The composition of the asphalt mixture making up a road can determine how safe it is for cars to drive on. Tarik Seker/iStock via Getty Images Plus More than 90% of paved roads in the U.S. are made of ...

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If you’re not familiar with what foamed asphalt is, it might be something you should look into. That’s exactly what the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) and the engineering firm, ...

Liberty Tire Recycling, a Pittsburgh-based provider of tire recycling services, and tire maker Bridgestone Americas, Nashville, Tenn., are hosting an invitation-only event in late February designed to ...

Bill Buttlar, a professor at the University of Missouri, highlights takeaways in the university’s research on using recycled low-density polyethylene in asphalt paving materials. In August 2021, the ...

Tacoma is homing in on improving streets. On Monday, for instance, the city launched the week-long campaign dubbed “Pothole Palooza” to broadcast its efforts toward repairing less-than-pristine roads.

Plastic-infused asphalt can also save money. Because it lasts longer and resists cracking, cities may spend less on repairs ...

For Green Asphalt's team, these questions have been much harder than the science behind making 100% recycled asphalt work. A Radical RAP Paradigm Shift From talking with McMurray and the Green Asphalt ...

According to the state, it uses about 1.2 million tons of asphalt every year. But only a small percentage of that is reused, according to the Pennsylvania Asphalt Pavement Association. “We’re wasting ...

MISSOULA, Mont. - Nice weather's clear roads are uncovering the first of Missoula's spring potholes. They will probably get worse before they get better. It's hard to get ahead of potholes. But the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) More than 90% of paved roads in the U.S. are made of asphalt, which is constructed with nonrenewable materials such as petroleum. One way to make paving more sustainable is to ...