Caltrans recently published the latest warm mix asphalt update to their specifications. The Standard Specifications are revised to allow the Contractor to utilize WMA technologies in all projects. The Contractor can select a WMA technology from the approved list (which includes Evotherm) and must meet the material and placement requirements of HMA. Contractors in California […]
New York City DOT has chosen to use MWV's Evotherm warm mix asphalt technology for all of their Hurricane Sandy response paving. Evotherm allows NYC DOT to pave this winter and early spring despite the low temperatures and long distances to the affected areas. After initial demonstration work with Evotherm in sub-freezing temperatures in 2008, […]
Take a little trip down the "Greenest Street in America", according to the Chicago Department of Transportation. The mixes used on Cermak Road in Chicago, Illinois, contained recycled asphalt pavement (RAP), recycle asphalt shingles (RAS), and/or ground tire rubber (GTR). Evotherm warm mix asphalt produced all the designs 50-60 °F lower than their conventional temps. Cermak Road, a […]
Dr. Isaac Howard at Mississippi State University recently completed research regarding long hauls for emergency paving situations related to disaster recovery purposes. They found that when it came to going the distance, Evotherm came out ahead. Hurricanes wipe out power for miles which limits conventional construction approaches. Being able to repair damaged roads far away from […]
Dave Newcomb, NAPA VP for Research and Technology, shared some of his knowledge on life cycle analysis during a webinar last week for NAPA members. Life cycle analysis in pavements is used to drive competition in initial bids by penalizing those with higher long-term costs. Dave focused on the net present value method of calculating […]
Last week Utah legislators demonstrated that taxpayers value high-quality transportation. As reported by Loretta Park at the Standard Examiner, Utah can now take up to 30% of the growth of certain sales tax money and earmark it for transportation. The fund can be used for road and bridge maintenance as well as new construction. It […]
I was able to attend the Argus Americas Asphalt Summit held in The Woodlands, TX at the end of March. Here are a few highlights from the meeting: For the first time in recorded history, asphalt demand in both the US and Canada fell below production. Increased production came about as a result of a […]
Participants in the Asphalt Institutes’s EPIC program toured MWV last Thursday during the AI meeting here in Charleston. The group went through the Asphalt Innovations laboratories where the Evotherm gang conducts research, development, and testing. They also saw the manufacturing facilities across the road. Evotherm is made here in the USA! Thanks for stopping by […]
Just in time for the Rocky Mountain conference (check out today's post), Evotherm has become the first warm mix technology approved by Colorado DOT. Evotherm will be conveniently offered by MVW Asphalt Innovations’ local partner, Suncor, at their terminals and refinery beginning in the spring of 2011. Contractors interested in supplying Evotherm to CDOT projects […]
It was wonderful to see so many of you at the NAPA meeting in Orlando last week. There were good times, new friends, a little Asphalt Rocks, a Superbowl, and oh-yeah some meetings, too. Here’s what we came away with: Jonathan MacIver, Evotherm Business Manager: It was great to hear the results of the WMA […]