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Concrete is out — character is in. From quaint, charming surfaces to sleek eco-friendly designs, these driveway alternatives ...

While on the road, you’re probably thinking more about your destination than the pavement you’re driving over. But building roads requires a host of engineering feats, from developing the right ...

More than 90% of paved roads in the U.S. are made of asphalt, which is constructed with nonrenewable materials such as petroleum. One way to make paving more sustainable is to recycle old pavement.

No matter the initial quality of asphalt pavement, it will need preventative maintenance over its service life to continue to provide safe, viable and beautiful roads. Additionally, pavement ...

Bill Buttlar, a professor at the University of Missouri, highlights takeaways in the university’s research on using recycled low-density polyethylene in asphalt paving materials. In August 2021, the ...