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Delivering a Tight-Tolerance Project

The new JaxPort container/trucking project required a one percent slope, not a specification most paving contractors are willing to guarantee, but Yates proved they were up to the challenge

By Asphalt Contractor Staff

How to Market Porous Asphalt Pavements

Porous asphalt pavements are designed for dual duty. They provide pavements for parking and roads, and serve as stormwater storage and infiltration systems

By Asphalt Contractor Staff

Paving Innovation Products

By Asphalt Contractor Staff

RAP slurry fits agency's 'green' initiatives

Pavement Coatings Co. asked to treat one road in the project with a slurry seal containing 100 percent reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP). Five years later, the performance of that RAP slurry sealed street provided the performance and confidence city officials needed to specify 100 percent RAP slurry seal for all roads included in its 2008 contract.

By Greg Udelhofen

Pavement Preservation Products

Pavement Preservation Products

By Asphalt Contractor Staff

C.W. Roberts Brings Warm Mix to Fort Myers

Producer's new plant had to be flexible enough to run a wide variety of mix designs, including Superpave, and accept from 25 to 30% RAP, while meeting environmental regulations

By Asphalt Contractor Staff

A Hot Solution

F & R Asphalt beats fuel prices by adding an electric heater to its asphalt plant

By Lisa Cleaver

Teacher takes education off-ramp, heads for paving career

The purchase of new ADM Roadbuilder 160 plant puts this producer/contractor in control of his own destiny.

By Asphalt Contractor Staff

Plant Matters Products

Plant Matters Products

By Asphalt Contractor Staff

Asphalt Product Showcase

Product Showcase

New Products

New Products introduced to the Asphalt Industry

By Asphalt Contractor Staff

An Alternative to Precast Highway Sound Barriers Provides Competitive Advantage to Contractors

Joseph B. Fay Company comes in almost $385,000 under budget by using the precast alternative Eco Sound Barrier.

Macropavers Help Transform the Tropics

Asphalt manufacturer MPI relies on the VSS Macropaver 12B a slurry seal and microsurfacing machine for pavement preservation.

Prepare to Compete

If the competitive nature of current and future stimulus-funded projects continues, agencies benefit by getting more work done, more jobs are created, and contractors will have more projects to bid. Stay in the race by considering how new equipment can give you a competitive edge.

By Greg Udelhofen

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