In the summer, dark asphalt roads and roofs absorb heat from the sun and then put it back into the air, making cities get hotter and take longer to cool off, in what’s called the urban heat island ...

Jun. 6—GOSHEN — Several roads across Goshen will have lane restrictions next week. Streets Department project manager Andrew Lund said at the Goshen Board of Public Works meeting on Thursday that the ...

HOUGHTON, Mich. — Researchers at Michigan Technological University are helping study whether building roads using asphalt mixed with rubber from ground-up scrap tires is a good idea for states like ...

This Town Made a Road Out of Scrap Tires and Changed the Future of Driving ...

It is no secret that all levels of government are facing unprecedented budget deficits. While state and municipal revenues are dropping, infrastructure needs are growing and the question of ...

Bay County crews have officially completed South Burnt Mill Creek Road. Commissioner Doug Moore says it was covered with asphalt in about one month.

Building the nation’s infrastructure required more than just plans; it required raw mechanical force. From the early ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Odds are good that the old shingles torn off a homeowner's roof will end up in the asphalt of a state highway project and not the local landfill. This month, the Cedar Rapids/Linn ...