Category: Infrastructure

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A Safer Way: Eliminating Centerline Density Testing

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Road construction can be dangerous. Vehicles zoom past field workers at hazardous speeds. One of the riskiest places to be is near the centerline of a busy road. Quality control technicians have lost their lives when performing density tests at the joint. Unfortunately, density testing of the center longitudinal joint...
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J-Band & Centerline Rumble Strips Working Together to Improve the Safety of Otterville Road

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Otterville Road in Jersey County, Illinois, is a 25-year-old pavement that has experienced several roadway fatalities and departure accidents over the years. Jersey County Highway department decided to take a stand and make improvements. Jersey County utilized Highway Safety Improvement Funds to implement this project. The Highway Safety Improvement Program...
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A Successful VRAM Application on IL-48

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Written by Naarah Holloway Everyone in the road construction industry knows that the longitudinal joint is often the first part of the pavement to fail. This is because the air voids in longitudinal joints make them more susceptible to elements such as air and water and dust than the rest of...
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Enhancing Road Infrastructure with the use of a Void Reducing Asphalt Membrane

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Are you interested in optimizing road maintenance to save time, resources, and potentially lives? By applying a void reducing asphalt membrane (VRAM) such as J-Band, you can experience fewer road repairs in your future. Therefore, saving time, money, and lives. J-Band is applied under the pavement surface where the centerline...
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How J-Band® Saves Time, Money, and Lives for Englewood, Ohio

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Since 2002, J-Band® has been helping roads last longer. As a Void Reducing Asphalt Membrane (VRAM) it is a materials approach and is unlike other treatments since it significantly reduces air voids in longitudinal joints from the bottom up. This extends the life of the joint and improves the entire...
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VRAM + RPE = The Joint Solution

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When it comes to road construction, it is important to ensure that roads are safe, durable, and sustainable. However, the longitudinal joint can be the Achilles’ heel of a paved road. Left unprotected, road managers know that the longitudinal joint is the first part of the pavement to fail. As...
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