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

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Projects utilizing innovative technologies are frequently built with both a test and a control section to understand how that technology performs. Our teams have been involved in several test and control projects across the country to help us and our partners understand the long-term gains J-Band® can have on a...
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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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Annual Review of ODOT’s J-Band® Project of Williams County US-6

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Background Summary of Project Purpose: Aside from ensuring that J-Band® is utilized in projects across the nation to provide longer-lasting safer roads, we often construct projects that have a test and control section to understand what impact J-Band can have on roads. Each year, these test and control projects undergo...
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IDOT utilizes VRAM in Massac County, Illinois

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Project Details A road construction project utilizing a Void Reducing Asphalt Membrane (VRAM) project took place on November 8th in Massac County, Illinois. (Note: in Illinois VRAM is often referred to as LJS). This road construction project runs from Teague Hill Road to Benton Road. VRAM was applied with a...
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Washtenaw County Road Commission of Michigan using CimLine to apply VRAM!

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About this project: A road construction project utilizing a Void Reducing Asphalt Membrane (VRAM) took place on September 23rd through the 24th with the Washtenaw County Road Commission in Washtenaw County, Michigan. This was a County Project. Pavement Maintenance System applied VRAM to multiple joints on Packard Road with a...
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IDOT utilizes VRAM in Gallatin County, Illinois

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About this project: A Void Reducing Asphalt Membrane, (VRAM), project took place on October 27th in Gallatin County, Illinois.  This project on Mainstreet covered the 3,600 feet stretch from Murphy Street in Ridgeway to Shawneetown Road in New Haven.  VRAM was specified for application to the centerline joint with a...
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