The Millbrook Collection shopping center was in need of some pavement repair. Our project management team met with representatives from Rivercrest Realty, Millbrook’s property management company, and it was determined that only the surface course of asphalt needed to be replaced. So our crews milled off the deteriorated pavement and installed a new lift of asphalt. The project was...
Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction magazine just published a fantastic article about Ruston Paving’s efforts to use the full depth reclamation process on commercial projects. Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction is the leading magazine serving contractors in the paving, sealcoating, pavement marking and sweeping industries by providing “how to” information to help contractors run their businesses more effectively and...
The City of Burlington needed some repairs to be completed at its East Burlington Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP). Ruston Paving was initially contracted by Haren Construction Company, the general contractor on the project, to repair some asphalt pavement that was damaged following utility installations. However, once we were on-site and the city saw the quality of our work...
Over the past few years, Durham Public Schools have been focusing on incorporating sustainable solutions into its capital projects. The rehabilitation project at Glenn Elementary School was no different. Ruston Paving was awarded the contract to recycle the existing pavement on-site by using the full depth reclamation process. The areas being reconstructed included the bus parking...
This week Ruston Paving hosted an educational event the Greensboro, North Carolina area. Tim McConnell, our pavement and soil specialist, presented a “Lunch & Learn” meeting at the Clarion Airport Hotel. Attended by Ruston Paving customers and prospective clients, Tim helped to educate our guests on full-depth reclamation and soil stabilization. Attendees were eligable for...
The Manheim Auto Auction had a 10,000 square yard auction area that required some pavement upgrades. As improvements to the entrances began, construction traffic brought to light some significant structural deficiencies. Manheim was looking for a contractor to handle all phases of the project, ensuring it was a turnkey operation. Enter Ruston Paving… One reconstruction...
Ruston Paving was once again working at GlaxoSmithKline. This time, however, we were under the guidance of McDonald York, a general contractor for whom we’ve worked each year for the past 7 years. This particular project entailed the rehabilitation of GSK’s Ruvane parking lot. The pavement in the Ruvane lot was rutted and fatigued. GSK elected to utilize...
In 2011, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) used several innovative recycling methods to rehabilitate a 4 mile stretch of Interstate 81. One of the techniques involved pulverizing the existing material in place and mixing it with Portland cement to establish a stabilized base on which an asphalt surface course could then be applied. This...
Tim McConnell, our pavement and soils specialist, has been making the rounds to our various divisions holding seminars on the processes of full depth reclamation (FDR) and soil stabilization. Local engineers, along with our current and former clients, attended the seminars in hopes of gaining a greater understanding of these environmentally friendly practices. Information was handed out at the presentations...
Green Building News recently wrote an article about Ruston Paving that touts the benefits of asphalt recycling and full depth reclamation. Green Building News started in 2006 to meet the growing need for energy efficiency and sustainable building information targeting commercial and industrial facilities and provides product news and business information for a number of different markets. This...
