RCC Pavement Activity Heats Up in Northeast

Over the past few months, interest in RCC pavement in the Northeastern states has certainly increased, reports NRMCA Senior Director, National Resources Doug O’Neill. The region is seeing more occasions where RCC offers a real solution to owners’ issues. In one example, RCC will act as a base for a high traffic county road in Southwest New York, with the final design being approximately 8" of RCC with a 1 ½" asphalt topping. The cost to the county will be less for this type of application than for full depth asphalt, according to NRMCA Producer member Wayne Concrete, which is actively and successfully promoting the use of RCC on retail parking lots as well as on some streets and local roads.

In other areas of the Northeast where ready mix producers don't yet have a full grasp of how to produce RCC, there is still interest, O'Neill said. Recently, RCC was discussed as a possible cost effective solution for a New England rail siding exposed to heavy vehicular equipment traffic. The problem with that project was there wasn’t an RCC producer within range of the site. "The opportunities exist and in some cases are being generated by companies like Wayne Concrete that understand how to make it and how it should be placed," O’Neill said.

Many ready mix producers are not familiar with how to make RCC or what the benefits to themselves would be. All this and more is covered in the two RCC Webinars offered by NRMCA: RCC-Your Third Choice for Pavements is a beginner’s guide to RCC and its benefits and RCC: Intro to Design and Construction is a Webinar that covers the basic material properties of RCC, how to design and construct, and points out key production and construction items to ensure a successful project.