Items Tagged with 'Paving'

Paving contractor elected to settle case but disputes the plaintiff's version of events, calling the award a 'nuclear' settlement.

Of the more than 2.3 million miles of paved roads in the U.S., 94% are done with asphalt, with airports and parking lots adding more to contractors’ annual workload.

A s a result of a partnership with Kansas Asphalt Inc., and the big-box retailer Target, Granite Construction has developed a recycled asphalt pavement mix incorporating materials equivalent to 1.8 million plastic bags.

Airfield pavement project is believed to be the largest aggregate application of its kind in North America.

Airports, highways and civic structures are testbeds for patented technology that uses titanium dioxide to capture pollutants, particularly nitrogen oxides, in pavements—creating “smog-eating roads.”

Audrey Copeland, president and CEO of the National Asphalt Pavement Association, spoke with ENR’s transportation editor Aileen Cho at CONEXPO-CON/AGG earlier this month about sustainable pavements and encouraging more women to join the industry.

The cost of funding research and shepherding new materials through the regulatory process was often paid by trade groups.

The crystal 2.0 welding helmet features automatic shading controls to adapt to brightness of the welding arc.