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Roadbuilding
The when, how and benefits of using thinlays for pavement preservation
Dwindling budgets and the uncertainty about the Highway Trust Fund have caused departments of transportation and municipalities to take longer looks at pavement preservation techniques. In light of this, more transportation entities are looking at thin overlays—commonly called thinlays—as a way to rehabilitate roads rather than replace them. Asphalt thinlays, which range from 3/4-inch to […]
August 12, 2015
Roadbuilding
Geosynthetics speed construction
Geosynthetics Speed Construction While Enhancing Pavement Performance Geosynthetics comprise a family of value-added products that allows highways, roads and bridges to be built faster, cheaper and longer lasting. Some geosynthetics enhance pavement longevity by separating good materials from bad. Some promote water flow from pavement structures as they facilitate drainage. And while most geosynthetics are planar […]
May 1, 2014
Roadbuilding
Are We Choosing Failure Over Success?
We careen along a path of self-destruction and cloak it in the illusion of fiscal responsibility.
April 3, 2013
Construction Equipment
Final Word
Understanding the Transportation Act By Kirk Landers As construction industry leaders push Congress to enact a long-term federal transportation program, some heavy construction contractors will remember feeling little or no surge in work in the months following the enactment of the last two long-term bills. The federal transportation program does play an important role in […]
January 27, 2012
Roadbuilding
Highway Contractor
Pavement preservation expert Larry Galehouse talks about tools and strategies that make sense for surviving the Great Recession.
October 4, 2011
Roadbuilding
ACPA Section
Agencies looking for dollar value balanced with road quality are looking at concrete overlays.
October 3, 2011
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