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Roadbuilding

Reusing Shingles for the Road

Recycling shingles for use on roads is nothing new. They can prevent potholes and slow binder aging. And though recycled shingles take a little getting used to, they are becoming increasingly popular. Now one Wisconsin county is adding shingles to its roads. Following a hailstorm this summer that damaged many roofs in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, […]

November 18, 2013

Roadbuilding

Texas, You’re Going the Wrong Way!

Normally, when a gravel road starts seeing a lot of traffic, it earns enough street cred to be upgraded to asphalt. But Texas has this process a little backward. Instead of repairing an asphalt road in parts of South and West Texas, the state decided to revert it into a gravel road. The 80 miles […]

August 23, 2013

Roadbuilding

INFOGRAPHIC: Recycling shingles for asphalt

Recycled asphalt shingles (RAS) have been featured in Better Roads before. We’ve discussed how they can prevent potholes, their significance in binder aging, their growing popularity. Now, Hometown Dumpster Rental is featuring an infographic about RAS on its Trash Talk blog. According to Trash Talk, the benefits of RAS go beyond preventing potholes: the method is […]

August 8, 2013

Roadbuilding

Asphalt calculator apps help get the paving job done

With road building season still going strong, three apps could make paving jobs easier for highway crews and other paving professionals. These three asphalt calculator apps for smartphones simplify the paving process by calculating how much asphalt is needed to pave a given area. One app, called “Asphalt Calculator,” calculates the amount of cubic yards […]

August 5, 2013

Roadbuilding

Contributed Story: Robust Roads

Expanded clay lightweight aggregate used in chip seal surface treatments provided cost savings and a high friction score for Louisiana Highway 3147.

May 20, 2013

Gear

Wirtgen’s plug-and-play AutoPilot Field Rover eliminates stringlines

Last week, we told you about Wirtgen receiving an innovation award at the latest Bauma construction equipment show in Munich. We wrote in that post about why Bauma chose to give Wirtgen that award, but today we’ve got a bit more information about the product itself. Stringlines have been guiding paving machines for a long […]

April 25, 2013

Gear

Wirtgen Group unveils Hamm H 25i compactor with crusher drum, new smaller rollers at Bauma

In an enormous, two story outdoor exhibition space at Bauma, Wirtgen has tucked away several new machines and innovative technologies. Wirtgen cut its teeth in grinding and milling machines before acquiring compaction equipment manufacturer Hamm. Now they’ve cleverly combined the basic design of a concrete/asphalt milling drum with a vibrating roller to create a “crusher […]

April 15, 2013

Construction Equipment

Colorful asphalt coatings could keep cities cooler

More so than any other color, black absorbs sunlight and then radiates that heat. And when black asphalt comprises one-third to two-fifths of the surface area in many cities, things can get pretty warm in the summer months. So in an effort to cool down the country’s urban areas, researchers in California are testing more […]

April 9, 2013

Roadbuilding

California researchers promote new pavements to cool cities

In an effort to combat the sunlight absorption and heat radiation resulting from the typical black asphalt pavement, researchers at the University of California’s Lawrence Berkeley Lab are showcasing some cooler alternatives, according to Fast Company. The Heat Island Group, part of Lawrence Berkeley Lab, is displaying six cool pavings – designed to reflect 30 […]

April 4, 2013

Construction Equipment

What it takes to pave a parking lot, Part 1: The Pavers

Just imagine that it’s a sunny spring morning in suburban America, and that our job is to pave and compact the asphalt for a large Walmart parking lot. We posed just that task to seven equipment manufacturers and asked them what pavers and rollers they would choose, and the reasons for their selections. Today, we’ll […]

April 1, 2013

Construction Equipment

Boston tests asphalt alternatives for filling potholes

According to a report from our sister publication Better Roads, the city of Boston is considering three alternatives to asphalt for repairing potholes. Because the materials are more expensive than asphalt, the main benefit is that they fill potholes faster, are more friendly toward the environment and can be easily transported in bags and buckets. […]

March 26, 2013

Gear

Volvo gives sneak peek of new P7110 paver, DD110B compactor at World of Asphalt

Though neither product is yet shipping (one hasn’t even gone into production yet) Volvo Construction Equipment gave attendees at World of Asphalt 2013 a sneak peek at its P7110 paver and the DD110B compactor. The P7110 pavers replaces the PF6000 series, according to our sister publication Better Roads. A Volvo spokesperson said the company’s focus […]

March 22, 2013