Neb. Participants will be provided with a review of legal standards and recent developments in the law regarding state and contractor liability arising from accidents in construction zones. The presentation will include suggested practices for minimizing the risk to members of the public traveling through construction zones. Neb. A look ahead will share information on the deployment, testing and evaluation of innovative technologies in work zones in Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska for the 1999 construction season. Neb. Many hot-mix asphalt pavements are performing very well. Newer projects from city street intersections to high volume interstates will be discussed with emphasis on features contributing to the high performance .
Minimum criteria are necessary to insure the long-term performance of a quality product.
Neb. NDOR will present asphalt concrete mixes now being used in recreation areas, surfaced shoulders and low traffic volume roadways. Information will be provided on how these new mixes enhance constructability and performance, while encouraging the use of local aggregates. Ill. This presentation will discuss some of the challenges faced by producers to provide high quality binders for the asphalt paving industry. Some of the challenges that will be briefly discussed will include oil field production, shipment of the crude to the refinery, refinery selection of product production slate, storage, shipment to the hot-mix producers and meeting SHRP quality criteria.