Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction

One Week Left to Enter 2017 Pavement Awards

Paving & pavement maintenance contractors can enter their best jobs for a Pavement Award for two more weeks. Nominations will not be accepted after November 1st.

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New Overtime Rule Could Pass in May

It is possible the Department of Labor (DOL) will act by the end of this week in attempts to publish the final new overtime rule and provide the required notices to Congress by May 16

Working Safely with Thermoplastic

Don't have unnecessary workers involved. When cleaning the lines on a truck-mounted unit, for example, have only one person at the exit point (the gun) and another running the valve on the truck.

The “.01 Second” Winning Job

Scholarship Applications Due July 1

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Catch Basins and the OSHA Confined Spaces Rule

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RTS has Standards

How to Compact Asphalt Pavements

Temperature of the mat, pattern of rollers, impact mat density – and the success (or failure) of a pavement

Given that the best time to achieve the greatest density is when the mat is hottest, it makes sense to get as much compaction at the higher temperatures as possible. Scherocman says the best way to do that is to operate two rollers in echelon – side by side – down the mat. This enables the full width of the mat to be compacted while that mat is hottest.

How to Know Where Your Striping Business Needs to Grow & Slow

Precision Striping gains competitive advantage by making investments in their equipment fleet and cutting down on services offered

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How Geogrids Help Remediate Failures

Geogrids have aided in retrofits by facilitating a reduced thickness of the sub-base; serving as an abridgement; enabling a shorter time of construction, as well as a cost reduction

Orange County Public Works relied on Geotextile Apparatus Co.’s Grizzly Cub fabric/grid installation machine, attached to a motor grader, to properly place the geogrid on its projects.

APM Paves Parking Lot Using Mix with Toner Additive

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

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.

Best Practices for Sealcoating Edges

The finish of your edging can make or break the entire look of the job, make sure it’s done right

Some contractors prefer to edge using a spray wand and a blocker board. Spraying can offer a clean edge, but contractors must be very mindful not only of overspray, but also of the blocker board and the sealer that accumulates on it. It can become tricky moving the board from one location to another without having sealer drip on to the surfaces you are trying to protect. Spraying is also susceptible to the effects of wind.

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