pavements
Paving with plastic: the rise of plastics in road construction
Posted in Asphalt Review, Civil Works, Environment, Industry News, Latest News//December 18, 2018Councils are using plastic bags and soft plastic packaging as a sustainable alternative to virgin polymers for bitumen binder to construct longer lasting roads.
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Bringing infrastructure sustainability innovation to Australia
Posted in Asphalt Review, Civil Works, Industry News, Latest News//December 17, 2018How Concrete Pavement Recycling is another successful infrastructure sustainability and enhanced productivity initiative coming from the Australian flexible pavement industry via international technology transfer.
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Joint road asset research initiative gets the green light
Posted in Industry News, Latest News, Technology Update, Traffic Management and Safety//November 30, 2018The National Asset Centre of Excellence has been successfully renewed for the 2019-2024 period under a new agreement between the Australian Road Research Board and Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads.
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New guide providing insights into high friction road surface treatments
Posted in Asphalt Review, Latest News, Technology Update, Traffic Management and Safety//November 22, 2018A new guide from the Australian Road Research Board is providing insights into the selection and application of high friction surface treatments – compounds designed to improve road skid resistance.
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ARRB releases guidelines for use of high friction surface treatments
Posted in Asphalt Review, Industry News, Latest News, Technology Update//August 31, 2018The guidelines are aimed at assisting local councils and road asset managers in properly using the treatments, which are compounds designed to make roads more skid resistant.
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Innovation, safety and excellence recognised at 2018 AAPA National Awards
Posted in Asphalt Review, Events, Latest News//August 29, 2018The winners of this year’s National and Queensland Australian Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA) Industry Awards have been announced.