“It’s a dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it” isn’t funny anymore. Not only are contractors facing labor shortages, but workers are also demanding safer conditions and continuous training to ensure ...

Asphalt pavers have grown more sophisticated with the latest technologies, but one of the most basic components on the paver is still one of—if not the—most important: the screed. The screed plates on ...

Flint, Mich.-based Ajax Paving handles both government highway and demanding private asphalt and concrete paving duties from its headquarters and asphalt jobs from a subsidiary in Fort Myers, Fla. But ...

The hot mix asphalt (HMA) industry in the United States is undergoing major, positive, and long lasting changes. There are new mix designs, new installation methods, new density and compaction ...

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 ...

The work to fix the streets in Hamilton wasn’t enough. Complaints and requests to fill potholes or pave streets came in faster than the city could repair or repave, which is why the city’s Public ...

Jun. 7—MOSES LAKE — The big asphalt paving machines are making the turn north at the intersection of State Route 17 and South Pioneer Way. The seven miles of SR 17 where it goes through Moses Lake are ...