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In Industry News , RPE , Rumble Strips , Safety

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

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May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. This is a great time to remind drivers about the importance of remaining aware and alert for motorcyclists. One way that the DOTs are helping keep riders safe is through the installation of rumble strips and reflective pavement markings.  The Important Role Rumble Strips...
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May 10, 2023 by Chyanna Outlaw
In Events , Industry News , Meet The Team

Gessner and Eicher Part of 2022-2023 LEAP Graduating Class

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Congratulations to Kim Gessner and Andrew Eicher and other members of the 2022-2023 LEAP Class. Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturers Association (AEMA) The LEAP program is intended for AEMA Members looking to increase their knowledge of the asphalt emulsion industry. Kim Gessner What Participants Experience There are general education requirements through the...
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April 10, 2023 by Hannah McFarland
In Business , Industry News , Safety

Worksite Safety Legislation in Indiana Passes

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Program to Enforce Worksite Speed Limits After five years of effort by our Government Affairs team and representatives from Heritage Construction + Materials working closely with lawmakers, the Worksite Safety Bill has passed both the Indiana House and Senate. This law requires the Indiana Department of Transportation to establish a worksite speed control pilot program to enforce the worksite...
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April 10, 2023 by Hannah McFarland
In Case Studies , Industry News , Research and Studies

CAIT Evaluates the Performance of J-BAND® a Void Reducing Asphalt Membrane

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On September 22, 2022, Rutgers University's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and their Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT®) conducted a study on the Pennsylvania Turnpike evaluating the performance of J-Band®. About the Project A Void Reducing Asphalt Membrane (VRAM) project was performed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike between...
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February 13, 2023 by Chyanna Outlaw
In Industry News , Sustainability

IIJA Helping to Build Resilient Transportation Infrastructure

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Excerpt from the JULY – AUGUST 2022 Edition of TRANSPORTATION BUILDER Magazine from ARTBA, The American Road & Transportation Builders Association THE ARENA On the Road Again with DAVE BAUER | President & CEO, ARTBA Designing & Building Resilient Transportation Infrastructure More than 90 percent of American households have a...
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November 16, 2022 by Hannah McFarland
In Industry News , Sustainability

Improving the Sustainability of Asphalt Pavements

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(Excerpt from the Fall 2002 Asphalt Pavement Magazine) An increasing number of agencies, companies, organizations, institutes, and governing bodies are embracing principles of sustainability in managing their activities and conducting business. Historically, sustainability referred to environmental sustainability and simply meant using natural resources in a way that people in the...
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October 26, 2022 by Hannah McFarland