WHEN IT COMES TO ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION What’s drivability? It’s what makes a road the one you want to take. Roadway construction and maintenance keep pavements safe and comfortable for road users. Whether you’re driving for leisure or work, a safe on-time arrival is vital. Asphalt’s SPEED OF CONSTRUCTION makes it easier to build and maintain roads, resulting in minimal delays for the public. Fewer delays minimizes congestion and saves the U.S. economy billions of dollars each year in wasted fuel, time, and productivity. That matters. ASPHALT DELIVERS DRIVABILITY SAFETY SUSTAINABILITY CONSTRUCTION NOISE 1. Wunderlich, K., & D. Hardesty (2003). A Snapshot of Summer 2001 Work Zone Activity: Based on Information Reported on State Road Closure and Construction Websites. Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C. 2. Pierce, D., & D. Murray (2014). Cost of Congestion to the Trucking Industry. American Transportation Research Institute, Arlington, Virginia. 3. Schrank, D., B. Eisele, T. Lomax, & J. Bak (2015). 2015 Urban Mobility Scorecard. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Park, Texas. 4. Epps, J.A., & D.E. Newcomb (2015). Considerations and Case Studies in Rapid Highway Construction Using Asphalt Pavement. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Park, Texas. 5. Lee, E.-B., C. Kim, & J.T. Harvey (2011). Pavement Type Selection for Highway Rehabilitation Based on a Life-Cycle Cost Analysis: Validation of California Interstate 710 Project (Phase 1). Presented at 90th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Paper No: 11-1127, Washington, D.C., January 23–27. 6. Pavia Systems (2013). Figure 10.9 in SHRP2 R23: Using Existing Pavement in Place and Achieving Long Life ― Project Assessment Manual. Pavia Systems, Seattle, Washington. http://www.pavementrenewal.org/ DriveAsphalt.org The Asphalt Pavement Alliance is a partnership of the Asphalt Institute, National Asphalt Pavement Association, and the State Asphalt Pavement Associations. $9.2B Roadway congestion adds $9.2 billion to the cost of transporting materials and goods.2 The average work zone has lane closures 11 hours a day covering nearly 7 miles.1 HOURS in fuel, time and productivity is lost nationwide due to congestion.3 $160B With asphalt pavements, maintenance and improvements that help traffic flow freely are made quickly outside of rush hour. Construction and maintenance of an asphalt Perpetual Pavement costs 48% less and takes 14% less time than other comparable pavement types over 55 years.6 48% LESS 2.5 more lane-miles can be reconstructed during a single road closure with asphalt's crack seat and overlay process compared to reconstruction with concrete.5 Utilizing accelerated techniques, asphalt pavement construction can be up to 70% faster.4 70% FASTER 34
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