Plantmix Asphalt Industry of Kentucky (PAIKY) has announced that they met with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) and various paving contractors to consider using warm mix asphalt at temperature limitations beyond those currently outlined in Kentucky’s standard specifications book. Kentucky's current specifications require a minimum ambient air temperature and minimum surface […]
I was in Mexico City with Paco Vega to install a new Evotherm injection system for PINFRA last week. They are one of the largest asphalt contractors in Mexico and have a new contract with Mexico City government. Here is Paco Vega, MWV’s account manager in Mexico, inspecting the mix that was made at 240 […]
With Turkey Day in the record books and Christmas right around the corner, what better time to start thinking about the upcoming Southeastern Asphalt User/Producer Group meeting in beautiful Oklahoma City. Although the weather will be cool, SEAPUG is always a great venue to discuss the many benefits of warm mix. We will be at […]
FHWA and NAPA hosted this conference in Denver just before Thanksgiving. The intent of the two-day conference was to highlight the necessity for sustainability initiatives in asphalt paving and to introduce some of the current "green" practices in the industry. Included in the program were some very interesting public policy presentations. John Bukowski, FHWA, presented […]
Happy Thanksgiving to you from the Asphalt Innovations team at MWV! We are thankful that you have given Evotherm a chance to be your warm mix technology. So, to those of you in the US, we wish you a happy Thanksgiving and encourage you to keep the distractions at bay while you are on the […]
Congratulations to Eric Johnson at Austin Bridge & Road. Eric is the lucky winner of the iPad drawing for BehindtheScreed subscribers. I’m just happy to have kept the box in tact and away from prying hands here at the office. Enjoy and keep on reading as we’ll be doing periodic giveaways throughout the year. Hmmmm….those […]
One of the key questions on transportation planners' minds across America today is "How can we make our transportation more sustainable?" via fastlane.dot.gov
Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard has officially announced that all asphalt mixes to be laid down within the Federal District of Mexico City should meet Warm Mix Asphalt specifications. Mayor Ebrard is head of the World Mayors Council on Climate Change and was recently elected World Mayor by that international body. During two years of […]
There seemed to be a snowball effect going on last week. The Caltrans Division of Research and Innovation issued a brief that “strongly recommends the use of warm-mix asphalt (WMA) on paving projects throughout California because of its many proven improvements over hot-mix asphalt (HMA)”. The brief lists the multiple benefits of warm-mix including fuel […]
Asphalt magazine’s FavoriteRoad.com wants to know. Historic Route 66 is 84 years old and they are celebrating! For the next 30 days, post a photo or story about your favorite road and they will send you a free FavoriteRoad.com knit cap (perfect for winter weather driving.) There are lots of beautiful pictures. We here at […]