Hops & Highways Episode Four: PPP Loan Forgiveness, Asphalt Paving Safety Tips & Build America Friday

Hops & Highways is your weekly newscast dedicated to the road building industry

Jessica Lombardo

Oct 23, 2020

This week, Jess & Dormie tackle another week of infrastructure news including how PPP loans can impact DOT revenue longterm, asphalt paving safety tips and give a shoutout to the crew at Valley Paving and all other crews out there working in the snow already this season. Watch the video below and let us know what you want to hear next week: [email protected].

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Oil Price Volatility Pressures Construction Costs

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Contractors Turn to AI to Manage Data Center Construction

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Finishing PLC concrete requires patience. Keeping blades flat and avoiding early surface sealing helps prevent trapped moisture and improves long-term durability.

Type 1L Cement Is Here To Stay

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Celebrate Road Trips During Concrete Pavement Week

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Training & Education

Oil Price Volatility Pressures Construction Costs

New research finds energy market uncertainty could keep steel, copper and aluminum prices elevated, creating industry challenges.

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Equipment Monitoring & Logistics

Contractors Turn to AI to Manage Data Center Construction

With data center spending surging, AI-driven workflow automation is helping contractors improve efficiency, reduce errors and keep projects on schedule and budget.

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Concrete Materials

Type 1L Cement Is Here To Stay

The Euclid Chemical Company

With many producers fully converted to Type 1L, here's what concrete contractors need to know about portland limestone cement.

Finishing PLC concrete requires patience. Keeping blades flat and avoiding early surface sealing helps prevent trapped moisture and improves long-term durability.

Concrete Slipform Pavers

Celebrate Road Trips During Concrete Pavement Week

American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA)

The American Concrete Pavement Association has named the week of June 28-July 4 as "Concrete Pavement Week."

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Big Tech Roundtable 2026 | Part 1: What Makes Intelligent Compaction Intelligent?

Looking for answers about what the cutting-edge of compaction technology looks like for road builders in 2026? These are the people to talk to!

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Construction News

Research Captures Evidence Of Carbon Mineralization In Cement

CarbonCure Technologies

Scientists capture evidence of the secret chemistry behind CO₂-strengthened concrete in real time

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Construction Technology

Bobyard

The Chemistry Of Our Concrete Infrastructure

Microban International

It's time to change our thinking of concrete longevity in sewer environments.

Microbially-induced corrosion in concrete creates extensive surface degradation, which can lead to widespread structural deterioration over time.

Post-War Asphalt Update: Regional Impacts On Tonnage Pricing

The war may have officially ended, but the downstream effects on the asphalt binder market won't reverse course over night. How is your region weathering the shock?

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Concrete Materials

The Water Flows Through It

AquiPor Technologies

Often interchangeable, let's talk about the difference between a pervious and a porous concrete.

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Transportation Infrastructure: An Inflection Point

As we approach the next "mid-century" mark, let's reflect on the golden-age of America's infrastructure, and how we got to here.

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