The fall of 2016 was a big achievement for warm mix in British Columbia. After previous struggles with warm mix asphalt (WMA), the B.C. Ministry of Transportation approved Evotherm® P25 as their first additive used for the purposes of both a liquid antistrip (LAS) and WMA. “The Ministry had experienced many issues with warm mix […]
“When Hurricane Matthew damaged over a mile of Florida’s A1A in Flagler County last October, time was of the essence,” explains Fred Iannoti, purchasing manager at Halifax Paving in Daytona Beach, Fla. “Governor Scott wanted A1A opened in 15 days. Normally, it takes between 45 to 60 days just to get work started. But in […]
“We had been hit with almost $51,000 in penalties on a job mandated to use rubber because the bottom kept dropping out of the mix,” says Tim Carter, quality control at P&S Paving based in Daytona Beach, Fla. “These AC content anomalies were just killing us. Until Evoflex® RMA turned things around.” Such was the […]
At about this time every year, bright minds at the New Jersey division of Tilcon New York, Inc., based in Wharton, are contemplating the coming year. The Tilcon team has devoted a great deal of time and energy in becoming a regional leader that develops the newest technologies from their Mount Hope laboratory facility, which are […]
What do three years, nine phases, $40 million, 266 centerline miles and “good for the environment” have in common? That would be the City of North Port’s massive pavement resurfacing program designed to address the needs of this growing area in Florida. North Port is located one-half hour southeast of Sarasota, one hour south of […]
How familiar are you with Evotherm’s YouTube channel, EvothermWMA? If not very, then there’s no better time than now! We’ve put together a series of videos in an effort to bring life to the various benefits customers experience when using Evotherm. Check out the most recent video, “Evotherm and RAP,” featuring Tim Carter of P&S […]
If the word “trailblazer” is defined as “pioneer or innovator,” then the City of Casselberry, Florida, certainly fits the bill. For several years, Casselberry has had a goal of being a truly “green” city. In this vein, the city developed a city-wide road improvement program that would allow roads to be paved at the lowest […]
In November of 2015, Saint John County, near Jacksonville, FL, found itself in this dilemma: a 2,000 daily mix ton project, 50 miles from the asphalt plant, with no access to a shuttle buggy. The County wanted a reliable solution to pave an eastbound stretch of East Saint Johns Avenue and found the answer with […]
Asphalt producer, Axeon, and Contractor, V.E. Whitehurst, are excited about most projects, but their recent completion of a project at Williston Municipal Airport in Williston (near Gainesville), Florida, was particularly significant. The Airport once served as a back-up facility to Eglin Field for Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle’s training efforts for the Tokyo Raid that occurred […]
Author: Will Cabell