An Ounce of Prevention

Ask professionals of any trade whether it’s better to repair something or prevent it from being damaged in the first place, and the answer...

Shot Blaster Troubleshooting

Shot blasters are designed to clean and profile a concrete surface in a single step, making them a popular choice with contractors during floor...

Crack Sealing Correctly

In the 1990s, the Federal Highway Administration conducted an ambitious test spanning several years at five locations across the US and Canada. The goal...

Mastic One

Upstate New York winters are the stuff of legend—no more so than in Syracuse, which averages over 115 inches of snow each year, the...

The Crown Curb

When a parking lot concrete overlay job is commissioned, there are standard procedures regarding the different design elements of the job. One such element...

Concrete Preservation

In 2011, the Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University launched a study to evaluate the effectiveness of a new soy-based concrete protection product...

Joint Effort

Exit 17 at Clark Avenue is the first exit on California State Highway 135. The interchange serves the community of Orcutt, California—an unincorporated town...

Street Repair

When a pothole appears on the streets of Edmond, Oklahoma, residents expect it to be filled within 24 hours. That doesn’t leave a lot...

Proactive Maintenance

As a construction contractor, you know your machinery is one of the most significant assets in your operation. However, the construction equipment that you...

1,241 Lane Miles

A stitch in time saves nine. That 17th-century proverb sums up the City of Tempe, Arizona’s strategy for keeping its streets in the best possible...