Moving Advancements into Practice : MAP Brief 13-1

US Transportation Collection2010PDFBriefUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationFick, GaryUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUnited StatesPavement layersConcrete pavementsConcreteConstruction managementEvaluationPavementsMAP Brief 13-1This document discusses the potential use of two-lift paving as a sustainable technique for building concrete pavements. Two-lift concrete paving involves the placement of two wet-on-wet layers instead of the homogenous single layer commonly placed in concrete paving. Two-lift paving can provide quality surface characteristics, reduce materials costs, and consume recycled aggregates (concrete and hot-mix asphalt).127