2011 Asphalt Today

Preventive maintenance techniques prove worth in Ohio

The sluggish economy is still taking its toll on all sectors of the construction industry, so milling equipment manufacturers know owners want to maximize the bang for their buck...

When pavement temperatures drop below freezing and there is sufficient moisture in the air, frost—transformed into black ice by the action of traffic—can form on the pavement ...

Using recycled material is obviously good for the environment and saves money. But in the case of Illinois Highway 1, in Christian County, it also helped create a cleaner and ...

Do you want to know what wet, muddy pants feel like when you belly up to the Thanksgiving table in front of the entire family? I would guess downright embarrassing.   Of ...

It’s inevitable. No matter how hard departments of transportation try to avoid it, construction projects have an impact on their surrounding environment.   The impact becomes...

The letters C, I and R are not going to appear as giant fonts stuck into the side of a mountain.   Hollywood will forever be Beverly Hills’ claim to fame, but cold in-place...

Making a memorable entrance   A chiropractic clinic in Wichita, Kan., might need to open a drive-through window after two patients crashed their cars through the same office...

The Dalles-California Highway, also known as U.S. 97, is central Oregon’s busiest highway, running north-south through the entire length of central Oregon east of the Cascade ...

Variation in Estimated Quantity (VEQ) clauses appear in most public-highway construction contracts because they are mandated by law when federal funding is involved.   Because...

From the beginning, Rio Tinto Kennecott envisioned Daybreak, a 4,125-acre master-planned community in South Jordan, Utah, differently.   Whether you call it sustainable development...

A better trained transportation work force today equals a better transportation system tomorrow.  

Winter in South Dakota can be harsh and unpredictable, putting a strain on the South Dakota Department of Transportation’s (SDDOT) personnel, equipment and, of course, budget....

State Rte. 700 in western Palm Beach County, Fla., takes a lot of abuse. The two-lane rural highway is in an agricultural area, so almost all of its traffic is heavy trucks, especially...