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Friday, October 18th, 2019
The freeze-thaw cycles of winter can damage your asphalt if you don’t take these precautions.
You may have noticed that asphalt work is almost always best done during the warmer months of spring and summer. This is because the binder in the asphalt is liquid at high temperatures (and easier to work), and it hardens in cold weather. In the freezing temperatures of winter, asphalt hardens enough that it becomes brittle. This means that it is easier to break, especially when it is subjected to repeated freeze-thaw cycles. (more…)
Tags: Asphalt and the Environment, Asphalt Maintenance, Winter asphalt maintenance
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2017
Unfortunately, spring comes with a lot of potential problems that could cause damage to your pavement, so it’s important to prepare yourself with knowledge.
Spring is coming! What does that mean for your pavement? Unfortunately, spring comes with a lot of potential problems that could cause damage to your pavement, so it’s important to prepare yourself with knowledge. In order to properly prepare for spring, you’ll need to read a few of the following tips and tricks. Read on to find out what spring can do to your pavement, and what you can do to prevent damage.
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Tags: Maintenance, Pavement Maintenance, prepare for spring
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Friday, October 14th, 2016
The asphalt industry and its products get a bad reputation because of some seriously untrue myths that are floating around. Unfortunately, most people still believe them.
There are misconceptions about everything these days because of the widespread use of the internet. It’s easy for a made-up Facebook status to be considered fact, which can eventually become a nasty, untrue rumor. The asphalt industry and its products get a bad reputation because of some seriously untrue myths that are floating around. Unfortunately, most people still believe them. Let’s debunk some asphalt myths together!
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Tags: asphalt, asphalt myths, myths, pavement
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Friday, September 30th, 2016
As we approach fall weather, the defects caused by the environment are going to be more apparent during the season change.
Wear and tear on pavement is a natural process and can’t be avoided. You can always protect your pavement through sealing and frequent maintenance, and also by addressing defects quickly. One huge factor that causes defects is the environment. As we approach fall weather, the defects caused by the environment are going to be more apparent during the season change. And fall isn’t the only season that causes pavement damage. If you’re wondering how the environment can affect your pavement, read on.
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Friday, September 23rd, 2016
Considering how much pavement we have, mixing glass with pavement seems like a great idea. But there are several problems with glassphalt that keep it from being used frequently.
Glassphalt: a seemingly great way to recycle all those glass bottles we throw away daily. Every week, Americans throw away enough glass bottles to fill a 1,350 square foot building. Considering how much pavement we have (3.9 million miles–enough to circle the Earth’s equator 157 times over) mixing glass with pavement seems like a great idea. Plus, it makes our roads sparkle in the light! But there are several problems with glassphalt that keep it from being used frequently. Let’s explore them!
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Friday, August 19th, 2016
America’s veins take quite a lot of asphalt to install, and even more planning. Not to mention, it takes a ridiculous amount of manpower to get something like a highway paved and ready to go.
Have you ever looked at a web of highways and wondered how they manage to put down all of that pavement? America’s veins take quite a lot of asphalt to install, and even more planning. Not to mention, it takes a ridiculous amount of manpower to get something like a highway paved and ready to go. That’s why it seems like construction on highways goes on forever–you may not notice it when you’re driving so fast, but that’s a lot of work! If you want to know what it takes to build a highway road, read on.
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Tags: Asphalt installation, highways, history of highways
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Friday, July 15th, 2016
Urban Heat Island is essentially the fact that cities, or more populated urban areas, have a higher pavement to plant life ratio than sparsely populated areas.
If you’ve ever visited Baltimore City during the summer, you know that it can get stiflingly hot, and it may seem as though it is much hotter than it is in the suburbs. That’s not just your imagination; it’s called an Urban Heat Island, or UHI. When the effect is taking place, more populated areas are going to be much warmer, which can lead to adverse effects. Heat stroke, infrastructure damage…we’re at risk when UHI is happening. Read on to learn more about UHI, and how we can prevent it.
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Friday, July 1st, 2016
You’re probably wondering about the composition of the paint on your roads; is it environmentally sound?
Have you ever noticed that when you drive, the lines painted on the roads are usually perfect and pristine? That’s because our country’s road painters are experts at their jobs. Rarely do you see mistakes in road lines. The colors are vibrant and resistant, and last for months or years. They have to follow strict regulations and rules, just to make sure they’re going to direct traffic the way they should. You’re probably wondering about the composition of the paint on your roads; is it environmentally sound? What makes it last so long? And why does road paint even exist? Read on to find out.
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Tags: paint, striping
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Friday, March 11th, 2016
If you live in an area that had a harsh winter, you’ll likely have an increasingly hazardous pothole season.
Springtime is upon us! Unfortunately, that doesn’t just mean warm weather, stellar sunshine and vibrant plant life. It also means increasingly hazardous roadways. Potholes appear in greater numbers during the transition to springtime, especially in areas that have experienced a particularly harsh winter. Thus – it is pothole season, Marylanders. Are you on high alert? PTG Enterprises is here with more information about how to address and avoid the dangers of potholes.
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Tags: Asphalt Maintenance, Potholes
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Friday, February 26th, 2016
Coal tar sealant is no longer legal to sell or use to seal pavement surfaces in Anne Arundel County and other parts of Maryland and the U.S.
Coal tar sealant is facing bans across the nation. The first ban was approved in Austin, Texas and since, many states and counties have implemented it. There is also Federal district ban against its sale and use in Washington, D.C. In Maryland, Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties were first to approve the ban. In November, Anne Arundel County Board also passed the ban prohibiting the sale and use of coal tar pavement sealers – meaning more than 40% of Maryland’s population is now coal tar sealant free. PTG Enterprises is here with more information on what all of this means.think
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