Workers from Capital Paving Materials and Construction monitor the application of the new plastic waste pavement mixture on a section of Stadium Boulevard in Columbia, Missouri, while guiding the ...

Plastic-infused asphalt can also save money. Because it lasts longer and resists cracking, cities may spend less on repairs ...

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 ...

Sahadat Hossain, a civil engineering professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, shows a sample of recycled plastic in asphalt and a bag of recycled plastic used to make the asphalt, May 1, ...

COLUMBIA, MO. — There’s a new type of asphalt being used on some Missouri roads, and it’s helping the environment. Instead of throwing away plastic bottles and bags into a landfill, The University of ...

Engineers at the University of Missouri (MU) are collaborating with Midland, MI–based Dow, and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to develop and test asphalt pavement mixtures that ...

Drivers traveling on a nearly mile-long section of SH 205 in Rockwall wouldn't notice anything unique about the asphalt, but what's underneath the surface could change the way roadways are built in ...

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In a recent conversation about the asphalt industry with Charles Goodhart, Executive Director Pennsylvania Asphalt Pavement Association (PAPA), he said, "Our industry has historically been seen as the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- That freshly paved street you’re driving on might not just be better for your car, but also for the environment. The Department of Transportation (DOT) has begun piloting the ...