LĪHU‘E – If everything goes as planned, approximately 91,805 feet of county roads throughout the island will be repaved by the end of the year. Grace Pacific was awarded a contract upwards of $5.4 million for the island-wide road resurfacing project, which began earlier this week in […]
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Grace Pacific Corp. will start the first phase next week of a $14.25 million City and County of Honolulu project to improve roads in several areas. The work is scheduled to start in Kalihi Valley on Monday and could take at least four months in that area […]
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HONOLULU — Potholes. They’re a part of our roads and they damage our cars. In the past three years, the city has paid more than $20,000 in vehicle damage claims because of road conditions. Now, Honolulu has come up with a new solution to the problem. Oahu’s road […]
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The City Council voted 8-1 on Wednesday to approve a $1.96 billion operating budget and $620 million capital improvements budget for the new fiscal year that begins July 1. while the capital improvements budget is about 7 percent more than Carlisle’s $577 million proposal. As in the Carlisle […]
Read more →NCAT has presented research showing that warm-mix asphalt may reduce plant fuel use more than was previously realized due to reduced drum casing losses in addition to lower mix temperatures. “The project’s findings surprised many,” said Howard Marks, NAPA Vice President for Environmental Affairs, who attended the […]
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While many of drivers are heading home for the night, road crews are just getting started. Workers for GP Roadway Solutions are getting ready for the night. They’re installing crash cushions at the Aiea offramp. Gene Lehano is the superintendent. “Later in the evening, it gets more […]
Read more →The Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA) fired back at The Portland Cement Association (PCA) for its recent statements about road construction agencies, and PCA’s claim that “states are losing hundreds of millions of dollars due to outdated bidding policies that favor petroleum-based asphalt over other paving materials.” PCA, in a […]
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Oahu’s potholes aren’t being filled as quickly as you might hope because of a shortage of pothole filler. The state downshifted on fixing potholes on Oahu’s freeways, state highways, and roads, because a huge quantity of pothole patch material was needed elsewhere. Because of […]
Read more →“I made it very clear that whatever the number is, they should not be politically influenced at all,” said Chang. “If it’s a hundred million so be it; if it’s more so be it.” Members of the asphalt industry are wary of purchasing new equipment to ramp-up […]
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