It looks like some exotic piece of machinery for exo-planetary exploration, but in reality it is a futuristic concept cooked up by Volvo Construction Equipment of what an automated road paver in the ...

Explore the inner workings of a modern asphalt plant. Discover how raw aggregates are transformed into high-quality asphalt ...

Any major road construction project will come with complex challenges, including the management of traffic flow, space limitations, coordinating with utilities, the unpredictability of weather, and so ...

Ambient (air) temperatures, base (aggregate and existing asphalt) temperatures and hot mixed asphalt temperatures are critical to obtaining compaction and longevity of the newly paved surfaces and ...

When considering how cars and trucks generate such a large part of the world's greenhouse gas pollution, it's easy to overlook what lies beneath them. But under all that traffic, there are roads. And ...

Managing your material costs is one of the most important things you can do as a project owner to manage expenses and material overruns can make or break your profit margin. This is why it’s important ...

The Florida Dept. of Transportation is testing a fairly new asphalt paving process that, if implemented, might eventually save some of the nearly $5 billion that the agency spends annually on ...

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