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2024 State of the Road Building Industry: Into the Unknown

A year ago, there was a growing sense that 2023 would see some form of economic recession, but that didn't happen. This contributes to a greater sense of uncertainty as experts look toward 2024. The takeaway? Be prepared for anything.

Green Asphalt: Be Humble and Kick Asphalt

One asphalt plant is doing what many consider as the unthinkable: producing asphalt mixes from 100% reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), and they can convert any asphalt plant to do the same. Extensive testing says it works, but changing opinions is hard.

Buying? Let Us Help

Buying? Let Us Help

To help you get ahead this season, Dynapac is offering 0% financing on select equipment for 48 months.

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Asphalt Contractor's 2023-2024 Training Guide

This guide offers training and education opportunities for contractors, a schedule of both in-person and remote sessions to expand employee skills and grow their value to your clients and your company.

What To Know About Mixing With IBC Totes - Intermediate Bulk Containers

What You Need To Know About Mixing In IBC Totes

An intermediate bulk container might be convenient for shipping and storage, but not that great for mixing. Here's what to know about using a portable mixer with an IBC tote onsite.

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Florida Legislators Pass Law to Allow Radioactive Waste in Road Pavement

The Republican controlled legislature in the state of Florida challenged a 30 year rule kept by the EPA that disallows phosphogypsum, a radioactive byproduct of the fertilizer industry, as a material for road pavement mixes.

An Argument for Increased RAP Percentages Nationwide

While the demand for stricter environmental standards grows, piles of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) do too. Policy changes are needed before state and federal projects can accept the higher mix percentages.

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How To Make Pavement Cooler Through Reflectivity

Conventional dark pavements contribute to urban heat islands as they absorb 80–95% of sunlight and warm the local air. Cool pavements are made with different materials to increase albedo, thereby reducing heat transfer to the surface.

Asphalt Testing Solutions & Engineering are analyzing both control and treated core samples. Additional core samples will be taken and studied over the next two years.

Enhancing the Science of Pavement Preservation

In Minnesota’s most densely populated county, the public works department works hand in hand with the state DOT to expand research on pavement preservation.

Unrivaled Performance from BOMAG Milling Machines

Unrivaled Performance from BOMAG Milling Machines

On your jobsite, if you want performance, ease of operation and operator comfort, then you want the BOMAG BM 2200/65 Milling Machine

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How To Build More Sustainable, Greener Roads

Using bio-based binders and rejuvenators to lessen our dependence on petroleum, lengthen the lifespan of our pavement, and protect our planet.

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Five Major Benefits of Rubber Modified Asphalt

How can this sustainable product, created from recycled used tires, directly impact your business and your customers? Here are five ways that you can see immediate results.

A crew on a parking lot project in Indianapolis prepares to lay asphalt that includes Invigorate Additive.

Asphalt Additives: The Plant-Based Revolution

Out in the farmlands of Iowa, business and science team up to deliver innovative RAP additives derived from the versatile soy bean.

The goal of the USDA BioPreferred Program is to increase the use of biobased products in the U.S.

USDA Approves Colorbiotics Plant Based Additives For Asphalt

In the race to offer greener and cleaner alternatives for the asphalt industry, the USDA stamps three new rejuvenation products from Colorbiotics with its difficult-to-attain "BioPreffered" seal of approval.

Best Practices for Storage and Handling Asphalt Emulsions

From storage tanks to temperature regulation, handling emulsions takes mindful calculations to achieve a desired product.

Rieth-Riley, produced the final hot-mix asphalt and paved the Meijer parking lot and gas station.

How a Big Box Store Brings Recycled Plastic Bags Full Circle

This paving technique pilot project, recycled approximately 12,500 pounds of plastic collected from Meijer customers through in-store recycling bins.

There is a coordinated effort by Cargill, the National Center for Asphalt Technology at Auburn University and Minnesota’s MnROAD partnership to bring standardization and data equivalency across different pavement performance testing methods employed by individual states.

Validating Innovative Pavement Performance

Major effort underway to unify testing data and criteria validate innovative pavement performance across the 50 states.

Anova Rejuvenator Revitalizes Global Headquarters

Cargill uses its Anova rejuvenator on its own corporate campus in Minnesota.

Eventually, pavements breakdown beyond the point in which a surface rejuvenator can be used and the road must be resurfaced or rebuilt. This leads to an oversupply of milled asphalt. Using a rejuvenator in the mix provides an opportunity to utilize the RAP and increases its value to the road builder.

What are Pavement Rejuvenators & Why are they Important?

The industry is working hard to find ways to reverse the impact of aging on asphalt performance while also increasing sustainability

Painted street plazas like this piece by Jessie and Katey for Mural Arts Philadelphia will grace 10 more U.S. cities as part of a new initiative by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Asphalt Doesn't Always Have to be Black

Asphalt art along plazas and crosswalks can help city residents realize their transportation system can be fun and interactive, but make sure you comply with FHWA regulations

TUFFTREK 4002 Bio-Based Asphalt Modifier

Road Science is the only chemical supplier of asphalt additives and emulsifiers with an AASHTO accredited laboratory. Its Tulsa laboratory has been AASHTO accredited since 2001

Road Science Confirms Compliance with AASHTO Accreditation Program

Road Science is the only chemical supplier of asphalt additives and emulsifiers with an American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials accredited laboratory, having originally achieved accreditation in 2001

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Cargill Anova Asphalt Rejuvenators

Anova rejuvenators have demonstrated desirable impact on asphalt pavements containing highly aged RAP and RAS binder (reclaimed asphalt pavement and shingles) in documented results in the laboratory and in the field.

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GSB Products Proven to Maintain Pavement for 39 Years and Counting

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[VIDEO] SurfaceTech Ace Fiber Additive Helps Improve Road Life

Ravel Check Asphalt Rejuvenator

Ravel Check is an asphalt based emulsion with penetrating oils and asphalt resins designed with LOCK THE ROCK technology to rejuvenate, preserve and restore asphalt based pavements.

ArrMaz Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation, Service & Success

Today, ArrMaz employs more than 400 people in 7 offices and nine plants worldwide.

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Engineered Additives Asphalt Performance Modifiers & Additives

Engineered Additives offers safe, effective and efficient modifiers using proven green technologies to meet and exceed new performance test standards.

Cargill WinterPave Asphalt Anti-Freeze

WinterPave asphalt anti-freeze is specifically designed for helping make safer winter roads an easier process for public works officials and commercial contractors while providing an environmentally friendly option.

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Road Science ColdGrip IQ

Road Science's ColdGrip IQ cold patch mix for pothole repair is designed to chemically transform cutback asphalt to be highly compatible with cool, damp and dusty aggregates for easier production and longer patch life.

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Road Science ArrMuls Tack Technology

Road Science introduces ArrMuls Tack Technology designed for eliminating tack coat tracking for faster traffic return to the roadway, while improving pavement layer bonding for better, longer-lasting roads

APM Asphalt is the first U.S. contractor to construct an asphalt pavement that contains the MTP as an additive in the hot mix asphalt.

APM Paves Parking Lot Using Mix with Toner Additive

Recycled printer toner passes first U.S. paving test – laydown – in Kentucky

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Evoflex CA from Ingevity