West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice joined Attorney General Patrick Morrisey to announce that the state and six local governments reached a $101.35 million settlement with 11 asphalt and paving companies – the largest single-state antitrust settlement in West Virginia’s history.
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Caltrans Repaves Roadway with Recycled Plastic Bottles
This Marks The First Time The Department Has Paved A Road Using 100% Recycled Materials. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreO&G Powers Quarry with Solar
O&G Industries, Connecticut’s largest privately held construction company, recently went live with a 1.3-megawatt (MW) solar array at its quarry on Roxbury Road in Southbury, Conn.
Read MoreNAPA Notes Opportunities in FY2020 Appropriations Bills
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) Chairman John Harper, senior vice president of Construction Partners Inc. in Dothan, Ala., released the following statement after final passage of Congress’s Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations bills:
Read MoreUse of Recycled Asphalt Reaches New High
Asphalt pavements are the most consistently recycled material in the United States. Every day as part of maintenance and improvement projects, old asphalt pavement material is reclaimed from roads and parking lots and then put back to use in new pavements.
Read MoreGranite Facility Recognized as a California Green Business
Granite announced that its Santa Clara Asphalt facility in Santa Clara, Calif., has been recognized as a California Green Business by the California Green Business Network in acknowledgement of its efforts to conserve resources and prevent pollution to help make Santa Clara County a more sustainable community. Granite is the only asphalt plant with this designation in California.
Read MoreH&K Focuses on Maintenance Training
A four-day, on-site maintenance training course was provided by Caterpillar (Cat) Paving Products Inc. at H&K Group Inc.’s corporate campus in Skippack, Pa.
Read MoreHelp NAPA Track U.S. Use of Recycled Materials, Warm Mix
Every asphalt mix producer in the United States is asked to participate in the National Asphalt Pavement Association’s (NAPA) annual survey on the use of recycled materials and warm-mix asphalt. This survey is conducted by NAPA under a cooperative agreement with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and is an important tool for tracking the use of sustainable practices by the…
Read MoreHales Sand & Gravel Honored by NAPA
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) will honor Hales Sand & Gravel, a CRH company, during its annual meeting in January, as the winner of the Quality in Construction (QIC) Award for three projects it completed this year. The following projects will be recognized: SR 137 in Sanpete County, SR 28 and US 89 in Sevier and Sanpete counties, and SR 62…
Read MoreEurovia Acquires Lane Asphalt Plants & Paving
Eurovia has signed an agreement with Salini Impregilo Group to acquire the Cheshire, Conn.-based Lane Asphalt Plants & Paving division of its subsidary Lane Construction. The transaction is reported at $555 million.
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