The ancient Romans were the first great engineers and roadbuilders over two millennia ago, and parts of the roads they built can still be seen today. After the Romans, the prepared surfaces of ...

With fuel and material prices on the rise, asphalt producers are finding it more challenging than ever to keep operating costs under control. Add new environmental regulations and initiatives into the ...

Researchers at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute are seeking additional funding and a suitable parking lot for a large-scale test of harvesting heat energy from solar-heated asphalt pavement. The ...

There’s no getting around the fact that asphalt plants consume a lot of energy. And energy choices, especially as they relate to producing heat for asphalt, hot oil and the drying/heating of ...

In the summer of 1970, the first summer job for Andy Andrews was to work on a paving crew. In those days, the equipment, as well as the labor for layering the prep, the screenings, and the asphalt ...

In the summer, dark asphalt roads and roofs absorb heat from the sun and then put it back into the air, making cities get hotter and take longer to cool off, in what’s called the urban heat island ...

WELL, EXTREME HEAT IN THE METRO MAKES WORKING OUTSIDE THAT MUCH HARDER. IMAGINE WORKING WITH ASPHALT WITH A HIGH HEAT INDEX. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S EDDIE MITCHELL CAUGHT UP WITH THE CREW TODAY TO GET ...