The city of Avon Park, Florida—named for Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom, and known as “the birthplace of William Shakespeare”—is not only the oldest city in Highlands County, but is also home […]
NATIONAL CONCRETE CONSORTIUM (NC²) SPRING 2020 Quarterly E-News: Featured FHWA Concrete Clips— This quarter, CP Tech features the Maturity and Strength Gain and Admixtures Concrete Clips. Concrete Clips is a series of
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85% favor requirement that federally funded structures are designed to better withstand flooding, poll shows As Congress considers devoting hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars toward upgrading the nation’s roads,
At the end of January, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced more than $8 million in Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration program grants to state DOTs and local governments in 10 states. The
FHWA Awards Grant Funding to 10 States for Innovative Highway Projects Read More »
The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center)‘s 2020 travel schedule January through February: January 9: Peter Taylor spoke about mixture proportioning and measurement at the 61st Annual “Nebraska Concrete and
CPTech Talking Concrete Pavements Around the USA in Jan-Feb 2020! Read More »
The European Concrete Pavement Association (EUPAVE) is please to announce that the EUPAVE INFOGRAPHIC was published as the cover of the latest issue of “Cement and Concrete World”, a magazine created
EUPAVE Infographic Featured as Magazine Cover for TÇMB’s “Cement & Concrete World”! Read More »
Annual spring weight restrictions to protect the state of Michigan, USA’s roads began on Monday, February 24, 2020. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced that all state trunkline highways within
Michigan Weight Restrictions to Protect Roads Began Feb 2020 Read More »
During a mid-February 2020 program on ‘Building pothole free roads in Indian cities’, organized by Indian Concrete Institute (ICI), Dinakar Pasla, Associate Professor (Civil), School of Infrastructure-Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), said
Whitetopping Solution for Potholed & Crumbling Roads in India Read More »
In February, a coalition of 41 transportation associations including: American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA); Associated General Contractors of America (AGCA); American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO);
Transportation Assoc. Coalition Urges Action on Infrastructure Investment Read More »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=7xeZTlDhWws&feature=emb_logo Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA)—Concrete roads are the strongest and most durable, performing better under heavy traffic loads, and lowering costs across the lifetime of the asset. These
VIDEO—Australia: “Concrete Roads”: Strong, Durable, Perform Better, Most Cost-Effective… Read More »
At the World of Concrete 2020 in early February in Las Vegas, Nevada, Bill Palmer, Concrete Construction Magazine presented the award of “Most Influential 2020: “Four Under Forty 2020” to Sherry Sullivan, National Account
Early February 2020, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the launch of “Shaped by Concrete“— a new educational campaign to increase awareness of the sustainability, resiliency and durability of concrete
The first project demonstrating precast prestressed concrete pavement (PPCP) technology for bridge approach slab construction was installed at both ends of a bridge on Highway 60 near Sheldon, Iowa The
James Mack, Director, Market Development-CEMEX, posted on LinkedIn: “Here are two back to back articles from the New York Times describing our infrastructure woes: “As States Add Money to Fix Roads,
Mapping US Infrastructure: Thru Invested Dollars & Via Motorists’ Smartphones Read More »
… From “The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation (CBS-TV) “Conductive Concrete” (Season 3 Episode 61). Mo Rocca, Humorist, Journalist, and Actor-TV, Radio, Blog and Dr. Christopher Tuan, Professor, Concrete Engineer-University of Nebraska (3:34)
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Robert Rasmussen, Vice President and Chief Engineer-The Transtec Group, Inc., recently posted a report on LinkedIn titled, “Pavement Engineering for Tracks and Proving Grounds: How to Begin?” For highway or airfield projects, much
Pavement Engineering for Tracks & Proving Grounds: How to Begin? Read More »
What is slurry? The dictionary defines slurry as “a watery mixture of insoluble matter.” Roads & Bridges online magazine published an article by Kristen Dispense, International Grooving and Grinding Association (IGGA),
4 Studies Show Environmental Benefits of CGR “Slurry” Read More »
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
The National Highway Institute (NHI) announced the five-part distance learning program, “Constructing Quality PCC Pavement Preservation Treatments”—a comprehensive program developed under the auspices of the NHI through a cooperative agreement between the
NHI (WBT) “Concrete Pavement Preservation” Courses, Available 24/7—English & Spanish! Read More »
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
South Australia’s First Major Concrete Roadway to Deliver Substantial Lifetime Savings Read More »
