Research and Studies Articles

VRAM Restores I-74 in Shelbyville, Indiana

Everyone in the road construction industry knows that the longitudinal joint is often the first part of the pavement to fail. This is because many...

VRAM Saves Time, Money, & Lives in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Case Studies, Research and Studies

Road managers know that the longitudinal joint is the first part of the pavement to fail. As a road’s most permeable part, air and water work down...

More than 20 Years of Longer Lasting Roads in Illinois with J-Band®

Case Studies, Industry News, Project Reviews, Research and Studies

Lengthening road life has been a priority for road construction engineers and paving contractors to prevent road damage caused by longitudinal joint...

Annual Review ODOT’s Henry County US-6 VRAM Project

Case Studies, Project Reviews, Research and Studies

Projects utilizing innovative technologies are frequently built with both a test and a control section to understand how that technology performs....

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

Research and Studies, Case Studies, Industry News

A Void Reducing Asphalt Membrane (VRAM) project was completed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Pennsylvania.

Annual Review of ODOT’s J-Band® Project of Williams County US-6

Case Studies, Project Reviews, Research and Studies

Background Summary of Project Purpose: Aside from ensuring that J-Band® is utilized in projects across the nation to provide longer-lasting safer...

IDOT utilizes VRAM in Massac County, Illinois

Case Studies, Research and Studies

Project Details A road construction project utilizing a Void Reducing Asphalt Membrane (VRAM) project took place on November 8th in Massac County,...

Learn How Illinois is Protecting the Centerline Joint with VRAM.

Case Studies, Research and Studies

About this project: A Void Reducing Asphalt Membrane, (VRAM), project took place on July 11th and 12th in Fayette County. This was a state project....