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UK: EUPAVE Participated in European Road Infrastructure Congress October 18-20

The European Concrete Pavement Association (EUPAVE) and its members participated in 1st European Road Infrastructure Congress October 18-20 in Leeds, UK. Organized by European Road Federation (ERF), the Congress offered the chance to […]

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VIDEO of Paraguay Seminar: “1er Seminario Internacional sobre Pavimento de Hormigón”

For the ISCP article on the “1er Seminario Internacional sobre Pavimento de Hormigón (1st International Seminar on Concrete Pavement)”, posted adjacent to this video, please go to: Paraguay: ISCP President Presented at

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Paraguay: ISCP President Presented at “Seminario Sobre Pavimento de Hormigón Reúne en Nuestro País a Referentes Internacionales” in November

A Concrete Pavement Seminar titled “Seminario Sobre Pavimento de Hormigón Reúne en Nuestro País a Referentes Internacionales” was held in Asuncion, Paraguay November 8-11, 2016 to tout the benefits of

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Nigeria: “Concrete Pavement Roads are “THE WAY TO GO”—Sustainability, Much Lower Maintenance, & Lower Costs”

In 2014, Nigeria was estimated to have lost N300 billion to bitumen importation. Now, with biting foreign exchange scarcity, dwindling revenue, and prevailing economic recession, experts have called for the

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Australia: Toowoomba, Queensland is Greenest Airport in the World! [Video Included]

The Geopolymer Institute recently reported on Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport (BWWA), Toowoomba, Queensland, is Australia’s first greenfield public airport to be built in 48 years. BWWA became fully operational with commercial flights

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New Website! “The RCC Pavement Council”

“Our mission is to sustainably grow the market size for Roller Compacted Concrete Pavement Construction.” The RCC Pavement Council has a brand new WEBSITE! Founded in 2014, The RCC Pavement Council is

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The Netherlands: TU Delft “healCON Conference” to be held in November

TU Delft will hold the healCON Conference November 28-29, 2016 in Science Centre Building-Delft University of Technology, in Delft, The Netherlands. The aim of the 2-day conference is to discuss

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Australian Company’s “Earth-Friendly Concrete” Contending for “ACI Excellence in Concrete Award” this October

Toowoomba-based Wagners Construction Materials, owned by the Wagner family, has been nominated for an international award for their Earth-Friendly Concrete (EFC) innovation, as reported in an article titled “Earth friendly concrete gains admirers” by

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NCC E-News AUGUST 2016: Real-Time Smoothness Measurements, Improved Concrete Pavement Performance, Surface Characteristics, Precast Concrete, & more

In association with the CP Road Map Program The National Concrete Consortium E-News (NCC E-News) is the newsletter of the Long-Term Plan for Concrete Pavement Research and Technology (CP Road Map), a national

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I-90 Tollway Project: Concrete Recycling & Green Building—Illinois, USA

The widening and rebuild of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) in the northern part of Illinois in suburban Chicago, USA is a massive concrete recycling job (reported in American

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Large Concrete Runway Project at Dover AFB Scheduled for Completion … Biggest Jets Returning September

DelawareOnline News and American Concrete Institute (ACI) reported that the Dover Air Force Base (Dover AFB) located 2 miles southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware, USA, has been conducting a $98.3-million replacement of north-south

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Chile: Two Important Projects Designed with Short Slabs in Chiloé Island, South of Chile

The greater Island of Chiloé, located in southern Chile, in the Los Lagos Region, has a rainy cool climate that together with the poor capacity of soils in the area, create

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Panama: CEMEX Paving Innovations Improve Quality of Life for 15,000 people in Panama

In Panama (Central America)—north of the capital Panama City—the highway between the communities of Nuevo México and El Chungal, suffered from decay for many years. Sensing a significant need. CEMEX completed

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VIDEO: CEMEX Paving Innovations Improve Quality of Life for 15,000 People in Panama

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New Paving Technology: CCP—RCC Benefits with Traditional Concrete Appearance

The Southeast Cement Promotion Association (SCPA) recently featured a new paving technology in their “Promotion Spotlight 2016”. To further its achievement of quality, innovation, and excellence, the leaders of the new world-class Caterpillar

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N. Spain: Concrete Motorway “Y de Asturias” (CRCP) Still Going Strong After 40 Years

On June 14, 2016, the European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) participated in the 40th anniversary of the construction of the “Y de Asturias” concrete motorway in northern Spain. “New Technologies in Concrete

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U.S. Paving Trends – What Lessons for Europe?

General Karl Downey, Secretary-European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE), recently wrote an article on the new Portland Cement Association (PCA) report that examines paving trends in the United States (U.S.). Concrete paving’s share for roads in

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Brussels: Communication on Low-Emission Mobility: Road Pavement Sector Highlights Role of Road Infrastructure

On July 20, 2016,  the European Commission released its Communication on “A European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility” (COM (2016) 501), which covers all transport modes. Regarding road transport, the Communication includes

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Canada/North America: FREE Popular Pavement LCA Tool for Roadways Now Available as Web Application

The Athena Sustainable Materials Institute has released a web version of Pavement LCA, its popular and FREE “life cycle assessment (LCA)” tool for roadways. The easy-to-use software tool calculates the environmental impact

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Chile: Important Approval for Short Slab System

After achieving various approvals that have marked the history of short slabs: the TCP® Technology (Thin Concrete Pavements), the Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo in Chile (Ministry of Housing and Urban

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