Improve your concrete paving business through real-life examples and job stories 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/Concrete+Paving/48562.html?nid=4228 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:25:13 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6646747.html?nid=4228 Parking, crossing the street, entering a building, using the restroom – for most of us, these are daily activities we don’t ... Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6637455.html?nid=4228 Working conditions at the Tuna Boat Basin Seawall and Revetment Repairs site in San Diego do not get any better than this. With the USS Midway docked nearby, perfect weather, boats of all types cruising the blue harbor, seagulls flying, and curious tourists watching intently, Southern California trumps Minnesota construction in winter months. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6637838.html?nid=4228 General aviation runway repairs and maintenance typically represent a significant cost item in an airport's operating budget. Recognizing this, Cobb County recently advertised a runway rehabilitation project that also included an option for use of portland cement concrete whitetopping to remediate the 6,305-foot-long Runway 9-27 at the county's McCollum Airport. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6638654.html?nid=4228 Ardmore — that stop halfway between Oklahoma City and Dallas — has set its eye on the future. The Ardmore Development Authority is focusing on its proximity to both these southwestern commercial centers and its location on a major interstate artery to entice new commerce into its area. Just last October, Ardmore received designation as a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ). Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6639856.html?nid=4228 Two Wisconsin paving companies have earned highest honors for paving excellence from the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA), a national trade association serving the concrete paving industry. The ACPA presented Gold Awards, which were determined by an independent panel of judges, to LaLonde Contractors, Inc. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6634909.html?nid=4228 In southeastern Pennsylvania, PennDOT's District 6-0 builds and maintains the region's transportation infrastructure that includes 3,600 miles of state highway and 2,800 bridges. The district has several projects currently under construction. Rehabilitation Of Interstate 76 Bridges Work began in March 2008 on I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) near the University Avenue Interchange in Philadelphia on... Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6634696.html?nid=4228 Volvo Construction Equipment has developed a new class of milling machines for the road development industry with the introduction of the Volvo MT2000 and Volvo MW500. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6623900.html?nid=4228 Almost a decade had passed since Axis Curb Co. set a company record for one day's curb and gutter slipforming production. The record was 6,003 feet of curb and gutter in a single day, and the Salem, OR, contractor set it using a GOMACO Commander II with the Analog control system. The company record came close to falling a couple of times since then but never had . Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6624464.html?nid=4228 Austin Bridge & Road, LP, of Irving, TX, is currently about halfway through a $153-million expansion and renovation project on Interstates 59 and 30 in Texarkana. Construction began in October 2006. The project involves one interchange connecting I-30 and I-59 on the west side of Texarkana as well as 22 new bridges, new entrance ramps, new exit ramps, and frontage road rehabilitation on I-3... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6625092.html?nid=4228 A starting point for future riverfront redevelopment in the city of Neenah, WI, a walkway of interlocking, permeable concrete pavers is providing a test area for permeable paving applications and helping to promote the city's commitment to green construction and environmental responsibility. A producer of concrete construction and landscaping products, County Materials supplied the permeable H2... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6625511.html?nid=4228 A half-mile section of Industrial Drive in Livonia, MI, was replaced in the fall of 2008 as part of a nine-street paving contract in the city. The Industrial Drive work included placing a new 10-inch 21AA aggregate base and a 9-inch P-1 concrete pavement. Work on the approximately $2.7-million contract began in May 2008 and was completed in November 2008. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6623467.html?nid=4228 GOMACO's GT-3600 curb and gutter machine now features a control system for the world's languages, the optional G22. The GT-3600 with G22 will be on display in the GOMACO booth, No. C5168 in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, February 3-6, 2009. The GOMACO control systems team has developed the G22 screens for the major languages of the world. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6615954.html?nid=4228 The new LTN 6 (Light Tower Narrow body, 6-kilowatt generator) has a compact design to take up less room on the job site and/or in the rental yard and reduce freight costs by allowing 12 units to be transported on a truck load. The housing has been changed from the box metal style to a high-impact plastic curved design. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6607270.html?nid=4228 Harrison County, the Gulfport/Biloxi resort area of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, is rebuilding eight miles of pedestrian and bicycle “boardwalk” that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Although this steel and wood design boardwalk had withstood numerous hurricanes without any damage, Katrina proved its downfall. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6609483.html?nid=4228 Concrete reconstruction of three taxiways at Grosse Ile Municipal Airport in Grosse Ile, MI, began in August and was completed in October. The existing taxiways were asphalt. The asphalt was pulverized and used as a base. A 6-inch, 35-foot-wide concrete pavement was placed on top of the pulverized asphalt for each of the taxiways. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6610867.html?nid=4228 The Minnesota Department of Transportation tried a non- traditional concrete overlay on Highway 53 a few miles north of Duluth, MN, that showed promising results for future highways. The thin overlay, which has been tried in other states, should restore a smooth ride, provide a load transfer between pavement segments, and can be poured in less time, according to Ted Sexton, Mn/DOT resident eng... Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6603134.html?nid=4228 GOMACO's GHP-2800 and GP-2600 slipform pavers are now available with the optional G22, GOMACO's new exclusive operating system. The G22's new graphical display provides the operator with newly designed icons and screens with pictograms to reduce the operator's learning curve. The brightly colored graphics and full text explanations provide a user-friendly operator experience. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6605066.html?nid=4228 The Rollmaster 5000 paint striper, new from Newstripe, Inc., is the only striper priced at under $1,400.00 that can pump paint directly from a five gallon pail, according to Ralph Newman, president of Newstripe, Inc. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6593739.html?nid=4228 Denver Water has found a solution to reopening main arterials to traffic quickly after a water main repair. The solution is a high-early-strength concrete called Chronolia, a proprietary mix developed by Lafarge. “When we use this mix we can pull the barricades in five hours when the concrete has attained 2,500-pounds-per-square-inch strength,” explained Sarah Davis, Denver Water pa... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6592674.html?nid=4228 Volvo PF6160 and PF6170 wheeled highway-class pavers have features to provide contractors with more options in material flow. The auger system is ... Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST