Tag: pavements

• How Does the Pavement Deteriorate?

  • June 8th, 2012 |
  • Posted in Asphalt Driveway Repair, Asphalt Maintenance, Crack Sealing, General Asphalt Advice, Highway Safety, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Maryland Sealcoating Contractor, Pavement Maintenance, Pavement News
  • Tags: Aggregate, Asphalt Crack Sealing, Asphalt Pavement, asphalt roads, My Pavement Guy, Pavement Deteriorate, pavement deteriorating, pavement deterioration, pavement projects, pavements, PTG Enterprises, water infiltration

  It has been estimated that ninety percent (90%) of asphalt roads in the United Sates have significant problems due to the deterioration of the base and sub-base material because of water infiltration. Pavements where cracks have not been sealed, offer many routes for water entry into the base and sub-base courses. Water will penetrate through […]

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• Asphalt and the Environment

  • February 16th, 2012 |
  • Posted in Asphalt and the Environment, General Asphalt Advice, Maryland Asphalt Contractor, Perpetual Pavement, Porous Asphalt, Recycled Asphalt, The History of Asphalt Pavement, Warm-Mix Asphalt
  • Tags: asphalt, Asphalt and the Environment, asphalt company, asphalt experts, Asphalt Pavement, asphalt recycling, bad for the environment, cuts greenhouse gas emissions, energy to produce and construct, enhances the quality of pavement, Environment, environmental and economic benefits, environmentally sustainable pavement, faster to construct and rehabilitate, Health, impact on the environment, lower nighttime surface temperatures, My Pavement Guy, pavement, pavement material, pavement project, pavement projects, pavements, Porous asphalt pavements, processes used to produce asphalt, production of asphalt pavement material, PTG Enterprises, Reclaimed asphalt pavement, recycled product, reduces fuel consumption, reused, Safety, storm water management, The Sustainable Pavement, total emissions, Warm-mix asphalt

  Believe it or not, asphalt is actually not bad for the environment. Don’t believe me, then check out the facts: Between 1960 and 1999, while production of asphalt pavement material increased by 250 percent, total emissions from our operations decreased by 97%. Asphalt is an environmentally sustainable pavement. Once constructed, asphalt pavements have minimal impact […]

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