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South Australia’s First Major Concrete Road—Creating More Jobs

The $985 Million Northern Connector motorway will be South Australia’s first major concrete road, creating more jobs and saving on maintenance. 13 km (8 mi) of the 15.5 km (9.6 […]

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Nigeria: “Concrete Pavement Roads are “THE WAY TO GO”—Sustainability, Much Lower Maintenance, & Lower Costs”

In 2014, Nigeria was estimated to have lost N300 billion to bitumen importation. Now, with biting foreign exchange scarcity, dwindling revenue, and prevailing economic recession, experts have called for the

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Australia: Toowoomba, Queensland is Greenest Airport in the World! [Video Included]

The Geopolymer Institute recently reported on Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport (BWWA), Toowoomba, Queensland, is Australia’s first greenfield public airport to be built in 48 years. BWWA became fully operational with commercial flights

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New Website! “The RCC Pavement Council”

“Our mission is to sustainably grow the market size for Roller Compacted Concrete Pavement Construction.” The RCC Pavement Council has a brand new WEBSITE! Founded in 2014, The RCC Pavement Council is

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NCC E-News AUGUST 2016: Real-Time Smoothness Measurements, Improved Concrete Pavement Performance, Surface Characteristics, Precast Concrete, & more

In association with the CP Road Map Program The National Concrete Consortium E-News (NCC E-News) is the newsletter of the Long-Term Plan for Concrete Pavement Research and Technology (CP Road Map), a national

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Large Concrete Runway Project at Dover AFB Scheduled for Completion … Biggest Jets Returning September

DelawareOnline News and American Concrete Institute (ACI) reported that the Dover Air Force Base (Dover AFB) located 2 miles southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware, USA, has been conducting a $98.3-million replacement of north-south

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Chile: Two Important Projects Designed with Short Slabs in Chiloé Island, South of Chile

The greater Island of Chiloé, located in southern Chile, in the Los Lagos Region, has a rainy cool climate that together with the poor capacity of soils in the area, create

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New Paving Technology: CCP—RCC Benefits with Traditional Concrete Appearance

The Southeast Cement Promotion Association (SCPA) recently featured a new paving technology in their “Promotion Spotlight 2016”. To further its achievement of quality, innovation, and excellence, the leaders of the new world-class Caterpillar

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N. Spain: Concrete Motorway “Y de Asturias” (CRCP) Still Going Strong After 40 Years

On June 14, 2016, the European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) participated in the 40th anniversary of the construction of the “Y de Asturias” concrete motorway in northern Spain. “New Technologies in Concrete

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U.S. Paving Trends – What Lessons for Europe?

General Karl Downey, Secretary-European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE), recently wrote an article on the new Portland Cement Association (PCA) report that examines paving trends in the United States (U.S.). Concrete paving’s share for roads in

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Drone Video: Concrete Paving … to Excavation/Dirt Operations … to Concrete Bridge … to Concrete Paving …

The Indiana Chapter of the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) posted a Drone Video (10:27) of I-69 Section 4 North, in Indiana, USA. The ultimate goal is to connect Evansville to Indianapolis, Indiana. The

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New Light-Emitting Cement Could Light Highways Without Electricity

Science Daily Online News, Phys.org, Equipment World’s Better Roads Online News, and Construction Drive Online News via Investigación y Desarrollo Online News, all recently reported on a Mexican project by José Carlos

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VIDEO: Canada: CarbonCure Recycles Carbon Dioxide for Greener Concrete Products

CarbonCure retrofits concrete plants with a technology that recycles waste carbon dioxide to make affordable, greener concrete products. Carbon dioxide is now more than just a greenhouse gas—it is a valuable

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Conductive, De-icing Concrete Improves Safety & Efficiency for Roadways, Airports & Homes

On a frigid afternoon in late December, 2015, a 200-square-foot slab of seemingly ordinary concrete sits just outside the Peter Kiewit Institute as snowflakes begin parachuting toward Omaha, Nebraska, USA. The snow

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Presentation, Videos & Twitter Exhibit Unique Concrete Pavement Attributes & Construction Methods

Jereme Montgomery, Executive Director-Nebraska Concrete & Aggregates Association (NC&AA), USA, was awarded the NRMCA 2015 State Affiliate Promoter of the Year Award by the Promotion Committee. Mr. Montgomery is an outstanding concrete promoter within

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Australia’s RMS: Updated Standards Drawings for Concrete Pavements Now Available!

Roads and Maritime Services recently updated their standards drawings for new construction of the following concrete pavements: Concrete Pavement—Construction: PCP – Plain Concrete Pavement CRCP – Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement JRCP –

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USA: Specification Allows Use of Concrete Product That Can Greatly Reduce Carbon Footprint

Caltrans (California Department of Transportation (DOT)), Cal.gov’s Division of Measurement Standards (DMS), and the ready mixed concrete industry have accomplished a specification for a product that will: Reduce greenhouse gases Reduce waste Save

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USA: Utah DOT Designs 40-Year Sustainable Concrete Pavement for High-Elevation Highway With Fly Ash

A recent article was published in the ‘Concrete Channel’ of ‘Roads & Bridges Online Magazine’ by Todd Laker, Senior Technical Service Engineer-Holcim Inc. (ISCP Member); Mitzi McIntyre, P.E., Executive Director-ACPA Utah Chapter (ISCP

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ICPI & ASCE Publish Benchmark Reference on Permeable Pavements

The Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) has teamed with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)‘s Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) and Water Resources Research Center’s (WRRC) Low-Impact Development Committee to publish

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CHILE: Optimized Geometry TCP®Slabs—From Basic Roads to Major Highways

Concrete Pavements with optimized geometry (TCP) have been one of the main innovations applied by the Ministry of Public Works in Chile (MOP). Due the problem in terms of performance

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