Road Pavement Preservation
Category: Blog Articles By: Chris Evers
Local roads and highways require a significant investment to meet the transportation needs of our communities.
Road pavement preservation should always be top of mind to help extend the life of asphalt roads and make the best use of limited budgets.
Pavement Technology, Inc. has been caring for roadways for more than 50 years. We leverage the best solutions and offer exceptional products to take care of roads. Rejuvenating asphalt is the cornerstone competency on which our company was built.
For example, we offer Reclamite® asphalt rejuvenator, the original Maltene Replacement Technology (MRT) for restoring and preserving the durability of asphalt. Based on the innovative research of Witco Corporation’s Fritz Rostler, Reclamite rejuvenator restores the reactive maltene components that asphalt pavements lose due to the high-temperature manufacturing process and subsequent field aging, penetrating the surface deeply to protect against air and water intrusion.
Learn more about Reclamite rejuvenator and why it’s an outstanding option for government agencies and private communities that are responsible for achieving the highest life-cycle return on their road preservation investments.
When you focus on pavement preservation, you are being proactive in maintaining your pavement. New construction will eventually be necessary. But properly treating roads can help you keep them in service and last as long as possible.
Preservation is essential because roads will deteriorate the more they’re exposed to traffic (both volume and weight) and UV-related oxidation. In short, pavement preservation slows down the deterioration process. Why not keep your roads as safe as possible for as long as possible?
We work closely with road departments daily to ensure that preservation projects match their long-term strategic goals. The projects are always well planned for each community, including timely resident notifications. Experienced crews combined with the proper treatments ensure success.
Maximize your road maintenance budget by extending the service life of your roads. We would be happy to partner with you to address your road needs in a timely manner. Contact us today or call 1-800-333-6309.
Grapefruit Trails, Florida
Category: Side Trips By: admin
Whenever the PTI road crew is in the Melbourne area, working in the City of Palm Bay, Florida, Senior Supervisor, Chuck McNamee looks forward to spending a rain day or weekend riding the Grapefruit Trails bike paths.
(more…)Pavement Preservation
Category: Blog Articles By: Chris Evers
As a pavement preservation pioneer, Pavement Technology, Inc. has extensive expertise with the best ways to extend the lifespan and improve their performance of roads, highways, bridges and airport runways.
Bringing Maltene Replacement Technology (MRT) to the public works sector is the cornerstone competency on which our company is built. We also introduced America’s first titanium-dioxide-enriched asphalt rejuvenation product to assist public works professionals and contractors concerned about reducing emisison-related pollutants, mitigating Urban Heat Island effect, accelerating surface water dispersion, reducing vehicle-generated microplastics, and extending roadway life.
Using Reclamite® asphalt rejuvenator, the original MRT, restores and preserves asphalt durability. Through the innovative research conducted by Witco Corporation’s Fritz Rostler, Reclamite rejuvenator enables asphalt pavements to recover the reactive maltene components lost due to the high temperatures used in asphalt product and subsequent field aging related to oxidation and weathering. Reclamite rejuvenator penetrates the surface and guards against air and water intrusions while also regenerating the asphalt surface.
We have been perfecting the application of this technology in real-world conditions since 1972, contributing significantly to the commercialization of this asphalt rejuvenator.
Our PlusTiTM A.R.A.-1 Ti® asphalt rejuvenator / sealer gives road departments the added benefits of Photo Catalytic Technology (PCT).
As America’s first TiO2 photocatalytic rejuvenator/sealer for asphalt roadways, PlusTiTM A.R.A.-1 Ti® combines Maltene Replacement Technology (MRT) to revitalize and seal aging asphalt with Photo Catalytic Technology (PCT) that removes nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOC), and other airborne vehicular exhaust pollutants.
The solar-reflective top surface reduces heat absorption and related radiative forcing (RF) by materially reducing the convective re-release of UV radiation that would otherwise contribute to the heat island effect common in our urban centers. The chemistry also slows down pavement oxidation, thereby further extending the service life of treated surfaces.
Pavement preservation is an important part of any infrastructure maintenance strategy. It involves a range of solutions that are designed to extend the life of pavement and protect it from damage.
Contact us today so we can discuss your needs. Or call 1-800-333-6309.
Asphalt Preservation Company
Category: Blog Articles By: Chris Evers
As an asphalt preservation company, Pavement Technology, Inc. (PTI) is known for the quality and reliability of our products as well as the depth of our expertise.
