Pavement Maintenance

Milling contractor Triturados Asfalticos de Torreón S.A de C.V. (TATSA) mills a main urban road in Torreon, Mexico, with Wirtgen’s W 150 CF milling machine.

Crack sealing is the process of placing an adhesive sealant into cracks on the pavement surface, preventing the infiltration of moisture and non-compressible materials into the pavement. Here are the best practices of crack sealing.

As it does with new construction or mill-and-overlay projects, the nominal maximum aggregate size in a micro surfacing mix impacts the project’s success. Here are some best practices for stockpiling for micro surfacing jobs.

Manufacturers haven’t slowed their research and development in between tradeshows while you’ve been out paving this summer. If you’re in need of parts, components or a whole new machine, the OEMs who make the goods are hard at work to keep up with demand. The next few pages include a handful of offerings that were […]

The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans), with headquarters in Montpelier, has typically employed common preventive maintenance treatments such as bituminous crack fill sealant, micro surfacing, various seals, ultra thin lays, hot-in-place bituminous overlays, and more. These treatments have proven to be effective. Their costs, however, can be fairly expensive, depending on the treatment and roadway […]

Gather insight from the pipeline industry’s construction, refurbishment

An estimated 2 million construction workers in the United States have been exposed to respirable silica dust, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. That’s why OSHA’s Respirable Crystalline Silica standard requires that employers limit workers’ exposure to silica and take other steps to protect workers. “Silica dust appears in asphalt, concrete and rocks,” […]