Pavement Maintenance

Lutec of Germany offers the Comicat 140 machine for grinding asphalt, concrete and terrazzo. The company stated it’s used regularly to prepare floors in retail centers, industrial buildings, hospitals, and parking garages, as well as to prepare bridge, concrete road, and asphalt road surfaces for resurfacing. Without a conveyor, it mills surfaces up to 3 […]

Chemtek Inc., Morrisville, North Carolina, now offers a new disposable tote option for 275-gallon and 330-gallon quantities of its biodegradable asphalt cleaner, PavePro Green. The company stated one of its main objectives is to achieve maximum sustainability in its manufacturing processes and product offerings. The company now extends its sustainability efforts to include product packaging. […]

In 2011 and 2012, two projects were spray sealed in Australia to evaluate the relative performance of seals constructed using various grades of polymer modified binders (PMBs). Here are the results.

Bergkamp Inc., Salina, Kansas, has launched the SP5E spray injection pothole patcher to replace the company’s SP5 spray patcher. Using Bergkamp’s smart patching equipment control system (SPECS) with material mix control technology, the units are equipped with a joystick and touchscreen display to provide full operator control. The SPECS system is designed to control material […]

Fontaine Heavy-Haul, Springville, Alabama, has introduced the new Fontaine Workhorse 55PVR for the road construction industry. The trailer features a low front approach angle of 9 degrees and a removable center bogie section to accommodate excavators. Todd Anderson, vice president sales and marketing, said: “It boasts 55 tons in 16 feet or 50 tons in […]

Keathley Line Striping (KLS) is a 100 percent deaf-owned and employed company. Despite discrimination, owner Mike Keathley has built a company known and respected for its performance and precision.

A revamped fleet, dedicated crews and empowered public triple the annual number of pothole repairs in San Antonio.