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Permatile Answers Emergency Call for Route 321 Restoration

County Materials Helps Build a Better Home for the Milwaukee Zoo’s Elephants

The precast concrete box system controls stormwater and extends surface parking.

2018 Camp Fire - Reminder of Need for Fire-Resilient Infrastructure

Designing a buried pipe? Be sure to avoid these common—and potentially costly—mistakes

Concrete Resists Flotation: Resilient Infrastructure Against Washouts

This International Women’s Day, the American Concrete Pipe Association celebrates the women who help make the concrete pipe industry as strong as the products we produce.

On any construction project, time delays can lead to lost dollars. To avoid such problems, municipalities are finding innovative applications for precast, reinforced concrete pipe, and box culverts.

In recent years, proponents of so-called “open competition” legislation have tried to convince Congress to add preferential language to highway legislation. This language forces the state to spend precious resources justifying the use of concrete pipe materials.

Precast, rigid concrete pipe (RCP) is the ideal choice for durable pipe system installations. In every region across the country, engineers, transportation departments, and contractors know they can trust concrete pipe as the most resilient choice to last for over 100 years.

As the 116th United States Congress gets underway, here’s a look at a top issue on the minds of many in the concrete pipe industry — infrastructure and highway spending.

Mountain States Test Demonstrates Self-Healing of Minor Cracks