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Mapping US Infrastructure: Thru Invested Dollars & Via Motorists’ Smartphones

James Mack, Director, Market Development-CEMEX, posted on LinkedIn: “Here are two back to back articles from the New York Times describing our infrastructure woes: “As States Add Money to Fix Roads, […]

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VIDEO from “Innovation Nation”—”Conductive Concrete” + 4 ISCP Article Links

… From “The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation (CBS-TV) “Conductive Concrete” (Season 3 Episode 61). Mo Rocca, Humorist, Journalist, and Actor-TV, Radio, Blog and Dr. Christopher Tuan, Professor, Concrete Engineer-University of Nebraska (3:34)

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4 Studies Show Environmental Benefits of CGR “Slurry”

What is slurry? The dictionary defines slurry as “a watery mixture of insoluble matter.” Roads & Bridges online magazine published an article by Kristen Dispense, International Grooving and Grinding Association (IGGA),

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In 1903, North Carolina Made History with 1st Airplane Flight—117 Years Later, Airport Industry Greatly Supports Its Rural Communities

HISTORY: On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane 20 feet above a wind-swept beach in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (N.C.). The flight lasted 12 seconds and

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South Australia’s First Major Concrete Roadway to Deliver Substantial Lifetime Savings

One of South Australia (SA)’s newest components of major road infrastructure is currently under construction, and will be its first to feature a concrete pavement. Lend lease Engineering’s $885-million Northern

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Long-Term Concrete Pavement Performance—40-Year History, Tech Days, & Future Studies

A recent article in Concrete Construction Online News titled “Concrete Pavement Performance” touts extensive data is being developed through the “Long-Term Pavement Performance Program (LTPP Program)”. The article is a collaboration

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Canada’s Calgary International Airport Now Home to Environmentally Friendly Concrete—To Save >120 Tons of CO2 Emissions!

The Calgary International Airport (YYC) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada just received its first environmentally friendly concrete on the construction of a new deicing pad—the East Deicing Apron—made with CarbonCure Concrete, reducing 160 tons of

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Turkish Ready Mixed Concrete Association/Türkiye Hazir Beton Birliği (THBB) Attains Significant Consultancy Position with New Concrete Center

The Turkish Ready Mixed Concrete Association / Türkiye Hazir Beton Birliği (THBB) attains a significant position in Europe on Concrete R&D and Technology Consultancy with the “THBB Concrete R&D and Technology Consultancy

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Governor Umahi “Ebonyi International Airport to be Completed in 18 Months”

While receiving a Christmas Homage from a delegation of the Ezza clan at his Uburu country home, Ohaozara LGA, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi, Nigeria announced December 31, 2019 that the Federal Government recently

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TURKEY: Permeable Concrete Solution for Flooded Roads

Turkish Ready Mixed Concrete Association (TRMCA) in urban areas with increased rainfall, drew attention to the importance of the use of permeable concrete. Emphasizing that floods have been experienced as

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Turkey: Konyalılar First Time Concrete Road Application—30% More Economical, Long-Lasting

RaillyNews, Turkey published a December 2019 article about the Konya Metropolitan Municipality in Turkey. Aslım Street has been prepared using a mixture of domestic materials completely concrete road works. The

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Concrete Modernized: Electrochemical Process Eliminates Carbon; Faster Batch Plants; Lower-Emission Equipment; Saves Time, Materials, Costs …

Concrete is an invention that changed construction methods for thousands of years after its discovery, but how has the use of concrete changed today? Deep set into the industry, you’d

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VITAL JFK Concrete Runway Reopens on Time & Ahead of Holiday Season—Expected to Extend Life Up To 40 Years!

—New lights, signs, cables and navigational aids installed —New high-speed taxiway enables planes to exit runways faster, to save travelers valuable time —New runway is 33% wider to accommodate largest aircraft

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Winnipeg Canada: Concrete Best Long-Term Choice for Pavement—1st Concrete Pavements Date Back to 1903!

Winnipeg Free Press recently reported on the Canadian City of Winnipeg, Manitoba’s commitment to finding the best value for the money for taxpayers, drivers, and businesses when paving local roads. According to

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First Concrete Roads Congress & Exhibition Held in Ankara, Turkey

The first ‘Concrete Roads Congress and Exhibition’ hosted more than 1,000 people and was held at the Ankara KGM Halil Rifat Paşa Conference Hall in Ankara, Turkey, under the auspices of the Ministry of

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Nigeria House of Reps Unanimously Passed Motion: “Adopt Construction of Concrete Pavements to Build Roads”

The Nigeria, West Africa House of Representatives unanimously passed a motion moved at a plenary on Tuesday, November 12th, 2019. The motion was on the benefits and urging of stakeholders of the

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Reminder: “El 10° Congreso Iberoamericano de Pavimentos de Hormigón” (“10th Iberoamerican Conference on Concrete Pavements”) to be Held Nov 20-22, 2019 in Santiago, Chile—Co-Sponsored by ISCP

**For the ISCP April 2019 article titled “El 10° Congreso Iberoamericano de Pavimentos de Hormigón, 20,21 Y 22 de Noviembre en Santiago de Chile”, please go to: https://www.concretepavements.org/2019/04/14/el-10-congreso-iberoamericano-de-pavimentos-de-hormigon-2021-y-22-de-noviembre-en-santiago-de-chile/ “Congreso Internacional

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Kraków, Poland Introduces Raft of Initiatives to Combat Smogs—Includes Special Concrete Pavements, Smog-Cleaning Tower, Tree Planting!

… and it’s working: Special Concrete Pavement, Wood & Coal Furnaces Banned, Smog-Cleaning Tower, & Planting of 25,000 Trees … Kraków used to be the most polluted city in Poland,

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Enter ENR Magazine’s PHOTO CONTEST! “2019 Year in Construction”—Deadline Nov. 8, 2019

The International Society for Concrete Pavements (ISCP) Members and Affiliates are encouraged to enter ‘CONCRETE PAVING’ and ‘CPR’ photos in Engineering News Record (ENR)’s Annual “Year In Construction” PHOTO CONTEST! The

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Porous Pavement—New Orleans, LA Requirement as Step to Alleviate Flooding, & Part of “Greater New Orleans Urban Water Plan”

Two news sources out of New Orleans, Louisiana recently published articles on the New Orleans City Council’s new requirement of new pervious pavements throughout the city: Radio.Com article titled “Porous pavement:

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