It was a damp 55 degrees and foggy at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area where Evotherm was used to pave a test strip in the center of the park. The Golden Gate bridge was visible in the background as paving crews from Ghilotti Brothers Contractors paved the strip using Evotherm DAT. At the job […]
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 […]
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 […]
Telfer Oil Company supplied Evotherm to Syar Industries for use in a City of Napa paving project. The City of Napa recognized the value in warm mix asphalt after attending a project in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The City’s crew removed and replaced the existing pavement with a 1/2" dense grade mix formulated […]
This year’s Greater Austin Business Award for Take On Traffic went to Industrial Asphalt’s KBDJ Quarry. The quarry provides raw materials to TxDOT for the maintenance and construction of roadways. KBDJ’s sister company, Industrial Asphalt, built the region’s first “green” highway, a three mile stretch of SH 71 near the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Evotherm was […]
"NB West Mixes the Recycle Options for Missouri" was the headline of a story in Asphalt Pro this month by Sandy Lender editor of AsphaltPro magazine. For Earth Day 2010, Missouri DOT (MoDOT) officials teamed up with NB West to film two educational videos about the recycled content of asphalt. A project this summer on […]