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Caltrans moves ahead with foamed asphalt partial depth reclamation
Posted by Dennis McElroy on Wed, June 7th, 2017, 12:55 pm
SAN JOSE – With climate change a hot topic all over the world, it’s not surprising new pavement rehabilitation technologies have taken off throughout California in recent years.The Golden State, a global leader in environmental stewardship, has embraced partial depth reclamation recycling (PDR) as a greener, more economical method to smoothing out our beat up roads. PDR can be performed using asphalt emulsion (PDR-AE) or foamed asphalt (PDR-FA).State transportation leaders agree foamed asphalt PDR has great ... Read More
Pushing tight deadline at Moffett Field
Posted by Dennis McElroy on Fri, May 20th, 2016, 9:37 am
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Working nights, weekends and in the rain, the Construction Division has had a hand in transitioning Moffett Federal Airfield into a hub for Google, which entered a 60-year lease for the former military site in 2014.Graniterock began working as a subcontractor for Turner Construction in March to re-pave the frontage road and a giant parking area for Google buses.The project, won by EstimatorsPaul CianciaruloandJohn Torres, includes pouring a concrete apron with material batched ... Read More
Benefits of cold in-place recycling for road maintenance
Posted by Dennis McElroy on Wed, March 9th, 2016, 12:41 pm
Transportation Excellence award from TAMC
Posted by Dennis McElroy on Thu, January 28th, 2016, 4:04 pm
Graniterock is proud to receive the 2015 Transportation Excellence Award from the Transportation Agency for Monterey County for our River Road overlay project.We were recognized for our innovative use of partial depth recycling on this 4-mile stretch of River Road. The existing pavement on the two-lane rural road used daily by thousands of drivers was in major distress and failure.The PDR process required only two truckloads to import asphalt emulsion and cement. By comparison, the traditional ... Read More
Partial Depth Reclamation helps make Lawrence Expressway job a success
Posted by Dennis McElroy on Fri, November 13th, 2015, 4:21 pm
SANTA CLARA - Graniterock’s partial depth recycling team is out to prove the alternative paving method deserves a place on big, heavily-traveled roads with the Construction Division’s $3.7 million Lawrence Expressway rehabilitation project.Santa Clara County’s Roads and Airports Department, an early supporter of PDR for pavement maintenance, incorporated PDR on one mile of the 11-mile night job between Homestead Road and Highway 237 under way with the Construction team.The PDR segment involves four traffic lanes in ... Read More
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