The Minnesota Transportation Department (MnDOT) reported in their National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) newsletter about Scott Holmes, Transportation Supervisor for Olmstead County Public Works-Minnesota, USA. He was concerned about County Highway […]
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Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice-President of Ghana, Africa, spoke in the capital Accra about new strategies to build long-lasting roads, and that the government of Ghana has resolved to undertake constructing concrete
Inquirer.net recently reported on concrete paving in the Philippines. The Philippines has been on a path of fortunate economic growth. Strong economic indicators, backed by a consistently good GDP performance,
A heavy-truck traffic pavement project at a pallet company in Ft. Worth, Texas, USA, successfully utilized the Thin Concrete Pavement (TCP) system combined with the OptiPave Software Design. OptiPave was a
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The Transtec Group, Austin-based pavement engineering firm, Texas, USA, provided pavement design and life- cycle advisement to Plenary Roads-Winnipeg—the concessionaire for the Southwest Rapid Transitway (Stage 2) project in Winnipeg,
Arawak Cement Company is to begin work on a concrete road in April 2017 in a bid to convince Government to move away from asphalt to concrete surfaces. Manuel Toro, General Manager, said
Recently, The Herald Online-Zimbabwe, Africa, reported on the road conditions in the area and the urgent need for concrete paving. Zimbabwe’s urban road network is in a deplorable state. In the
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A highway link to the north of Panama’s capital city that connects with a national park popular with tourists, has now been rebuilt. According CEMEX, cement producer, concrete specialist, and ISCP Member,
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The European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) celebrated its traditional Christmas dinner debate with guest of honor Matthew Baldwin, Deputy-Director General DG MOVE of the European Commission, on December 6th, 2016,
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Photo: A computer representation of the planned Southwest portion of the Calgary Ring Road project. Austin, Texas-based pavement engineering firm The Transtec Group delivered an expert review and lifecycle recommendations for
The European Concrete Pavement Association (EUPAVE) and its members participated in 1st European Road Infrastructure Congress October 18-20 in Leeds, UK. Organized by European Road Federation (ERF), the Congress offered the chance to
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For the ISCP article on the “1er Seminario Internacional sobre Pavimento de Hormigón (1st International Seminar on Concrete Pavement)”, posted adjacent to this video, please go to: Paraguay: ISCP President Presented at
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A Concrete Pavement Seminar titled “Seminario Sobre Pavimento de Hormigón Reúne en Nuestro País a Referentes Internacionales” was held in Asuncion, Paraguay November 8-11, 2016 to tout the benefits of
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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Photo: Dr. Mark Snyder-Former ISCP President, Jeff Roesler-ISCP President, and Mauricio Salgado-ISCP Member. Co-sponsored by Instituto Cemento Portland Argentina (ICPA) (Argentine Institute of Portland Cement), the XVII (17th) Argentine Congress on Road Administration and
Toowoomba-based Wagners Construction Materials, owned by the Wagner family, has been nominated for an international award for their Earth-Friendly Concrete (EFC) innovation, as reported in an article titled “Earth friendly concrete gains admirers” by
The widening and rebuild of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) in the northern part of Illinois in suburban Chicago, USA is a massive concrete recycling job (reported in American
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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
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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In Panama (Central America)—north of the capital Panama City—the highway between the communities of Nuevo México and El Chungal, suffered from decay for many years. Sensing a significant need. CEMEX completed
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