps Perform Reedy River Makeover

The historic Reedy River in Greenville, SC, and its waterfalls were originally a source of power for a grist mill in an early settlement that eventually became the city of Greenville. Over the years, the river had deteriorated into an eyesore, especially during the past century....

Wed February 26, 2003

New Vogele Paver Speeds Superpave Placement in PA

In Pennsylvania, Superpave isn’t just for main-line, high-level Interstate highway projects. Last summer, a Pittsburgh-area asphalt contractor was placing Superpave in a local, suburban setting for road improvements related to new residential construction....

Wed February 12, 2003

Contractor Expands His Horizons With Marini MP2000

Last year, when Steve Krol, of A.F. Damon Company Inc., looked over his work schedule and considered which upcoming projects he should bid on, he knew that milling jobs would require a lot more thought than other types of work....

Thu February 06, 2003

Experts Reveal Secret Recipe of Roman Concrete

NBC Nightly News, Aug. 7, 2002, Matt Lauer anchoring: It was one of those catchy, uplifting, end-of-the broadcast stories. It seems a man has been stealing coins for 30 years out of a public fountain. Not just any fountain, mind you, but the Trevi fountain, in Rome — an icon of romanticism immortalized in the Fellini film “La Dolce Vita” and the American classic, “Roman Holiday,” with Audrey Hepburn....