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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After the National Asphalt Pavement Association revealed the Road Forward initiative in 2022, along with its comprehensive industry emissions inventory, a huge list of partners from all corners of the ...

The corn growing along C14 just south of West Union was dark green and high. Farmhouses and outbuildings were on the horizon. The ditches along the roadway were freshly mowed. It was a good day to fix ...

Massachusetts researchers have found a new method for capturing solar energy. They're using heat from asphalt and other paved surfaces to produce electricity. Through asphalt, 'the researchers are ...

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

The winter freezing cycles and spring rains can cause weak spots in our pavement, often in the form of potholes. Patching potholes should be considered ‘urgent’. They can pose a real safety hazard to ...

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 ...

Paving contractor Shields Asphalt Paving, of Bakerstown, Allegheny County, has received two industry awards for its work on two Pennsylvania Department of Transportation projects. Shields received ...

Pavement Preservation Group, Inc. ("PPG"), a portfolio company of The Sterling Group ("Sterling"), today announced the acquisition of Holbrook Asphalt, LLC ("Holbrook"), Integrated Pavement Solutions, ...