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ThermoLazer ProMelt

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RoadLazer RoadPak

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Oklahoma Transportation Funding Boosted for Road, Bridge Improvements

A new report finds that additional transportation funding provided by the Oklahoma legislature in recent years has allowed the state to accelerate bridge repair and replacement, pavement improvements and safety upgrades.

A Parking Lot Striping Business Model that Works

Based in Little Rock, AR, Marking Systems operates three locations -- following an unsuccessful effort to move into long-line striping

“Each of the managers is heavily involved in his location and that’s the way I want it to be. We’re not out golfing at 3 in the afternoon. I want these people to be the face of the company at their location, says Mike Cumming. “I want us to be the face of the company with our employees too. I want employees to know who they’re working for and reporting too. With bigger companies you can lose some of that.”

How to Use Aggregate in Asphalt Sealcoating

Adding silica sand or boiler slag to pavement sealer can improve the sealcoat.

A mix consistency that keeps the aggregate suspended in the mix tank helps to ensure uniform distribution of aggregate throughout the seal coating job, says Geoff Crenson.

Vogele Spray Pavers Rehabilitate A 99 Motorway in Germany

SprayJet technology helps pave a thin, noise-reducing asphalt overlay on spray seal.

On the A 99 near Munich, Germany, four Vogele Supere 1800-2 pavers with SprayJet Module worked in echelon 'hot to hot' to produce a noise-reducing thin asphalt overlay.

Striping Franchise as a Business Solution

Contractors who don't want the worries of starting a new business can consider franchise opportunities such as Yellow Dawg and We Do Lines.

We Do Lines co-founder Tom Darrow on the job at one of his franchises.

Fixing the Funding Problem

Carlson EZ IV Screed

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The EZ IV Screed received and update in 2017, featuring advanced-design heating elements that are in direct contact with the upper surface of the main screed plate for even, controllable heat.

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Smooth Pavements Save Fuel

Study at Auburn University aims to determine impact of pavement characteristics on vehicle fuel consumption.

LaHood Announces More Than $319M as Repayment for Repairs to Damaged Roads and Bridges

Emergency relief funds will help states

IL Governor Unveils $11.5 Billion 5-Year Construction Program

IL Governor Unveils $11.5 Billion 5-Year Construction Program

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