by sandiw | Feb 23, 2024 | LTAP
If you have asphalt roads, some of them surely have some cracks. To the extent these are environmental, they come with age and that’s fine. If they are because of compromises in the mix or poor laydown, that’s a topic for another day. Regardless, cracks in your...
by sandiw | Jan 31, 2024 | LTAP
Winter will soon wane and it’s time to think about sidewalks, curbs, and other flatwork that are on the list for repair or replacement. If you find yourself looking at the scaling or mortar flaking in the surface and saying something like, “yeah, that’s what happens...
by sandiw | Jan 31, 2024 | LTAP
Our Engineering Circuit Rider has just returned from the International Slurry Surfacing Association (ISSA) workshop. While he did not bring back any of the warm weather, he did return with some news you can use. The Slurry Systems Workshop is an annual study course...
by sandiw | Jan 3, 2024 | LTAP
It’s time to up our game another notch as we improve pedestrian facilities. Great progress has been made in Delaware to advance accessibility along pedestrian pathways. Yes, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA, 1990) will turn thirty-four this summer and across...
by sandiw | Nov 30, 2023 | LTAP
In June, we shared an Asphalt Magazine introduction to Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). They have been called a nutrition label for construction materials by some and simplistically, the statements seek to capture cradle to grave assessments of...
by sandiw | Nov 30, 2023 | LTAP
Well, with a little help, longer than we thought. We took another look back at a road that was chip sealed eleven years ago and it still looks great! Okay, let’s come clean a little. First, it was a double shot of chip seal and second, it was assisted with a...
