Welcome to the Concrete Channel, a special feature that provides the user an in-depth look at the concrete road industry. This section offers several areas to explore: concrete product spotlights, article archives, related case studies, related video and product/supplier contact list. The concrete product spotlights contain information and photos of equipment relevant to the industry. The article library contains all stories related to concrete roads pulled from the rich archives of Roads & Bridges magazine and our Concrete Progress supplement magazine.
Recent concrete Articles
With persistent economic concerns and tight budgets, industrial engineering departments and government agencies alike are increasingly searching for long-term and...
Arecent research project by the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (National CP Tech Center) at Iowa State University investigated the use of pervious concrete as a...
The demand for recycled construction materials has risen sharply in the past decade as public interest in and demand for sustainable construction practices has increased....
About a mile north of the St. Louis Gateway Arch, crews have been busy constructing another major landmark for the greater St. Louis area.At two-thirds the height of the Arch...
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Now bidding RCC paving projects nationwide, Logistics Concrete exemplifies how to work “smarter” and not just “harder” by using the Vogele RCC paver...
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The Schwing S 43 SX concrete pump combines the best features of two boom types: Roll and Fold and Z. By putting the 270º Z-fold at the tip section,...
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The Hilti POL 10 Optical Level has been designed to tackle elevation tasks such as checking and transferring heights that are required on most...
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E-Z Drill’s Model 210 equipment-mounted concrete drill attachment series consists of three models: the three-gang Model 210-3 EQ MT, four-gang Model...
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Wirtgen’s SP 15 concrete slipform paver can lay curb and gutter, barrier, sidewalk, V-ditch, special applications and slabs. It can be quickly...
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Putzmeister America’s new 42Z Truck-Mounted Concrete Boom Pump offers greater payload capacity, a user-friendly design and increased ease of service...
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Denver Vibrator’s gasoline-powered backpack vibrator is ergonomically engineered for comfort and dependability, with a fully adjustable harness and...
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RexCon’s Mobile 12 SE batch plant design is now available with a 12-cu-yd accumulative-style batcher with a 66-ton, four-compartment aggregate bin...
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Blastcrete Equipment Co.’s AA020 Piccola Rotary Gunite Machine is designed to be easy to own, operate and maintain. Featuring proven Piccola...
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Power Pavers’ SF-1700 is a compact slipform paver with the ability to pave up to 21 ft wide for two-pass paving in many highway applications. The...
MRDC Operations Corp. (MRDC), a private enterprise responsible for maintaining and rehabilitating a 121-mile highway connecting the cities of...
A 6-mile gravel segment of Becker County, Minn., CSAH No. 35 had very high annual road-maintenance costs due to several resorts, logging trucks and...
Like most government entities, the Fort Bend, Texas, County Road and Bridge Department is under pressure to perform more taxpayer services faster and...
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...
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Industry News
The 2011 U.S. Traffic Scorecard indicates that traffic congestion was down 30% last year from 2010 in the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas. It...
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is hoping to generate millions of dollars in new money by launching a program that will permit...
As the people in and around Atlanta prepare to decide on a sales-tax referendum that could generate $6.14 billion for transportation upgrades,...