The latest news and information on the use of asphalt in commercial construction projects from the editors at Associated Construction Publications - the leading source of information for the heavy, highway and non-residential construction industry en-us http://www.acppubs.com/community/Asphalt/48555.html?nid=4221 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:13:40 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650895.html?nid=4221 Interstate 95 between Savannah, GA, and the Florida line is one of the most heavily used sections of Interstate highway in the southeast — and five separate widening projects are currently adding new lanes to make traffic there flow more smoothly. The projects stretch along 33 miles of this coastal Georgia Interstate, and Brunswick, GA-based Seaboard Construction is handling grading, base... Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6652183.html?nid=4221 When spring arrives, people usually are upbeat and look forward to better weather. But, that's not the case in the Red River Valley as melting snow and rain gushed downstream and overflowed the Red River of the North until the plains of the Upper Midwest were covered with water that saturated the clay soil and then couldn't go anywhere. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6652195.html?nid=4221 "The International Agency For Research On Cancer has said that they are going to write a monograph with respect to the effects of asphalt fumes on workers. They expect that that will come in 2010," David E. Newcomb, P.E., Ph.D., vice president of Research & Technology at the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA), told attendees of the Asphalt Pavement Association of Michigan's 53rd A... Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651263.html?nid=4221 On today's construction sites, time is most assuredly money — and time spent handling construction materials ... Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6650888.html?nid=4221 The Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association held its 53rd annual workshop on March 4 to discuss hot-mix asphalt, warm-mix asphalt, transportation funding, recycling, pavement engineering, and government specifications for bituminous roads. Exhibitors included equipment dealers, material suppliers and manufacturers, engineering companies, and truck dealers at Earle Brown Heritage Center in suburb... Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6646571.html?nid=4221 General Equipment's 190M CUT-R-TACH® rotary asphalt cutting attachment is specifically designed as a heavy-duty, high production solution to a wide range of asphalt cutting projects. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6643555.html?nid=4221 The Asphalt Institute (AI), based in Lexington, KY, is celebrating its 90th anniversary as the international trade association of petroleum producers, manufacturers and affiliated businesses. Founded in 1919, the Asphalt Institute is the oldest asphalt association in the world. "The history of the Asphalt Institute closely parallels the history of the asphalt industry," says Pete Grass, AI pres... Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6643669.html?nid=4221 The 2009 World of Asphalt Show & Conference and AGG1 Aggregates Forum & Expo, now being held (March 9-12) in ... Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6639111.html?nid=4221 Indianapolis— Asphalt Pavement Association of Indiana (APAI) presented numerous awards at its 2008 Hot Mix Asphalt Winter Conference in Indianapolis. Award-winners included Calumet Civil Contractors, for Reconstruction/City — Town & Country Boulevard roundabout in Noblesville; Milestone Contractors LP, for New Construction — work on Tipton Lakes Boulevard in Columbus; Mile... Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6640306.html?nid=4221 The same river that provided passage for the first settler into Hanover, MA, 360 years ago to this day still bears snowstorms stalled out on the ... Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6634916.html?nid=4221 The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), like other state DOTs, strives to hold the line on highway maintenance costs, especially for petroleum-based asphalt and binders. VDOT uses asphalt concrete to pave most of the roads in Virginia. VDOT's research division, the Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), is investigating several green technologies to help VDOT save money R... Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6636387.html?nid=4221 The construction industry has an interesting way of keeping things in the family. It's practically the norm for contractors to pass company ownership down to sons, daughters or other relatives who've been actively involved with the business. And in most cases, it's not a forced inheritance — the next generation is usually ready, willing and enthusiastic to accept the responsibility of run... Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6636404.html?nid=4221 Newton, MA, highway officials are hoping for smoother-riding streets as they turn their focus to paving more residential areas, thanks to a new asphalt paver, a promising new pavement preservation treatment, and the work of its own paving crew. "This would allow us to pay more attention to our residential streets," said David Turocy, deputy commissioner of the Newton Department of Public Works,... Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6634903.html?nid=4221 This issue of Construction News focuses on asphalt. We have found some interesting contractors, producers and projects to feature. With the price of liquid asphalt (AC) rising to as much as $800 per ton in some regions, every effort is being explored to work with asphalt as economically and efficiently as possible, whether in the production phase or in the lay-down phase. Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6634904.html?nid=4221 Similar to the oil crisis of the 1970s, recent exorbitant oil prices have had a profound impact on the price of liquid asphalt (AC). Current AC prices have reached $800 per ton in some regions. "Paying $800 for binder results in mix prices of roughly $40 per ton just for the liquid asphalt," says Tim Murphy, president of Dustrol, Inc. Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6634961.html?nid=4221 The economic downturn and a drop in the price of asphalt binder should combine to make the upcoming construction season somewhat different from 2008 for Northwest paving contractors and asphalt producers. Though the price and availability of asphalt shouldn't be the problems they were last year, 2009 won't be without its challenges, however. Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6634964.html?nid=4221 The members of the Texas Asphalt Pavement Association (TxAPA) — who are the state's leading hot mix asphalt (HMA) and warm mix asphalt (WMA) producer/contractor firms and those furnishing equipment, materials and services for the HMA/WMA industry — are offering 12 Basic Paving And Compaction Seminars, to be held across the state in the coming months. Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6634970.html?nid=4221 The installation of asphalt pavement overlay on US 290 in Hays County, TX, recently incorporated the use of underseal, an innovative process designed to prevent slippage between new and old pavement. Asphalt Paving Company of Austin, under subcontract to Joe Bland Construction, also of Austin, installed both the underseal and the overlay on a 5-mile section of highway between Austin and Drippin... Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6634971.html?nid=4221 R K Hall Construction Co., Ltd., Paris, TX, has emerged as a regional leader in the application of warm mix asphalt. The producer has 10 asphalt plants serving markets in Northeast Texas, southeast Oklahoma and southwest Arkansas, and three of these plants are now capable of producing warm mix asphalt. Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6637091.html?nid=4221 Since the United States Clean Air Act passed into law in 1970, environmental responsibility has been a major priority to U.S. industries and abroad. The hot mix asphalt (HMA) industry is no exception and has taken great strides to be a leader in these initiatives. Today, the production and placement of HMA pavements consumes less fuel and produces lower levels of greenhouse gases. Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST