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AMI Guest Appearance on ESG Decoded Podcast

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Asphalt Materials' VP of Specialty Products, Dave Henderson is a featured guest on the popular ClimeCo Podcast, ESG Decoded. During their recent episode featuring AMI’s very own Dave Henderson, ESG Decoded invites listeners to ‘get in the weeds’ on the topic of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to understand what goes...
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How Lawrence County, IL Creates a More Resilient and Reliable Infrastructure

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About this project: A Void Reducing Asphalt Membrane, (VRAM), project took place on August 29th and 30th in Lawrence County, Illinois. This 66,040-foot project took place on IL-33 from the Crawford County line to Old US 50. VRAM was designated for application to the centerline joint with a width of...
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Sustainability and Profit

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Excerpt of October 2022 Article Featured in Asphalt Pavement Magazine Volume 27 | Number 5 BY BENJAMIN F. BOWERS, PE “The three tenants of sustainability are people (social), planet (environmental concerns), and the oft-forgotten profit. As a graduate student, I lounged one evening on my porch after a day of...
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VRAM Helping Franklin County, Ohio Create More Sustainable Roads

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About this project: A VRAM project took place on August 25th in Franklin County, Ohio. This Ohio Department of Transportation, (ODOT), project was on I-71, from SLM 25.61 north to SLM 27.74 and I-270 from SLM 24.55 east to SLM 26.50. VRAM was also applied to the centerline joint on...
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How Allen County, Indiana is Extending the Life of Roads with VRAM

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About this project: A Void Reducing Asphalt Membrane, VRAM, project took place on August 16th in Allen County, Indiana. This project on Carroll Road covered the section from Hand Road to US-33. VRAM was applied to the centerline joint, prior to HMA paving with a targeted 18” wide band as...
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Westerville Investing in Longer-Lasting Roads

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About this project: VRAM projects on multiple roads within the City of Westerville took place on August 15th. These projects included, Hideaway Woods Drive, (from Dempsey Road to the dead end), Wetherby Lane, (from Crossbrook Boulevard to County Line Schrock Road), and Crossbrook Boulevard, (from Schrock Road to Wetherby Lane)....
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