Patching

Des Moines tries out emulsion and rejuvenation with winter recycling

Each year, AsphaltPro prepares a supplemental magazine focused on pavement preservation treatments, PreservationPro. Check out the articles featured in the May 2019 issue of PreservationPro below.

Road Science Gets the Credit Road Science, a Division of ArrMaz, announced that it successfully completed a comprehensive American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) On-Site Assessment and Quality Management System Evaluation of its research and development and customer support laboratory in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The review was conducted by AASHTO re:source over a […]

Here’s how Thermo-Lay’s truck-mounted pothole patching machine works.

Winter brings a few difficult situations that asphalt contractors must face.

The concept of pavement preservation—in which the right treatment to the right pavement at the right time forestalls or eliminates future high costs of reconstruction—is hitting its stride, and the nation’s road agencies are benefiting from it.

When it comes to performing a lasting repair, the persistent freeze thaw cycles of northern Michigan can be a pain. “Two days ago, it was 50 degrees, now it’s 22 with 4 inches of snow on the ground–at least until the sun comes out and melts it,” said Traverse City Street Superintendent Mark Jones. “We […]