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Infrastructure
FHWA, MnDOT Investigate Pavement Surface’s Effect on Fuel Consumption
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
MnDOT is investigating the influence of pavement characteristics on rolling resistance. A 10% decrease in resistance could eliminate up to $12.5 billion in fuel costs per year.
Management
Funding Shortfall Puts $300 Million in Mass DOT Projects On Hold
DOT stopped advertising bids for projects as state budget authority for transportation is likely to run out of money before March without passage of a bond bill
Policy Matters
US DOT Offers $75-million Grant to Help Fund Southern California Commuter Rail
24-mile Metrolink extension in Riverside County to Perris, CA, projected to cost $248 million; about another $63 million to come from US DOT
Plants
Vulcan Builds Green Friendly Plant in Fresno
Company overcomes the challenges of meeting California's tough environmental compliance standards
The plant operates with four 32,000 gallon CEI vertical asphalt tanks.
Infrastructure
Michigan DOT Gives New Meaning to the Phrase “Where the Rubber Meets the Road”
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Mix Design
River Stone and Glass Aggregate Create a Polished Concrete River
Rosebud Concrete created a meandering river design for a residential client’s floors by hand-seeding river stone and glass aggregate into a concrete floor and polishing it to a 3,000 grit finish
The River Lodge on the Susquehanna project gained Rosebud Concrete first place recognition in the “polished, under 5,000 square feet” category from the American Society of Concrete Contractors’ 2013 Decorative Concrete Awards.
Infrastructure
Warm Mix Asphalt Wins NOVA Award for Innovation
National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)
International Construction Innovation Award cites environmental, worker safety, and construction benefits of warm mix asphalt
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Infrastructure
Looking Ahead to 2014
Mix Design
What’s coming in 2014?
Infrastructure
Registration Opens for NPE 2014
Infrastructure
Rough 15-Mile Stretch Milled and Repaved
Clark Construction uses advanced paving techology to save time, money & personnel on U.S. 281 project
The project called for milling a 15-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 281 to a 2-in. depth, then placing 2 in. of new asphalt, all within a two-month period.
Paving
Video: Paver Skid Steer Attachment in Action
watch the mini paver attachment Pavijet by Malavasi pave a sidewalk. Pavijet is a patented paver attachmnent for use with skid steers to pave with sand or aggregate, cement and asphalt
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