January 20, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Big Easy Asphalt has established an asphalt repair division addressing multiple ...

The study of pavement skid resistance and surface texture analysis is central to understanding road safety and the longevity of asphalt pavements. At its core, skid resistance represents the ...

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On a typical summer day, it might be 10-12 degrees cooler in leafy sections of Boston than it is downtown, because unshaded pavement and roofs absorb and radiate so much heat. Reducing pavement or ...

Learn how to introduce Ground Tire Rubber (GTR, or recycled rubber) into pavement design for rubber asphalt roads. Rubberized asphalt is an innovative form of asphalt concrete. Also known as rubber ...

Why is our industry so reluctant to try new products and technologies? The construction industry for too long has become accustomed to saying “no.” With the historic passage of the Infrastructure ...

PHOENIX — Arizona's extreme, consistent triple-digit heat is debilitating, but Leslie Rachels is enjoying her shaded front porch and the cool pavement in front of her home. “I did notice a big ...

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio continues to be under an excessive heat warning, making surfaces like roads extremely hot. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, conventional paving materials can ...

Surface temperature is the temperature on the ground level, which often determines when roads freeze, helping explain why icy ...