Lance Malburg News Today

LANSING, Mich. — The County Road Association of Michigan honored the Dickinson County Road Commission with a statewide IMPRESS Award at CRA’s recent 2023 Hi

The Dickinson County Road Commission received the C.R.A IMPRESS Award for their work on the CR 573 bridge.

State departments of transportation can benefit from using recycled tires in asphalt mixes for roads, according to the Recycled Rubber Coalition.

State departments of transportation can benefit from using recycled tires in asphalt mixes for roads, according to the Recycled Rubber Coalition.

From the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy MARQUETTE — When the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy helped fund a project on a stretch of County Road 607 in Dickinson County the intent was to test an unusual asphalt mix that uses pieces of old rubber tires to see if it could hold up in the harsh climate of the Upper Peninsula. The project — a joint undertaking of the Dickinson County Road Commission, Michigan Technological University, and EGL...

DICKINSON COUNTY, MI--   A portion of U.P. roadway that uses pieces of old rubber tires has performed well over the past two years. The project focused on a stretch of County Road 607 in Dickinson County. In 2019 three 3,300-foot sections were paved: one section with conventional asphalt, one with half engineered crumb rubber and another with rubber in the base and top layers. Highway engineer Lance Malburg says lab experiments performed at Michigan Tech show the performance of the materials ...