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VRAM Helping Clinton County, Indiana Create More Sustainable Roads

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About this project: A VRAM project took place on November 8th in Clinton County, Indiana. This project on State Road 28 stretched from South Jackson Street to O’Neil Street in the city of Frankfort, Indiana. VRAM was applied with a targeted 18” wide band to the centerline joint, prior to...
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November 14, 2022 by Zoe Buhl
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City of Bloomington, Illinois Utilizing VRAM

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About this project: On October 6th, a Void Reducing Asphalt Membrane, (VRAM), project took place on McLean Street in the city of Bloomington, Illinois. This 33,291-foot project that occurred on McLean Street stretched from East Oakland Avenue to East Washington. (Note: in Illinois VRAM is often referred to as LJS)....
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November 8, 2022 by Zoe Buhl
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Illinois Building a More Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure

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About this project: A recent VRAM project took place in Will County, Illinois on September 19th. This was an Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Project. The 292,608-foot project in Lawrence County started in the northbound lanes, covering a stretch south of I-80 to just south of Weber Road. VRAM was...
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October 3, 2022 by Zoe Buhl
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How Ohio Enhances Road-Life & Quality with VRAM

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About this project: A Void Reducing Asphalt Membrane, VRAM, project took place on State Road-21 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio on September 17th. This Project was by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). This project covered 1.47 miles on this two-lane highway between Strasburg and Beach City, Ohio. The project started...
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September 29, 2022 by Zoe Buhl
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See How Illinois Utilizes VRAM in Cass & Sangamon Counties

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About this project: A Void Reducing Asphalt Membrane, (VRAM), project took place on July 20th and 21st in Cass & Sangamon Counties in the state of Illinois. This project had 4.8 miles of overlay, and ADA improvements on IL-125 from 0.1 miles west of the Sangamon County line to Richland...
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September 14, 2022 by Zoe Buhl
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How Ohio Enhanced Its Performance of the Longitudinal Joint

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The longitudinal joint is the first part of the pavement to fail. As a road’s most permeable part, this joint is susceptible to the elements, such as air and water that work down through this gap, causing the joint to deteriorate, crack and pothole. When the longitudinal joint fails, the...
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September 13, 2022 by Zoe Buhl