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Next Gen concrete pavement surface textures spur awards for Texas DOT
They were recognized for their efforts to advance the understanding and use of quiet concrete pavement surface textures using the NGCS in the state of Texas.
June 28, 2018
Roadbuilding
Longitudinal grooving touted as an economical means of improving traction
Departments of Transportation across the United States are always exploring new ways of improving traction to enhance wet-weather safety while trying to contain rising costs – and longitudinal diamond grooving is one way to do it, according to a nonprofit trade group. The group, the International Grooving and Grinding Association (IGGA), says longitudinal diamond grooving is […]
April 10, 2018
Roadbuilding
To counter damage from freeze-thaw cycles, Minneapolis is using a progressive concrete pavement preservation strategy
With the inevitable freeze-thaw cycles in Minneapolis leading to pavement damage every winter, drivers are vocal about their desire for the city to fix potholes and maintain roads, according to the International Grooving & Grinding Association (IGGA), a non-profit trade association. Every spring in Minneapolis, drivers find themselves trying to avoid the worst of the […]
April 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
Maintaining America’s most historic tourist routes
Americans love to explore the countryside in their cars, and many regions have obliged by designating special scenic travel routes. But few roads have been as deliberately designed to appeal to the sensibilities of travelers as Iron Mountain Road in South Dakota. Iron Mountain Road is the north-south leg of the historic route 16A, which […]
December 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
IGGA: Agencies specifying diamond saw-cut textures to solve smoothness, noise and safety issues
As transportation authority specifiers place more emphasis on smoother, quieter and safer roadways and fewer construction delays, diamond saw cut textures are being used to reduce roughness, noise and friction of pavements, bridges and runways, John Roberts, executive director of the International Grooving and Grinding Association (IGGA), told editors during a World of Concrete 2014 […]
January 22, 2014
Roadbuilding
IGGA announces Jake Steinberg as 2014 president
The International Grooving and Grinding Association (IGGA) has announced that Jake Steinberg is the association’s president for 2014. Jake Steinberg, who works for St. Louis-based Construction Materials, has been an IGGA member since 2012 and chaired the communications committee for two years. With more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry, Steinberg has […]
January 7, 2014
Roadbuilding
Disposal of Concrete Grinding Residue
An area of focus within the construction industry throughout the past few years has been the question of how to handle concrete grinding residue (CGR), also known as sawing slurry. Generated during sawing and diamond grinding operations, slurry is the byproduct created when a diamond blade’s cooling water mixes with concrete fines. Often, governmental regulations […]
January 3, 2014
Roadbuilding
Dowel Bar Retrofit: Where Are We Now?
Great ideas don’t always have to born in the moment or generated by a mainframe super computer. Sometimes it is as simple as looking back to what has performed well in the past and continues to do so in the present.  Such is the case for dowel bar retrofit (DBR). DBR is a load transfer […]
December 13, 2013
Roadbuilding
Showing Off One of the Largest County Concrete Pavement Preservation Projects
[Correction: This article previously referred to the area near Highlands Ranch as “the Highlands Ranch metropolitan area.” It has been edited to reflect the area’s correct name, the Denver–Aurora Metropolitan Area.] A county gave site tours on one of the largest concrete pavement preservation (CPP) projects to ever have been undertaken at an October 3 open […]
October 21, 2013
Roadbuilding
Road Science Tutorial
A war is being waged on noise generated by pavements and highways.
July 7, 2011
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