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July 17 2024 Vol. LXVI • No. 15
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Virginia Paving photo Airport officials decided to rubblize the old concrete runways that were at least 40 years old.
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By Chuck MacDonald CEG CORRESPONDENT
When Crushing Is About Building, Not Breaking...62
Replacing a worn-out runway at an airport used to be a tedious business. The concrete pavement would be broken and removed, then hauled off to a landfill or used as a base material in a new pavement. That’s old school. At Norfolk International Airport in
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Norfolk, Va., engineers decided to take a different approach and rubblize the old concrete that was at least 40 years old. Instead of removing the worn-out runway, a team led by Virginia Paving used rubblizing equipment to fracture the existing concrete pavement into a course base material for the new flex-
ible pavement section. The asphalt for the new runway will be laid on top of the rubblized concrete, serving as an excellent base for a revitalized airstrip. Anthony Rondeau is the executive vice president of the Norfolk Airport Authority. He said the see RUNWAY page 22
IIJA Report Card Reveals Mixed Grades More Than Two Years In, Fed Gets ‘A’ for Effort, ‘C’ for Implementation
By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Two and a half years after the signing of the Infrastructure and Jobs Act, the grading for results is mixed. Some say the bipartisan IIJA will advance the nation’s infrastructure industry for decades to come. Others say like commuter traffic it’s moving way too slowly to see much difference over 24-plus months. How long will it take to see measurable progress? As usual, it depends on whom you ask. State transportation agencies have put thousands of skilled craft laborers to work on new bridge and highway projects. Yet see IIJA page 26
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Except for rapid launch of several road and bridge projects across the country, IIJA implementation has been slow over the past two and a half years, say those tracking its progress.