Greg Udelhofen

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Passionate Debate

The current bill expires at the end of September and without passage of a new bill by the end of this year, much of the positive momentum generated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus program will be lost.

Future Highway Funding

While the economic stimulus infusion of the recent American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided much needed funding for the surface transportation industry, the long-term solution rests on the upcoming multi-year highway and transit reauthorization bill.

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.

Using a VSS MacroPaver, crews placed 210,000 sq. yds. of RAP slurry seal over residential and small collector roads in eight days.

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.

Keeping Las Vegas Roads in Pristine Shape

American Asphalt & Grading Company?s Pavement Maintenance Division tackles the largest slurry seal contract to date

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Park Road is Ideal Warm Mix Project

Beyond the obvious environmental benefits of using a warm mix design on a state park project, Lane Construction recognized the execution benefits and TxDOT witnessed the success

'In a setting like this, where wildlife roams freely and visitors hike throughout the park, the cooler temperature of the warm mix provided a much safer environment,' says Rick Schumann, project superintendent.

Dillman DuoDrum Installation Reduces Maintenance Costs

Lakeside Industries' new asplalt can produce enough asphalt to meet their paving projects as well as emerging market demand for reclaimed asphalt pavement

When Northwest asphalt producer/contractor Lakeside Industries installed a new Dillman DuoDrum in Monroe, WA, minimizing maintenance items was an added benefit

Strategies to maximize the economic stimulus bill

The asphalt industry will reach its goals by deploying cost-effective solutions to improve pavement performance, benefit the environment and meet the needs of the road user

Indian Trail Project - One of the First Steps in North Carolina's Warm Mix Usage

When Monroe, NC paving contractor, Boggs Paving, convinced a township road agency to give warm mix asphalt a try, the project generated a better awareness of its performance benefits for NC DOT officials

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Personnel Management

Jobs and accountability in the asphalt industry

Those working to build and maintain the surface transportation system in this country don't have a problem with being accountable for funds they receive.

Tampa contractor purchases first asphalt plant

The decision to invest millions of dollars in a new asphalt plant is not an easy one, but it was the right one for Tampa Pavement Constructors Inc.

North Carolina Department of Transportation explores another option as cost-effective preservation solution of farm-to-market roadways

Full Depth Reclamation with a cement additive has been a preservation solution NCDOT has used to maintain low-volume rural roads for years, and Chris McGee, District #2 Engineer for NCDOT's Division 6, expanded that option in the spring of 2008 by using an emulsion additive on an FDR project in Johnston County.

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