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Concrete Pavements
Concrete pavements have been a mainstay of America’s infrastructure
for more than 50 years. The country’s first concrete street,
built in Bellefontaine, Ohio, in 1891, is still in service today.
Moreover, these long-lasting pavements are not confined to one region
of North America, nor to a specific type of environment or climate.
Concrete can handle the freezing winters of Michigan’s Upper
Peninsula to the scorching heat of the Southwest.
While concrete pavements are best known as the riding surface for
interstate highways, concrete is a durable, economical and sustainable
solution for state highways, rural roadways, residential and city
streets, intersections, airstrips, intermodal facilities, military
bases, parking lots and more.
Regardless of the type of roadway or current pavement conditions,
there is a concrete solution. Concrete can be used for new pavements,
reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration or rehabilitation. Concrete
pavements generally provide the longest life, least maintenance,
and lowest life-cycle cost of all alternatives. Plus, due to higher
oil prices, concrete has become the least expensive alternative
for new construction on a first-cost basis.
A brief summary of some of the uses for portland cement concrete
pavements are listed on this website. For additional information
and technical assistance, please contact the American
Concrete Pavement Association.
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The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) represents
the concrete industry in the promotion of other pavement and related
applications:
- Parking lots
- Pervious pavement
- Flowable fill
For more information on these products and applications, contact
the National Ready Mixed Concrete
Association.
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