Welcome to the Asphalt Channel, a special feature that provides the user an in-depth look at the asphalt road industry. This section offers seven areas to explore: asphalt roads product spotlight, an article archive, related case studies, related video and product/supplier contact list. The asphalt roads spotlights contain information and photos of equipment relevant to the industry. The article library contains all stories related to asphalt roads pulled from the rich archives of Roads & Bridges magazine and our Asphalt Today supplement magazine.
Recent Articles
Two big cold mills were used in tandem to prep busy I-10 for a hot-mix asphalt overlay late last year west of Houston.The project involved a mill-and-fill surface overlay for...
North Michigan Avenue, the center of Chicago’s shopping district and affectionately referred to as the “Magnificent Mile,” got even more magnificent last year with a new coat...
Los Angeles has a huge network of streets––nearly 28,000 lane-miles, which, if stretched end to end, could create a highway between New York and the City of Angels with five...
In milling the open-graded friction course (OGFC) off I-285 in DeKalb County, Ga., the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) set a target of 1.6 mm for the ridge-to-...
Products
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Husqvarna’s FS 9900 D 3-speed gearbox flat saw works for jobs that require deep cutting or high production rates. Its fifth wheel option helps raise...
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The new John Deere 9RT Scraper Special Series Tractors provides improved productivity, increased uptime and lower operating costs. This new series,...
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BOMAG’s BW 900-50 is the company’s latest generation 1-1.5 ton ride-on roller. Offering a working width of 35.4 in. and Honda’s GX630 gas engine, the...
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American Highway’s Inclined Pivoted Turnbuckle Manhole Riser allows the user to not only raise the lid, but also tilt the lid to match the new road...
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Maccaferri MacGrid EG biaxial geogrids are produced with the same combination of performance properties, technology, material and...
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7 Major Benefits of Liquid Applied Truncated Domes 1. Seamless coverage, from straight edges to angles and curves 2. Non-skid surface-applied...
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Cimline advances the technology of crack sealing with the Metro Series in 150-, 275- and 425-gal capacities. Exclusive features to enhance...
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Newly available from Terex is the CMI RS350 reclaimer/stabilizer, which delivers higher machine utilization rates by employing a single drum for both...
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EnviroTech Services Inc. has developed the next generation of high-performance road stabilization and dust control. X-hesion is a non-chloride...
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To effectively mill asphalt at depths reaching 14 in., a planer must have the power and weight to propel the cutter through the tough cuts. With a...
Minnesota’s Kandiyohi County Road No. 7 was in need of reconstruction.
“This segment of the grading and bituminous surfacing project was...
The city of West Hartford, Conn., spent years wrestling with their collective conscience. They had a primary responsibility to provide quality winter...
The Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority (SEMSWA), located in the south metro Denver, Colo., area, is responsible for several culverts located...
For more than 70 years, nearly all pavers have utilized the free-floating, or self-leveling, screed to produce pavements with a level and smooth...
How to cut manhole raising costs by 81% and extend new pavement lifespan with adjustable manhole risers.
Holmes County in central Ohio wanted to increase safety and improve operations at an affordable price. The solution was MOTOTRBO digital radios with...
Roads&Bridges Videos
Industry News
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is facing severe public and political backlash following a botched road repair on I-10 that...
As the baby-boom generation begins to turn 65, the number of older Americans and their share of the overall population will swell dramatically. But,...
Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez joined North Carolina Transportation Secretary Gene Conti Feb. 16 to review progress on the widening of I...