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VRAM Still Paying Dividends for I-81 in Schuylkill County Pennsylvania

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Why VRAM is Like an Insurance Policy for Agencies? When identifying the weakest points in a pavement, longitudinal joints tend to stand out. This is due to the voids and connected voids, which cause the joints to be vulnerable to the elements, such as air and water. When the elements...
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Protect The Longitudinal Joint. Protect The Entire Road.

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Road managers know that 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. Air and water work down through this gap causing the joint to deteriorate, crack and pothole. And when the longitudinal joint...
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