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 […]
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
I-90 Tollway Project: Concrete Recycling & Green Building—Illinois, USA Read More »
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
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
Panama: CEMEX Paving Innovations Improve Quality of Life for 15,000 people in Panama Read More »
“Nuevo Mexico—Chungal Roadway Advancement in Panama “—”Progress on Roadway Between Nuevo México and El Chungal in Panama” (2:14)
VIDEO: CEMEX Paving Innovations Improve Quality of Life for 15,000 People in Panama Read More »
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
New Paving Technology: CCP—RCC Benefits with Traditional Concrete Appearance Read More »
The European Commission has recently published a new voluntary construction-related criteria set: The EU Green Public Procurement(GPP) criteria for Road Design, Construction and Maintenance. The publication of such criteria follows
New Criteria for Green Public Procurement Road Design, Construction & Maintenance Read More »
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
N. Spain: Concrete Motorway “Y de Asturias” (CRCP) Still Going Strong After 40 Years Read More »
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
U.S. Paving Trends – What Lessons for Europe? Read More »
On July 20, 2016, the European Commission released its Communication on “A European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility” (COM (2016) 501), which covers all transport modes. Regarding road transport, the Communication includes
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
After achieving various approvals that have marked the history of short slabs: the TCP® Technology (Thin Concrete Pavements), the Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo in Chile (Ministry of Housing and Urban
Chile: Important Approval for Short Slab System Read More »
The Commemorative Program is now available for the 125th Anniversary Tour of the oldest U.S. concrete street in Bellefontaine, Ohio. To download the PDF of the Commemorative Program, please click on
Peak of Ohio online news reported on the 125th Anniversary tour of the first concrete pavement in the United States. ISCP co-sponsored the celebration and tour that was held Monday, April
The “Copper County Explorer” published an article titled “The Centenarian Road”. With the increasing popularity and adaptation of the automobile for transportation, much of the nation’s roadways that had previously been built
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) announced that its new Historic Concrete Pavement Explorer is now online. Currently, the website includes 13 projects, but is still a work in progress. Andy Gieraltowski,
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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 material to
Recycling Carbon Dioxide in Concrete for a Lower Carbon Footprint Read More »
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
VIDEO: Canada: CarbonCure Recycles Carbon Dioxide for Greener Concrete Products Read More »
The European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) recently reported on a a multi-national project named “Enhancing Concrete Life in Infrastructure through Phase Change Systems”—ECLIPS. ECLIPS is carried out by Arizona State
Multi-National Project: “ECLIPS” Incorporates PCMs to Enhance Concrete Performance Read More »
Each spring, as roads that have been frozen all winter begin to thaw from the surface downward, melting snow and ice saturate the ground. The roadbed, softened by trapped moisture
New Soil Freezing Model May Help DOTs Lower Spring’s Thaw Damage to Roads Read More »
