For Construction Pros

A Paving Industry Snapshot

So, more than a solid month into the season and what's the industry look like? Here are some anecdotal insights: * There's a lot of potential sealcoating work in the bid pipeline. Contractor after contractor I talk with says they tried to jump start...

Blog • June 16th, 2009

The Case for Pavement Milling

Contractors offering milling services can support their work with a report prepared for the Washington Dept. of Transportation that supports the use of pavement milling -- even without a tack coat -- as a pavement preservation technique. Reported in...

Blog • May 19th, 2009

Stimulating Paving... at Least

Anyone who lives in, near, or drives through Chicago will soon get an eyeful (and probably have plenty of time sitting in construction traffic from which to watch) how some of the federal stimulus money is getting spent. Typically Chicago resurfaces...

Blog • May 13th, 2009

New Repairing-potholes story in Chicago

Like many cities that experience multiple freeze-thaw cycles, Chicago has a pothole problem and it has a pothole problem every year. And each year newscasts feature film of potholed streets and car-eating potholes, and each year the city attracts...

Blog • April 10th, 2009

Tips to Help Contractors Get Business in a Tight Economy

Pavement maintenance contractors and consultants offer tips contractors can use to generate business in a tough economy.

Article • March 24th, 2009

3000 projects and 1 million jobs

Living just outside of Chicago I can attest to a recently published truck driver survey that I-55 and I-90 are two of the worst roads in the country (and they don't get much better once you drive on them outside the Chicago metro area). Not a good...

Blog • March 10th, 2009

Coughlin Provides Cold In-Place Recycling Solution

New cold in-place recycling technology put to the test on Nevada maintenance project

Article • March 10th, 2009

Green asphalt

E-Krete helps extend the life of asphalt pavements.

Article • March 1st, 2009

Milling on a Deadline at McCarran International Airport

When a contractor faces a $500,000 per-day disincentive for not completing the project on time, this is high stakes work. Even the smallest scheduling delay, especially early in the project, results in a domino effect of postponements, which puts...

Article • February 26th, 2009

Sakrete U.S. Cold Patch Product Demonstration at NPE 2009

Bonsal American demonstrates the new Sakrete Cold Patch for pavement repairs.

Article • February 17th, 2009

Pavement Maintenance Switch from Chip Seal to Microsurfacing

Ballou Construction aides switch from chip seal to microsurfacing in Overland Park, KS, pavement maintenance.

Article • February 17th, 2009

SealMaster Exhibits Crack Pro Heated Hose Machine at NPE West 2008

SealMaster's Crack Pro Heated Hose Machine makes its NPE West show floor debut.

Article • October 17th, 2008

"E-inquiry" and a first webcast

Editorial

Article • October 17th, 2008

EZ STREET Unveils Its Hybrid Technology at NPE West 2008

EZ STREET'S new cold asphalt.

Article • October 17th, 2008

Outfitting a patching crew

All parking lots have potholes and other areas where the pavement is deteriorating and needs patching. But to successfully offer patching services you need to outfit your crew properly. Types of patching The most common and most accepted repair...

Article • October 17th, 2008