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New Asphalt Plant On Line In Fort Myers By Steve Hudson, 4/21/2008
When Ajax Paving and Anderson Columbia entered into a joint venture arrangement to widen I-75 from south of Fort Myers to Naples — a $400-million-plus multiyear project — it was the state's largest highway project ever. Lead contractor Anderson Columbia will handle the excavation and base portion of the project, while Ajax will be responsible for asphalt paving. More
Warm Mix Asphalt Studied By Aram Kalousdian, Editor - 04/14/2008
Warm mix asphalt technology has the potential to significantly reduce mixing temperatures, improve compaction, extend the paving season, reduce fuel consumption, and reduce emissions. Wayne Jones, regional engineer ...
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Projects Receive Awards Staff - 04/07/2008
The Asphalt Pavement Association of Michigan (APAM) awarded the Chrysler High Speed Oval Test Track in Chelsea the Award of Excellence in the Special/Challenging Projects Category at the recent APAM-Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Asphalt Paving Awards Banquet. APAM honored Ajax Paving Industries, Inc.
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AMAP 9th Annual Meeting Highlighted by Record Attendance Staff - 04/01/2008
A record 150 people turned out for the Association of Modified Asphalt Producers' (AMAP) 9th Annual Meeting, held Feb. 11–13 in Austin, Texas. This year's meeting included speakers from the Asphalt Institute, the National Asphalt Pavement Association, the Federal Highway Administration, the National Center for Asphalt Technology, and the Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky and Utah Departments o...
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ACPA's Sound Off to Improve the Quality of Nation's Highways, Roadways Staff - 04/01/2008
As part of an educational and advocacy campaign called "Pavements for Life" motorists and taxpayers are being asked to speak out on the importance of safe, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible choices for pavements used on America's highways and roadways. Site visitors to www.pavements4life.
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Maintaining Asphalt Pavements By Aram Kalousdian, Editor - 02/11/2008
It is important to know what types of pavements exist on a road before an appropriate treatment can be applied. That was a message that David Peshkin, P.E., vice president and principal of Applied Pavement Technology, Inc., delivered at the 2008 Michigan Seminar on Maintenance of Asphalt Pavements held in Mt.
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Thin-Lift Warm-Mix Protects Road By Paul Fournier - 12/24/2007
Public works officials witnessed the debut of a new thin-lift maintenance mix on a road subject to high-volume traffic in Wellesley, Mass. Aggregate Industries (AI) installed the maintenance mix on the access road to a busy recycling and transfer center during the demonstration hosted by the Wellesley Department of Public Works for highway officials from more than 20 municipalities and the Mass...
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100 Degrees Cooler In Stockton By Loren Faulkner - 11/19/2007
Most cities want to reduce their carbon footprint these days. Stockton (www.stocktongov.com), in the San Joaquin Valley of California, is no exception to the new enviro-friendly thinking. So, it teamed with George Reed Inc., a Central Valley paving contractor, to try a warm-mix asphalt technique rather than the traditional hot-mix procedure on a residential paving project recently.
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