A street in downtown L.A. will soon be repaved, but the road won’t be quite the standard asphalt road we’re used to. Instead, it will be covered with a material made, in part, from recycled plastic ...

EWA BEACH, Hawaii (KHON2) — It has been about 14 months since State crews paved a section of Fort Weaver Road with a mix of asphalt and plastic. KHON2 wanted to know how the new road is faring after ...

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 ...

This Town Made a Road Out of Scrap Tires and Changed the Future of Driving ...

The field of Asphalt Materials and Pavement Engineering is undergoing significant innovation with developments in material science, life cycle assessment, and smart infrastructure systems. Asphalt ...

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (KCAU) — A road in South Sioux City is being paved using plastic asphalt surface. This is the first road of its kind in the city and the State of Nebraska. A ceremony was held ...

Over the years, the practice of recycling materials has evolved. It has always seemed like a good idea, but as the number of people supporting this concept has increased, it has become more of an ...

In the winter of 2021, the first-ever asphalt additive made from recycled plastic bottles was commercialized. It features NEWTLAC 5000, a new additive with exceptionally high durability, oil ...

Given roads are everywhere and involve some carbon-intensive processes to build, scientists are investigating how alternative materials could make the whole process more sustainable. We've seen how ...

Safer roads begin with safer materials. For paving projects using asphalt chip seal, lightweight aggregate made from expanded shale, clay or slate (ESCS) has a greater bond strength and skid ...