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| QD001P - Equivalent Designs of Concrete vs. Asphalt |
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In a 30 year life-cycle cost analysis, concrete can cost almost 50% less than an equivalently designed asphalt pavement.
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| QD002P - All Concrete Isn't Created Equal |
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Innovative surface texturing techniques are producing concrete pavements as quite as typical hot mix asphalt pavements.
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| QD003P - Noise Mitigation Doesn’t Have to be Expensive! |
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Did you know porous asphalt pavements are high-cost alternatives to concrete pavement resurfacing techniques?
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| QD004P - Perpetual Maintenance |
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Durability problems with asphalt pavements results in perpetual maintenance.
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| QD005P - Quiet Zone |
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Tire and road noise can be controlled! Here are the realities of selecting asphalt to address the problem of urban noise.
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| QD006P - Agencies Sound Off |
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Here’s why at least two DOT’s are choosing concrete pavements because they can be as quiet as and less expensive than asphalt pavements.
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| QD007P - Ouch Hot |
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Learn why concrete is cooler than asphalt … and why that’s important in a growing number of urban areas.
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| QD008P - Precious Cargo |
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Differences in surface friction between concrete and asphalt have dramatic effects on skid performance.
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| QD009P - For the Long Haul |
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A recent study showed trucks require about 6.9% more fuel to travel on asphalt vs. concrete. See how this also affects harmful air emissions.
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| QD010P - Enlightened |
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Some simple truths about the reflectivity of concrete … and why concrete pavement is not only safer but less costly to illuminate than asphalt.
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| QD011P - Concrete Pavement Restoration and Preservation |
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Here’s why concrete pavements are a better resurfacing choice than asphalt.
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| QD012P - A Better Choice for the Environment |
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This flyer describes some of the environmental features and benefits of concrete.
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| QD013P - Bottom of the Barrel |
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Why the price of asphalt is closely linked to the price of crude oil. Think escalators are the answer? Think again.
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| QD014P - Safety Assured |
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Learn how concrete pavements can reduce workzone fatalities and injuries, as well as why they’re safer than asphalt pavements.
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| QD015P - The Asphalt Connection |
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The speed at which asphalt roadways are constructed, along with frequent maintenance requirements, is costing you time and money.
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| QD016P - Natural Advantage |
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Here are even more ways concrete pavements help conserve natural resources, as well as why they’re better for the environment than asphalt.
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| QD017P - Lets Get Going |
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Learn why the durability of concrete pavements could potentially save lives, reduce gasoline consumption, save money on vehicle repairs, and help clear congestion.
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| QD018P - Lasting Impressions |
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Here’s why state and local agencies are turning to concrete to make better use of limited funding.
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| QD019P - Trusty Toll Roads |
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For those considering public-private partnerships, here is some straight talk about the economic benefits of concrete pavements.
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| QD020P-3 - Interstate 80 near Salt Lake City, Utah |
| QD020P-2 - The Triangle Expressway Connecting NC-55 and I-40 in North Carolina |
| QD020P-1 - US 301 in Waldorf, Maryland |
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Learn how the rigidity of concrete pavements can reduce gasoline consumption, save money, and reduce the environmental footprint of various roadways that are being constructed or reconstructed across the United States.
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| QD021P - A Plan for the Future |
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Here's how the appropriate “Mix of Fixes” can maximize the serviceability of a
roadway network while also minimizing agency costs.
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| QD022P - Freedom or Failure? |
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The U.S. transportation infrastructure has fueled economic prosperity for generations past,
but will it keep the nation competitive in the global marketplace of the future?
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| QD023P - Conserving Fuel in the Road |
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Learn how the choice of road materials can save fuel and reduce our dependence on oil imports.
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| QD024P - Asphalt Risk |
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Forecasting asphalt prices is not a perfect science,
nor is it a problem with easy solutions. So what can be done?
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| QD025P-1 - Nall Avenue: A Green Street |
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Learn how concrete pavements can reduce gasoline consumption, save money, and reduce the environmental footprint of various streets that are being constructed or reconstructed across the United States.
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| QD026P - A$PHALT: More Than You Bargained For? |
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The cost of asphalt is out of control, with little foreseeable recovery. Have you considered concrete yet?
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| QD027P - Combat Global Warming |
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Concrete’s lighter color makes it cooler than asphalt. This reduces energy needs, carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and global warming! |
