Learn how to introduce Ground Tire Rubber (GTR, or recycled rubber) into pavement design for rubber asphalt roads. Rubberized asphalt is an innovative form of asphalt concrete. Also known as rubber ...

Many associations, organizations, and businesses have developed programs in the past to help their constituents produce specifications for a variety of concrete pavement applications. For smaller ...

They're called smart roads: highways studded with sensors that monitor wear and tear and "feel" vehicles like fingers on a touchpad, and that are connected to the internet to alert motorists to ...

University of Pittsburgh professors Lev Khazanovich and Julie Vandenbossche have secured a highly competitive $600,000, three-year grant from the National Academies' National Cooperative Highway ...

Pavements, which are vulnerable to increased temperatures and excessive flooding due to sea level rise, can crack and crumble. Climate change can be a major contributor and as greenhouse gas emissions ...

PITTSBURG — The city has embarked on a mission to improve its streets, but for some neighborhoods, the wait could last a decade. With limited funding and rising costs, restoring Pittsburg’s roads to ...

Perpetual Pavement Awards (PPAs) celebrate long-life asphalt pavements. For 2021, a record number of 14 PPAs: By Performance were earned. Engineers at the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) ...

MOLINE, Ill. — Cement, asphalt, and even pavers make up the majority of our road surfaces here in the Quad Cities. While each serves the same purpose, giving us a somewhat smooth path to reach our ...

There have been several talks on the use of flexible or rigid pavements for Nigerian roads. The merits and demerits of both have been well noted. While rigid pavements are costlier, they can withstand ...