Precast Solutions Weekly

Precast Solutions Weekly features one construction project or news item each week that is associated with the precast concrete industry. These features range from rural highway work to the legislative changes in our nation's capital that continue to shape the face of the industry. Visit www.precast.org weekly for the latest from Precast Solutions Weekly.

For the week of May 21 - 27, 2006

NYDOT's Road Slab Test Signals
Bright FUture for Precast Concrete

Eight, 13-foot slabs of precast concrete may seem run of the mill, but New York’s Department of Transportation treats them like gold. They are the first building blocks en route to a potentially uniform building process to replace the Empire State’s debilitated roads and highways.

In mid-June, NYDOT will replace 100 feet of Highway 112 in Medford, N.Y., to show the efficient qualities of precast concrete road slabs. The highway is the oldest on New York’s Long Island.

Layne Urbas, vice president of Roman Stone in Bay Shore, N.Y., says the out-of-the-way location is the perfect setting for NYDOT’s test model. If the June construction goes as planned, the state transportation group could opt for more frequent use of precast road slabs in place of blacktop repairs.

The 100 feet of highway near Medford will be dug up and replaced within two days. Highway traffic interruptions are expected to be minimal as construction will be limited to evenings and early mornings.

This story will be updated on Precast Solutions Weekly and will be featured in the fall 2006 issue of Precast Solutions magazine.

2006 Archive
Floridians Drawn to Precast Panel Home Construction (May 7-13)
Notice: Overnight Delay Expected. Is That All? (April 30 -May 6)
Precast Rehab at Doyle Field (April 23-29)
Bridge-Building in the Bayou (April 16-22)
A New Paradigm in Botanical Research (April 9-15)
Solutions to an Inmate Influx (April 2-8)
NASA Supercomputer Selects Best Mix (March 26-April 1)
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (March 12-18)
Custom Oil and Grit Separator (March 5-11)
Women in Concrete Forum (Feb. 19-25)
JE Hill's "Fear Factor" (Feb. 5-11)
Jenson Precast Rolls out Concrete Walls (Jan. 29-Feb. 4)
Osteopathic Medicine and Precast Concrete (Jan. 15-21)

2005 Archive
"Practical Precast" Home Building Demo (Dec. 25-31)
Concrete Countertop Training (Dec. 10-17)
Precaster's Donation Funds New School Construction (Dec. 4-10)
Washington Post Addresses New Construction in the Gulf ( Nov. 27-Dec. 3)
Kokomo Route 22 Bridge Replacement (Nov. 20-26)

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