Category: Sustainability
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Warm mix keeps winning in South Carolina
Mar 03, 2021
The South Carolina Asphalt Pavement Association recently presented its 2020 SCAPA Quality Pavement Awards at the 2021 SCAPA Virtual Winter Conference, held on January 19-20, 2021. The Green Construction Award – Sloan Construction and SC DOT District 3 received this award for the use of sustainable practices in work performed on I-385 rehabilitation in Greenville, […]
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The I-85 rebuild that keeps on winning
Aug 13, 2018
There’s a stretch of I-85 near Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C., that has brought very positive press to SCDOT and Sloan Construction. This strip of heavily-trafficked highway utilized WMA in a unique rebuild in 2016, and it continues to garner recognition. The South Carolina Asphalt Pavement Association (SCAPA) recently awarded the project its Green Construction Award and Innovative […]
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Middlesex forgets about foam
Dec 04, 2017
If you’ve landed at Orlando International Airport or driven on one of the interstate highways in Florida, then the chances are quite high that you’ve ridden on asphalt pavement placed by the Middlesex Corporation. Middlesex is headquartered in Littleton, Massachusetts, and has offices in Connecticut and Florida. The company has been around since the early […]
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Reduce emissions: Don’t miss this video
Aug 18, 2017
You’ve probably heard about the City of Casselberry’s (Florida) unique, award-winning sustainable paving program. We’ve just caught their Deputy Public Works Director, Kelly Brock, on camera. Take a quick look-and-listen at how Evotherm has played a key role in their efforts to reduce emissions.
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British Columbia finds success with warm mix
Apr 06, 2017
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 […]
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Reviving rubber in Florida
Jan 30, 2017
“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 […]
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Warming up the inauguration
Jan 25, 2017
For over 200 years, the presidential procession and inaugural parade have marked the beginning of the new U.S. Commander in Chief’s term in office. Although the majesty of the procession and swearing-in ceremony garner most of the attention, the behind-the-scenes preparations for an event of such grandeur cannot be overlooked. Beginning months prior to the […]
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SCDOT and Sloan rebuild I-85
Oct 26, 2016
Adapted from “Fast Fix for Failing Freeway” by Tom Kuennen for Asphalt Contractor A unique design for warm mix asphalt (WMA) enabled the South Carolina DOT (SCDOT) and its contractor, Sloan Construction, to get a mid-winter start early in 2016 on urgent reconstruction of failing I-85 in the northwestern corner of the Palmetto State. Because […]
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A facelift for Florida
Oct 03, 2016
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 […]
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Going municipal in Minneapolis
Sep 12, 2016
For over 120 years, the APWA has held their annual conference for public works professionals across the U.S. This year, Minneapolis hosted the more than 5,000 colleagues in attendance. Branding itself for the first time as “PWX 2016,” the event offered new education formats, innovations and technologies, as well as more networking opportunities than ever […]
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