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Mitigating Climate Change & Extreme Heat With Reflective Pavements

HOME PHOTO: Reflective pavements could reduce the frequency of heat waves in Chicago by around 30 percent over 20 years. Credit: Jaysin Trevino/Wikimedia Commons MIT postdoc explains how reflective pavements can […]

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Sydney, Australia’s NorthConnex: Award-Winning Deepest Concrete Tunnel Completed; Community Benefits

Sydney, Australia’s NorthConnex is completed and officially opened to traffic! Located northwest of Sydney, the $3-billion twin 9km (5.5-mi) project of tunnels contain rigid pavement and are the deepest road

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History: 1958-1960 AASHO Rd Test “…encompassed most substantive pavement research…in the 20th century”

Overall, the 1958-1960 AASHO Road Test encompassed the largest & most substantive pavement research performed in the 20th century. Its results have proven to be highly influential with respect to

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Influential 1920s Road Test Conducted in Illinois

Photo 1920: One of the 63 sections of the Bates Experimental Road “The Transportation History Blog” by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recently wrote an

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Introducing … Rigid Concrete Pavements for Upgrade on Vital Srinagar Roads, Jammu-Kashmir, India

‘Newly built roads will have protection for 20 years’ In the city of Srinagar, India—the largest city and the summer capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir—Jammu and Kashmir administration

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36-Year Established County of River Cess, Liberia: First-Ever Pavement will be Concrete & Named After Honored Slain President

Click to enlarge Cestos (River Cess County, Liberia), popularly known as “the city of natural beauty”, was a scene of huge jubilation when a groundbreaking ceremony was held setting the

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Diamonds Make Roller-Compacted Concrete Shine

3 CALIFORNIA ROADWAYS SWITCH from ASPHALT to ROLLER-COMPACTED CONCRETE The city of Roseville, California, USA, selected 3 diverse roadways for a 2018 RCC pilot project … to date, has received 6 industry awards:

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CAMRA & J. Voigt-ACPA Plans: “Back-to-Office”; “7 Key Staff Efforts”; & 3-Min Video

The chief executive leaders of Concrete and Masonry Related Associations (CAMRA)—17 concrete and masonry related associations—met via videoconference in mid-June, along with Jerry Voigt, President and CEO-American Concrete Pavement Association

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REMINDER!! Deadline, Fri, July 3: ACPA Accepting Nominations for “Excellence in Concrete Paving Awards”!

The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) is accepting nominations for the 31st Annual “Excellence in Concrete Pavement Awards” for projects completed in the calendar year 2019. Final DEADLINE for submittals and

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Thin Concrete Overlay Wins “Gold Award”, Exceeds its Design Life

When county officials decided to place a 1.25 mile concrete overlay in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, it was with the understanding the pavement would last about 10 years. At 19 years,

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Significant Concrete Artifacts are a Major Find for Historical Collection

The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) added a significant artifact to its collection of historical items in early June, 2020. The samples are from what is believed to be the

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CP Tech: Board Members; Concrete Pavements Around the USA & Virtually; CONEXPO-CON/AGG History

Meet the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CPTech Center) Board Members—Robert Seghetti! Robert Seghetti, President-Acme Concrete Paving, Inc., serves on the CP Tech Center’s Executive Board of Directors as an at-large representative

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History of the CP Road Map

Click to enlarge. To see more historical photos, please go to History Page: https://cptechcenter.org/cp-road-map/?highlight=CP%20Road%20Map%20History The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center concluded its CP Road Map in 2019 Detailed History of the

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Celebrating 111 Years … April 20, 1909: World’s 1st Mile of Concrete (Podcast incl.)

On April 20, 1909, construction of the world’s first mile of concrete highway was begun in Detroit, Michigan, USA. In 1906, the Michigan Legislature created the state’s first road commission in

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Ad Hoc Group: Letter to U.S. Officials: “… Clarify Infrastructure Construction as Essential …”

An ad hoc group of 23 trade associations* sent a letter on Friday, March 20, 2020 to key federal and state government officials urging their support for considering infrastructure construction as an essential service.

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In 1903, North Carolina Made History with 1st Airplane Flight—117 Years Later, Airport Industry Greatly Supports Its Rural Communities

HISTORY: On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane 20 feet above a wind-swept beach in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (N.C.). The flight lasted 12 seconds and

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South Australia’s First Major Concrete Roadway to Deliver Substantial Lifetime Savings

One of South Australia (SA)’s newest components of major road infrastructure is currently under construction, and will be its first to feature a concrete pavement. Lend lease Engineering’s $885-million Northern

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ISCP “Q&O” Webpage—For ISCP Members & ASCP & EUPAVE Partners

Have a question or need some advice related to any aspect of concrete pavements? Welcome to the ISCP “Questions and Opinions” (“Q&O”) WEBPAGE! Q&O is a new benefit for members

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Canada’s Calgary International Airport Now Home to Environmentally Friendly Concrete—To Save >120 Tons of CO2 Emissions!

The Calgary International Airport (YYC) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada just received its first environmentally friendly concrete on the construction of a new deicing pad—the East Deicing Apron—made with CarbonCure Concrete, reducing 160 tons of

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Turkish Ready Mixed Concrete Association/Türkiye Hazir Beton Birliği (THBB) Attains Significant Consultancy Position with New Concrete Center

The Turkish Ready Mixed Concrete Association / Türkiye Hazir Beton Birliği (THBB) attains a significant position in Europe on Concrete R&D and Technology Consultancy with the “THBB Concrete R&D and Technology Consultancy

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