EDC-6: Targeted Overlay Pavement Solutions (TOPS)
Approximately half of all infrastructure dollars are invested in pavements, and more than half of that investment is in overlays. By enhancing overlay performance, State and local highway agencies can maximize this investment and help ensure safer, longer-lasting roadways for the traveling public.
TOPS in the News
- Create a Top-Notch Pavement Network with TOPS
- EDC News Weekly Newsletter
- August 5, 2021: EDC Innovation of the Month
- August 12, 2021: HiMA Makes Big Impact in Florida
- August 19, 2021: Concrete Overlays Prove to be Solution for Kansas
- August 26, 2021: HPTO Becomes 'Work Horse' in New Jersey
- September 30, 2021: Georgia DOT Celebrates Three Decades Using Stone Mix Asphalt
- October 28, 2021: Texas Combats Cracks with Crack Attenuating Mixture
- December 2, 2021: Concrete Overlay Gives Delaware Motorists a Smooth Ride for 20+ Years
- February 3, 2022: Thin Concrete Overlay Continues to Serve Motorists After More than 10 Years of Service
- April 28, 2022: New Pavement Overlay Resources Available
- May 12, 2022 - Innovation of the Month: TOPS Missouri Case Study
- May 26, 2022 - Innovation of the Month: TOPS Virginia Case Study
- August 4, 2022 Concrete Overlays in Missouri Save Time, Improve Safety
- September 15, 2022 High-Performance Thin Overlay Rises to the Challenge
- October 27, 2022 Highly Modified Asphalt Inhibits Rutting in Oklahoma
- Asphalt Technology News Fall 2022 Target Overlays are TOPS
- December 22, 2022: Concrete Overlay Earns CDOT Accolades
- January 5, 2023: New Research and Technology Help Open-Graded Friction Course Make a Comeback
- February 8, 2023: Texas Puts Highly Modified Asphalt to the Test
- March 7, 2023: Oklahoma Uses A “Self-Healing” Pavement Mixture to Reduce Cracks
- April 10, 2023: North Carolina Uses Unbonded Concrete Overlay to Improve Decades-Old Pavement
- May 8, 2023: Stone Matrix Asphalt Adds Years to Local Roads in Colorado
- June 1, 2023: Oklahoma Uses “Self-Healing” Pavement Mixture to Reduce Cracks
- June 6, 2023: Ultra-Thin Bonded Wearing Course Protects Popular Route
- July 13, 2023: TOPS Team Creates a Resource Toolbox for Asphalt
- August 2, 2023: TOPS Team Creates a Resource Toolbox for Concrete
- September 11, 2023: Concrete Overlay-Is it the Right Tool for My Project?
- November 1, 2023: Concrete Overlay-How to Get Started