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Engineering & Estimating- Are you Missing the Hidden Line Striping?

Line striping is a unique professional service and many paving estimators and engineering designers often look at the percentage of cost to projects as minor or insignificant. For years this had been the case, pennies on the dollar of the total contract price. Over the past 15 years or so, times have been changing. Line […]

Improving Safety in School Zones

Each year the United States, around 100 children are killed on their commute to-and-from-school. What’s even more shocking is that the National Highway Transportation Safety Authority reported that 25,000 students are injured from accidents within school zones. There was a 32% increase statewide in school zone traffic violations in the 2018-2019 school year, according to […]

Are you Hiring a Professional & Reputable Pavement Marking & Maintenance Company?

What is your criteria for a pavement marking and maintenance firm? Are you shopping for the cheapest price or a professional who will deliver a product that meets the specifications and provides a job that will last the duration of the manufacturer’s life expectancy? The cheapest price may not provide you with the product or […]

How to Make Bike Paths and Pedestrian Pathways Safer

The condition of bike paths and pedestrian walkways is an issue of public safety. It’s the difference between a pleasant ride around the block and a potential accident, easily avoidable with the proper precautions. Of course, not everyone knows how to make bike paths and pedestrian walkways safer. The subject isn’t as simple as some […]

Essential Asphalt Maintenance for Spring

After a long and snowy winter, spring is here at last. This means throwing open windows, enjoying longer daylight hours and watching trees bursting into flower, but it also means plenty of outdoor work for businesses. After all, the world has been covered in snow and ice the past several months. Now that these elements […]