Get your kicks on Route . . . 491? The giggles of preteens across America were stifled on May 31 when Rte. 666 was officially re-christened Rte. 491. For 77 years, the highway...
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Region 6 chose whitetopping to address rutting and continual maintenance on a high-traffic asphalt highway in Denver. Interstate...
After 12 years of experience in this country, pavement engineers are concluding that stone matrix asphalt (SMA) is a strong surface for high-volume, heavy-duty roadways. SMA is...
The way the feeder system is set up and operated has a major impact on a wide range of mat quality issues. Regardless of the mix type, the paving width or the paving depth, the...
Since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at the end of last May removed hot-mix asphalt plants from its list of industries considered major sources of hazardous air pollutants...
xPeople don't price loaves of bread for fun anymore. I remember back in the early '80s the rate of inflation was a laughing topic of conversation. Many wondered how much a trip...
In recent columns I addressed a New Jersey case involving a claim for additional compensation with an alleged unbalanced bid. In this column I will examine a bid protest case ...
Crazy like a cub Some clever saboteurs in England have found the taste of vandalism quite sweet. Detectives in Surrey announced they have identified the perps behind 22 recent...
The first two-year cycle of tests at the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) Test Track, Auburn, Ala., was completed recently. The testing of 46 different sections was...