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Roadbuilding

Vulcan launches product calculator app

Vulcan Materials has launched its product calculator app for Android phone, tablet and other Android devices. The app can be a useful tool to estimate the construction materials needed for various road projects. The Vulcan Materials product calculator is free and can be downloaded from the Google Play Store today! The app estimates needed quantities of different […]

August 19, 2014

Roadbuilding

Here’s Mud in your mouth: How a snack company developed a road-themed lineup

Blame it on Grandma. “My grandmother had a snack mix she called Gravel,” relates Daren Rexroad (but please call him “Rex”), “made of peanuts, pretzels, cereal and white chocolate.”  Using her recipe, Rex started experimenting, substituting dark chocolate there, milk chocolate here. Soon he had several snack mixes people were urging him to start selling. […]

August 5, 2014

Roadbuilding

Prices of construction materials on the rise

Overall prices of construction materials are on the rise according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Labor. Prices increased by 0.1 percent in June and are up 1.9 percent from one year ago. “Prices for inputs to construction industries have now risen in five of the year’s first six months,” said Associated […]

July 29, 2014

Construction Equipment

It’s so hot at Yellowstone National Park the roads are melting

What the road crew at Yellowstone National Park has on its hands is not a routine patch job. A 3.3-mile loop drive at the park is temporarily closed after a hot spot beneath the road caused by the park’s naturally changing thermal geology began melting the asphalt, the National Park Service (NPS) announced Thursday. The […]

July 11, 2014

Roadbuilding

Yellowstone heat melts roadway

A 3.3-mile loop drive in Yellowstone National Park is temporarily closed after the park’s thermal geology began melting the asphalt, the National Park Service (NPS) announced Thursday. The affected roadway, Firehole Lake Drive, takes visitors past Great Fountain Geyser, White Dome Geyser and Firehole Lake. “Extreme heat from surrounding thermal areas has caused thick oil […]

July 10, 2014

Roadbuilding

How Arizona DOT turns old tires into asphalt

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has been using rubberized asphalt on state highways for more than a quarter of a century. Related: Burn, Baby, Burn: Tire Inferno The asphalt, made from the rubber from recycled tires, offers a smoother ride for motorists, compared to traditional asphalt, and it has a longer life and provides lower […]

April 25, 2014

Roadbuilding

Nominate an asphalt project for NAPA’s awards program

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has begun accepting nominations for its Quality in Construction and Operational Excellence Awards. To make a nomination, go to asphaltpavement.org/awards. The deadline to nominate a project for the Quality in Construction Awards is Oct. 7, while nominations for the Operational Excellence Awards should be submitted by Dec. 8. Related: NAPA […]

April 2, 2014

Roadbuilding

NAPA President Mike Acott inducted into Asphalt Pavement Hall of Fame

On Wednesday, National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) President Mike Acott took his place in the Asphalt Pavement Hall of Fame. The Asphalt Pavement Hall of Fame honors individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions of regional and/or national importance to the asphalt industry. Acott, the 2013 Asphalt Pavement Hall of Fame inductee, was inaugurated […]

February 5, 2014

Roadbuilding

NAPA/FHWA survey finds increased use of warm-mix asphalt, recycled asphalt

The use of warm-mix asphalt (WMA), recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) and recycled asphalt shingles (RAS) is on the rise, according to the results of a survey released Thursday by the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA). The survey, conducted by NAPA under contract to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), found that about 24 percent of all […]

January 31, 2014

Roadbuilding

Four common pavement preservation myths

The International Pavement Management Association (IPMA) has set the record straight with its video about pavement preservation myths. Blair Barnhardt, accredited pavement manager (APM), founder and executive director of IPMA, hosts the video, debunking four myths: 1.  Pavement preservation is expensive. 2.  Free training is always unbiased. 3.  We have to continue to pave the […]

January 17, 2014

Roadbuilding

25 Days of RollOuts: Wirtgen’s concrete/asphalt milling drum

Wirtgen’s Hamm H251 VC combination concrete/asphalt milling drum with a vibrating roller – a.k.a. “crusher drum” – destroys material underfoot while on the move. Applications for the crusher drum include Applications for the crusher drum include breaking or pre-crushing rock, breaking up concrete, crushing and compacting mixed soils, compacting cohesive soils, compacting during cold recycling […]

December 26, 2013

Roadbuilding

25 Days of RollOuts: Volvo DD110B asphalt compactor

Volvo’s DD110B asphalt compactor, which replaced the DD90, features larger drums, more amplitude, higher frequency, increased centrifugal force and more water storage (made possible with two tanks) than its predecessor and is powered by a Tier 4 Interim Volvo engine. Volvo also included a new operator system with features like a six-way adjustable seat, tilt-steering […]

December 23, 2013