Asphalt has been the road paving material of choice in America for well over a hundred years. However, a Scottish engineer named Toby McCartney has discovered what may become the future of road paving: plastic roads.
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How to Maintain an Attractive Parking Lot
First impressions are so important. When clients visit your business for the first time, the first things they’ll notice will probably be the architecture of your building, the tastefulness of your landscaping, and…the quality of your parking lot! Winter weather… Read More
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Why Can’t Parking Lot Structural Problems Just Be Paved Over?
Winter can wreak havoc on parking lots, creating potholes, cracks, and other structural problems. It may seem like a simple solution to just pave over a struggling parking lot with fresh asphalt. However, this will not fix any of your… Read More
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What Are Sinkholes?
Heavy rainstorms across Maryland will often cause sinkholes to form. Sinkholes are very different from potholes. A pothole is caused when the freeze-thaw cycle of the weather wears at old pavement, causing the asphalt to collapse. A sinkhole occurs when… Read More
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How a New Road is Built
Do you know how a road is built? It’s much more than simply laying down asphalt. There’s a whole process to building a new road that takes months to complete! If you’re ever wondered about how a new road is… Read More
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What Do the Markings on Underground Utilities Mean?
Whenever a new road is constructed, the contractors building the road must pay special attention to the underground utilities. These are the underground pipes and wires that provide services to a city or town, such as stormwater grates, electric power… Read More
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Helping Your Pavement Recover from Winter as We Move into Spring
The winter pattern of snow, sleet, ice, freezing, and thawing can take a huge toll on the pavement outside of your home. Now that the chill of winter is leaving the air and spring is on the way, it’s time… Read More
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Why to Invest in Professional Snow Removal
If you are a homeowner with just a small driveway and patch of sidewalk to shovel and salt, then you probably have everything under control. However, if you’re a business owner or property manager, then it’s likely that you have… Read More
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What is Asphalt Resurfacing?
Asphalt surfaces tend to only last between 8 to 12 years, depending on traffic and weather conditions. This means that simply patching up the asphalt will not be a sustainable solution; the entire asphalt surface needs to be replaced. But… Read More
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How to Stay Healthy as the Weather Gets Warmer
It’s that time of year again…as the Western hemisphere lurches towards spring, the weather fluctuates between warm and cold. Unseasonably warm weather paired with drastically changing temperatures means that many people will get sick as we move into spring. People… Read More