Articles by Bob Humer, P.E.

From ancient roads to perpetual pavements

Evolution in road structural design From ancient times until the…

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New South Mountain Freeway in Arizona debuts with asphalt

The Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) first public-private partnership (P3)…

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Twelve miles of new interstate constructed through the desert

Seventy years after the start of the nation’s interstate program,…

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Oakland International Airport renovates runway

Choosing asphalt made completion possible in 14 days  Renovating the…

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Nevado DOT and partners cut project delivery time in half

One of Nevada's busiest freeways is I-15 that runs through…

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Warm mix asphalt poses a challenge to laboratory mix design and evaluation

Warm mix asphalt (WMA) is the “darling” of the asphalt…

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California embraces PG grading

In January 2006, Caltrans and the rest of California started…

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