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While some asphalt manufacturers draw the line at making and installing asphalt, Duval Asphalt Products, Inc., offers services throughout the product's lifespan in an approach the company refers to as cradle-to-grave.
"We manufacture, install, maintain, repair, and preserve asphalt pavements through such methods as seal coating and pavement rejuvenation — ensuring our clients will get the maximum life out of their asphalt," said Jennifer Garrett, Director of Marketing and Business Development, Duval Asphalt Products, Inc.
Read more about how Duval Asphalt leads the northeastern Florida market in the digital version of Florida Asphalt magazine.
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Registration is Live for the
Annual FASP Sporting Clays Tournament!
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Registration for the highly anticipated annual Florida Asphalt Scholarship Program (FASP) Sporting Clays event is currently available via the ACAF website.
Come together with colleagues and family on Saturday, October 7, 2023, in Lithia, Florida, for a fantastic time — all while contributing to the funding of FASP.
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V.A. Paving etched their name on the trophy in 2022. Are they poised to repeat this achievement and secure the win once more? | | |
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Webinars &
Virtual Training
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Tampa Mayor Proposes Budget to Fix Roads
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor presented a proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024 that aims to keep Tampa thriving by ramping up the paving of deteriorated roads and construction of missing sidewalks and making greater investments in affordable housing, public safety, and parks and recreation.
Source: Tampa.gov
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As U.S. Labor Demand Cools, Construction is Still Hot
The nationwide demand for labor is dulling, but construction still faces a shortage of workers. Construction counted 363,000 job openings at the end of July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a decrease of 23,000 jobs from June.
Source: Construction Dive
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Florida Activates Disaster Contractors Network for Post-Idalia Repairs
Florida’s Disaster Contractors Network (DCN), specifically designed to help ensure an unlicensed contractor does not dupe homeowners, has been activated to support homeowners who may need home repairs following Hurricane Idalia.
Source: Florida Daily
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Ajax Paving Crew Restores Road Smoothness on Veterans Expressway Bridges
Ryan McCutcheon's dedicated paving crew In Ajax Paving's Tampa division has spent the past few months addressing settlement issues in the approach and departure slabs of fourteen Veterans Expressway bridges.
The solution? Milling out the depressed areas and carefully repaving at different depths to restore the road's smoothness. All of this essential work has been taking place during the night, with each section reopening successfully to drivers by the end of each shift.
Photo credit: Ajax
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CRW Contracting recently announced exciting progress on its Polk Parkway (SR 570) project, which will place 45,000 tons of asphalt along SR 570 in both directions. The extensive improvements will include drainage enhancements, road widening, and construction of a new administration building.
Photo credit: CWR Contracting
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