Concrete Pavement News and Events
Workshop – Concrete Pavement Joints and Transitions
Join us on November 19, 2024 to learn about joint types, placement strategies, joint materials, and effective pavement transition techniques to prevent cracking, enhance durability,
SWCPA Workshop – The Concrete Pavement Investment
Join us on October 15, 2024 to discover strategies that utilize concrete pavements to improve transportation network longevity, reduce maintenance costs, improve sustainability, and provide a higher return on investment.
Join Us for the Annual NICC! – October 23, 2024
Register now for the 22nd Annual Nevada Infrastructure Concrete Conference. Connect with your colleagues, and meet the Industry & NDOT expert specialists who are designing and building the future of Nevada.
SWCP Airfield Projects Earn Two ACPA Awards of Excellence
Oct. 1, 2024 - SWCP excels at military airfield work and the two awarded projects exemplify that – The Special Operations Facility (SOF) Hangar Project at the Laguna Army Airfield at Yuma Proving Grounds and
Granite Going for the Gold at LAX
Sep. 30, 2024 - Granite is recycling approximately 98,000 tons of materials onsite and batching 67,000 cubic yards of concrete that meet Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) P-501
Rehabilitating the I-80 Climb to the Summit
Sep. 29, 2024 - To repair this section of roadway on a National Essential Freight Corridor, Caltrans has currently initiated two projects: The I-80 Soda Springs Pavement Rehabilitation Project; and
SWCPA Drives the Skid Test Spec Change
Sep. 29, 2024 - To add to the long list of reasons to remove the outdated CT 342 from the acceptance requirements, Stuart received extensive feedback from the heads of several allied groups, including
SWCPA Co-Hosts Two Workshops with Caltrans
Sep. 26, 2024 - The Southwest Concrete Pavement Association recently joined with the Caltrans HQ Division of Maintenance Pavement Program to host two
SWCPA Workshop – CRCP Design & Constructability
Sep. 17, 2024 - CRCP is often characterized as the smoothest, longest lasting concrete pavement type with the lowest maintenance needs. Learn about
Atkinson at Work on the State Route 46 Corridor
And according to data collected in 2017, 17% of the traffic volume were trucks, with 60% of those trucks being five-axle and larger
Teichert Completing the Bixby Road Roundabout
The pavement within the roundabout is the same as the mainline, Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement (CRCP); here at a thickness of 10.8 inches.
Sully-Miller Midway on I-15 Pavement Rehab
More than 176,000 cubic yards of Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement (JPCP) are being placed on mainline, for three northbound and
MIT CSHub Streamlining the LCA Process by up to 85%
If the average surface roughness of all pavements were improved by 1%, there would be 190 million tons of CO2 saved each year
NICC 2024 Is Just Down the Road!
Join us on Wednesday, October 23rd for the 22nd Annual Nevada Infrastructure Concrete Conference, connect with your colleagues, and meet
SWCP Paves I-10 through Pima County, Arizona
The concrete pavement work on this project has been divided into three phases, per the project MOT, and encompasses new full-depth roadway sections on mainline I-10
Sully-Miller Successfully Wraps Taxiway D Project Early
The project entailed extending the taxiway west to reach a length of 2,300 feet, improve aircraft taxiing operations by enhancing pilot visibility, provide access to the new
Flatiron Nails the San Gabriel Hinge
Closing this portion of the freeway and redirecting all traffic to local roads would have resulted in unacceptable traffic delays, according to Caltrans, who cited an average of 217,000 vehicles a day on this portion of the I-210
SWCPA Workshop – Smoother Concrete Pavements
Join us for an insightful online workshop on designing, constructing, and maintaining smoother concrete pavements. In this session, our three subject matter expert panelists will walk you through best practices and techniques for achieving and preserving
SWCPA Welcomes Two New Members
The Southwest Concrete Pavement Association (SWCPA) is pleased to welcome two new industry leaders into its membership
We’re overhauling our cars in the name of energy efficiency — why not our roads?
This article was published in “The Hill,” a Washington, D.C. publication, on January 14, 2024. By Randolph Kirchain and
SWCPA Hosts Caltrans-Contractor Roundtable
Southwest Concrete Pavement Association (SWCPA) held a “Contractors Roundtable” lunch at the Flatiron headquarters in Chino Hills, California, hosted by SWCPA
Atkinson Accelerates Stage 2 of the SR-14 Rehab Project
After successfully completing Stage 1 of the SR-14 Rehabilitation Project with a flawless safety record, the Guy F. Atkinson
Workshop – Navigating Pavement Defects
Join us for this engaging workshop that takes a hard look at these sometimes unavoidable occurrences and offers you some first-hand case studies and experienced advice
Workshop – Concrete Pavement Design – How we design for long-life
Learn from pavement experts about the best practices for designing long lasting, 50+ year design-life pavements with minimal future maintenance requirements.