Mix Optimization

Better Roads Staff - May 06, 2013

A formula for greenbacks and green roads To avoid fracturing aggregates when compacting stone matrix asphalt (SMA) or open-graded mixes, it may be necessary to use two rollers set in low amplitude during the breakdown phase. When it comes to mix-design ...

Road Science

Better Roads Staff - Jun 09, 2012

Spreading the Wealth Asphalt emulsions mix oil with water As pavement preservation techniques tighten their beachheads in state, county and municipal road agencies, new attention is focused on surface treatments, thin asphalt surfacings and the asphalt emulsions that make them possible. Asphalt emulsions ...

Granite announces settlement related to Hiawatha Corridor light rail project

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Aug 25, 2011

A Granite-led joint-venture team, Minnesota Transit Constructors (MnTC), reached a settlement agreement with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Minnesota District Attorney's Office ...

Granite joint-venture team awarded second segment of Mountain View Corridor project in Utah

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jan 20, 2011

The Copper Hills Constructors (CHC) joint-venture team has been awarded a $114 million construction management/general contractor (CM/GC) contract by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) for the second segment of the Mountain View Corridor in western Salt Lake County, Granite ...

Granite Construction joint venture team competing for projects in Guam

Tina Grady Barbaccia - May 13, 2010

Granite Construction Incorporated announced today that the joint-venture team composed of Granite, Hensel Phelps and Traylor Brothers is among seven teams of contractors awarded a $4 billion multiple award construction contract (MACC) by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Pacific. ...