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The 2008 Annual Awards For Excellence In Concrete Pavement (Part II) Staff, 5/12/2008
The Missouri/Kansas Chapter of the ACPA honored exceptional concrete pavement professionals at the 28th Annual Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Conference & Annual Back to Basics Seminar on February 26 – 28, 2008, in Kansas City, Missouri. The awards program encourages high-quality workmanship in every concrete pavement project and serves as a forum for sharing information about high... More
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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Idaho's Monolithic Sidewalk Staff - 03/03/2008
An Idaho contractor who has been pouring monolithic curb, gutter and sidewalk for seven years is convinced that it is a stronger, more durable product than pouring separate ...
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World of Concrete 2008 Story by Carl Molesworth - 03/03/2008
No fewer than 66 companies from the five states of the Northwest exhibited at the World of Concrete 2008 show, which took place Jan. 22–25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. World of Concrete is the commercial construction industry's largest annual international event. The show featured concrete production equipment, handling tools, trucks, the latest technologies, seminar programs, indo...
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Paving At Its Best By David Huey, Editor - 02/25/2008
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) named the recipients of the 18th Annual "Excellence in Concrete Pavement Awards" and its "Distinguished ...
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Full Depth Reconstruction On I-77 By Christina Fisher - 02/25/2008
Cheshire, Connecticut-based Lane Construction is nearly one year into a project in Yadkin County, North Carolina, that will provide a new unbonded concrete overlay surface, wider shoulders and a new guardrail along a 6.5-mile stretch of I-77. Lane Construction teamed up with HDR Engineering on the $59.
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Self-Propelled Slip Form Remover Staff - 02/15/2008
A machine that will open up reconstructed concrete highways three to four times faster than current methods and reduces cost of recycling material by 30 percent to 40 percent has been invented. A self-propelled slip form remover wedges up the existing concrete leaving the base intact, crushes concrete, cuts rebar into recyclable 3-foot lengths, and shoots out 70 percent of the concrete in 3/4-in...
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ACPA Presents 'Excellence' Awards Staff - 02/11/2008
Several area contractors, owners and engineers were among the winners in the American Concrete Pavement Association's (ACPA) 18th annual 'Excellence in Concrete Pavement Awards' program.
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JCB Hosts Inaugural Roadshow At Savannah Factory Contractors and other industry representatives from throughout the region converged on the JCB factory in Savannah for the first of several JCB Roadshows scheduled for various locations.