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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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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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New Light-Emitting Cement Could Light Highways Without Electricity

Science Daily Online News, Phys.org, Equipment World’s Better Roads Online News, and Construction Drive Online News via Investigación y Desarrollo Online News, all recently reported on a Mexican project by José Carlos

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Recycling Carbon Dioxide in Concrete for a Lower Carbon Footprint

CarbonCure retrofits concrete plants with a technology that recycles waste carbon dioxide to make affordable, greener concrete products. Carbon dioxide is now more than just a greenhouse gas—it is a valuable material to

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Conductive, De-icing Concrete Improves Safety & Efficiency for Roadways, Airports & Homes

On a frigid afternoon in late December, 2015, a 200-square-foot slab of seemingly ordinary concrete sits just outside the Peter Kiewit Institute as snowflakes begin parachuting toward Omaha, Nebraska, USA. The snow

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New Soil Freezing Model May Help DOTs Lower Spring’s Thaw Damage to Roads

Each spring, as roads that have been frozen all winter begin to thaw from the surface downward, melting snow and ice saturate the ground. The roadbed, softened by trapped moisture

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Presentation, Videos & Twitter Exhibit Unique Concrete Pavement Attributes & Construction Methods

Jereme Montgomery, Executive Director-Nebraska Concrete & Aggregates Association (NC&AA), USA, was awarded the NRMCA 2015 State Affiliate Promoter of the Year Award by the Promotion Committee. Mr. Montgomery is an outstanding concrete promoter within

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Short Street in Oklahoma City has Long 106-Year History

In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, off of NW 23rd, just east of N. Shartel Avenue, is a street barely two blocks long that could easily be mistaken for an alley.

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RCC Pavement Gaining Momentum Among Contractors & Road Agencies—Placement, Quick-Set Advantages, & Strength

RCC pavement is gaining momentum among contractors and road agencies due to many of its advantages, according to an article titled “Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) Gaining Momentum” by Tom Kuennen-Equipment

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Shovels Nor Plows Needed: Special Concrete Could Melt Mounds of Snow

Researchers have hit on a formula that electrifies pavement and could ease recovery from big storms. The National Geographic Magazine reported an article, by Christina Nunez (January 2016 issue) providing updates to

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USA: Utah DOT Designs 40-Year Sustainable Concrete Pavement for High-Elevation Highway With Fly Ash

A recent article was published in the ‘Concrete Channel’ of ‘Roads & Bridges Online Magazine’ by Todd Laker, Senior Technical Service Engineer-Holcim Inc. (ISCP Member); Mitzi McIntyre, P.E., Executive Director-ACPA Utah Chapter (ISCP

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ICPI & ASCE Publish Benchmark Reference on Permeable Pavements

The Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) has teamed with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)‘s Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) and Water Resources Research Center’s (WRRC) Low-Impact Development Committee to publish

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CHILE: Optimized Geometry TCP®Slabs—From Basic Roads to Major Highways

Concrete Pavements with optimized geometry (TCP) have been one of the main innovations applied by the Ministry of Public Works in Chile (MOP). Due the problem in terms of performance

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EUPAVE: Concrete Roads – An Integral Part of the Circular Economy

The European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE), announced that “resource efficiency” and “the circular economy” are words on everyone’s lips at the moment. In December, the European Commission will release its new

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