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2023 State of the Road Building Industry: The Green Dream

Asphalt Contractor Premium Content

A year under the IIJA, and a few months after the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the industry still struggles to solve issues with labor shortages even as supply chain and material problems have seen some improvements. Read the full report here!

2023 State Of The Road Building Industry

4 Ways to Grow Your Small Business Utilizing Risk

Entrepreneurs know that the work of managing a business is a constant balancing act between risk and reward.

How To Build More Sustainable, Greener Roads

Coast Pavement Services

Using bio-based binders and rejuvenators to lessen our dependence on petroleum, lengthen the lifespan of our pavement, and protect our planet.

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Wirtgen Updates F-Series Compact Milling Machine Cabins

Wirtgen Group, a John Deere Co.

At the start of 2022 the Wirtgen group relaunched its compact milling machine line with a completely redesigned generation. Now they set their sights on major improvements to operator ergonomics with the new "comfort cabin".

The cabin protects the operator against environmental influences and provides a workplace designed and constructed according to the latest ergonomic principles.

Wirtgen AutoTrac Now Available for WR Series Machines

Wirtgen Group, a John Deere Co.

The cold recycling and stabilization equipment will now achieve higher efficiencies with this automation technology.

The AutoTrac automatic steering system makes Wirtgen cold recyclers and soil stabilizers even more efficient.

Construction Technology

The Tech to Maximize Your RAP Usage

Ammann America Inc.

Some step-by-step ways to help any asphalt contractor or plant manager take their RAP percentages to the next level.

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Investigating I-375 and The Legacy of Urban Renewal in Detroit

Millions of dollars in new funding are available to states for infrastructure projects, one of the most highly touted is the “Reconnecting Communities” pilot program that seeks to undo transportation initiatives that negatively impacted neighborhoods.

View of I-375 from an overpass

Construction News

NAPA Adds Net-Zero Climate Partners Two Weeks in a Row

National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)

With the NAPA Annual meeting only a few months away, the "Road Forward" initiative continues to grow its ranks. In back-to-back weeks the national organization has added new sponsors and material producers.

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Asphalt Additives: The Plant-Based Revolution

Colorbiotics Innovations

Out in the farmlands of Iowa, business and science team up to deliver innovative RAP additives derived from the versatile soy bean.

A crew on a parking lot project in Indianapolis prepares to lay asphalt that includes Invigorate Additive.

Colorbiotics to Showcase Soybean Oil-based Asphalt

Colorbiotics Innovations

Biomag Easy Pave is designed for projects that warrant a paved surface, but that do not warrant the depth and durability of a hot-mix pavement application.

Biomag Easy Pave is designed for projects that warrant a paved surface, but that do not warrant the depth and durability of a hot-mix pavement application.

USDA Approves Colorbiotics Plant Based Additives For Asphalt

Colorbiotics Innovations

In the race to offer greener and cleaner alternatives for the asphalt industry, the USDA stamps three new rejuvenation products from Colorbiotics with its difficult-to-attain "BioPreffered" seal of approval.

The goal of the USDA BioPreferred Program is to increase the use of biobased products in the U.S.

NAPA Releases Industry-First Emissions Inventory

National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)

Analysis of cradle-to-gate emissions data from 2009-2019 reveals strides being made, but more innovation required to hit 2050 goals.

Cradle-to-gate emissions associated with asphalt mix production in the United States represented approximately 0.3% of total U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2019.

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