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able to boost its smoothness
numbers and received an
increased bonus incentive.
Since that time, the Missouri
Department of Transportation
has adopted a new smooth-
ness specification going from
Profile Index (PI) to the In-
ternational Roughness Index
(IRI), Hilton says. "Currently
the majority of our pavement
is placed using stringless tech-
nology and we are constantly
improving our results through
experience and advancements
in the technology," he says,
continuing:
"In order to stay competi-
tive in a market without an
abundance of work, you need
to use any advantage you can
achieve to stay relevant. This
technology can give the con-
tractor a competitive advan-
tage in both cost and time on
some projects."
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Millstone Weber's U.S. 50 project was valued at $26.2 million and involved the construction of
6.6 miles of four lane divided highway. It involved 188,000 square yards of concrete paving.
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