Agencies routinely turn to PTI to meet all their pavement preservation needs and maximize their budgets. We offer long-term, environmentally responsible technologies to rejuvenate roadways, stabilize joints, restore asphalt seals, suppress dust and restore recycled asphalt, including solutions that reduce pollution related to vehicle emissions.
All of those services require the precision and know-how developed through years of practical experience. Our company knows these treatments are critical tools in the asphalt road maintenance toolbox. These tools will extend the time before total pavement replacements.
Asphalt preservation methods can help to extend the life of asphalt pavement by slowing down its natural deterioration due to weathering and aging.
If you want to stretch your maintenance budgets over more years, you need to make sure asphalt rejuvenation is always top of mind. We’re ready to help you ensure that your roadways last much longer. Contact us today so we can address your specific needs.
Smart Business Honors PTI
Category: PTI in the News By: admin
Westlake, OH
Pavement Technology, Inc. (PTI) recently was honored by Smart Business magazine at its annual Family Business & Business Longevity Conference, which took place at Tri-C’s Corporate College East on September 29th. PTI is currently celebrating its 50th year in business, developing and applying pavement rejuvenation technologies to America’s roadway, bridge, airport and highway infrastructures. For more details, please visit the Smart Business website, page 42 of the September 2022 edition.
Asphalt Surface Treatments FAQs
Category: Blog Articles By: Chris Evers
Time to get real for this blog! When it comes to asphalt road surface treatments not every product is created equal. It’s assumed by most that when you do pavement preservation treatments on top of aging asphalt pavement the results will be added life, better aesthetics, and a safer surface for the driving public. However, that’s not always the case. Some products that are commonly applied on asphalt pavements and marketed as pavement preservation can lead to faster deterioration and unsafe conditions for drivers or residents.
Instead of the standard format for a Frequently Asked Questions article, we’re going to flip it. Here are the top questions you should be asking about the Asphalt Surface Treatment you’re considering using on your asphalt pavements.
Question 1: Is this stuff safe?
We’ve all heard the “safety first” mantra repeated ad nauseum and many companies do personify it. The number one question we should always ask before specifying or allowing the application of a material is: “does this material carry any human health or environmental hazards associated with it’s use?” The Safety Data Sheet (SDS) should be produced before any contractor is allowed to apply material to any pavement. What is in Safety Data Sheets? According to OSHA, “the SDS includes information such as the properties of each chemical; the physical, health, and environmental health hazards; protective measures; and safety precautions for handling, storing, and transporting the chemical.” It should ideally look like this, with very little in the way of hazards to people, pets, or the environment.
What we don’t want to see present in the material on an SDS are specific health risks such as cancer, the presence of VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), highly flammable or unstable chemicals, or highly regulated chemicals. On a “clean” SDS, you’ll see mostly “Not Classified,” “Not Regulate,” and perhaps an occasional “Not Available.”
Question 2: What is the long-term performance of the product?
When you ask the contractor or supplier this question, the ideal response would be to send you to some independently researched reports and laboratory results, before and after pictures, case studies, or even some good old-fashioned testimonials from other public works agencies, DOTs or property managers who have had success with the material.
The further back such third-party data goes, the better. When I say “third party,” that means it’s not just the company’s own marketing materials. Good “third-party” or independent data comes from public agencies, universities, accredited labs or testing firms, or even industry trade associations. The data in them may have been provided by the contractor or supplier, but the data cannot have been generated by the organization that is making the material.
Question 3: What does it do and how does it work?
Lastly the idea with this two-part question is to better understand whether the asphalt surface treatment being evaluated is the right tool to address the dominant distress or mode of failure on the pavement to be treated. Is this tool being applied at the right time and will it successfully preserve the pavement?
There are lots of great pavement preservation tools available, but what separates a good asphalt treatment from a bad one (assuming questions one and two were answered satisfactorily) is the selection of the right tool at the right time in the lifecycle of the pavement. If the aim is to rejuvenate the asphalt while it’s in good condition, the key element is that the rejuvenator should be penetrating the pavement, restoring to it the maltene fractions of the asphalt that are oxidized over time.
Understanding how a material works, and what its short-term and long-term performance outcomes will be, is critical to making a sound decision. A short-term improvement in aesthetics is of little use if a material’s long-term outcome is detrimental to the pavement.