J.H. Rudolph & Co., Inc.

Kevin L. Selby has joined J.H. Rudolph & Co., Inc. as EHS Manager.  Kevin has over 20 years experience in Environmental, Health and Safety and will be responsible for managing the EHS Department at J.H. Rudolph & Co., Inc. and its subsidiaries.  He was most recently employed in EHS at PPMI Construction Co.

In honor of Earth Day, The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces new paving specifications that allow for additional use of recycled materials.  By increasing the amount of reclaimed asphalt pavement and recycled roofing shingles within asphalt mixes, INDOT anticipates it can save $10 to $15 million on annual paving expenses.

Both reclaimed asphalt and roofing shingles contain some of the same liquid asphalt and crushed stone content used in virgin asphalt pavement. INDOT previously allowed a limited amount of reclaimed asphalt pavement and new roofing shingles discarded at the factory to be included in hot mix asphalt.  Starting this April, INDOT contractors can use an increased amount of these materials, as well as post-consumer shingles torn off existing roofs.

Recycled materials are tested to make sure the overall asphalt mix meets or exceeds standards for safety, durability and longevity set by the American Society of Testing Materials and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.  Because liquid asphalt is a petroleum-based product, the change also reduces Indiana’s dependency upon imported crude oil.

Reclaimed asphalt pavement and post-consumer roofing shingles are on a growing list of recycled materials finding their way into Hoosier roadways.  Most of the concrete and asphalt pavement removed during Indiana road resurfacing and rebuilding projects is reused for the roadway infrastructure, rather than being hauled to a landfill.

For example, old concrete can be crushed up and used to build a new road’s sub-base while asphalt millings are often compacted along the pavement edge to form the soft shoulder. Waste byproducts from Indiana’s steel and coal industries, known as slag, have been used within asphalt mixes for a number of years to provide structural support. These materials take the place of aggregate that would otherwise be mined out of the ground at a nearby quarry and then trucked in to the construction site.

“Indiana is one of the leading states in the country in using recycled materials in its highways,” said Ron Walker, manager of INDOT’s Office of Materials Management.  “Recycling existing concrete and asphalt pavement makes use of a valuable resource previously financed by Indiana’s taxpayers.”

 As research in this field continues, INDOT hopes to make increasing use of recycled paving materials in the future.

     Tell City Mayor Barbara Ewing and the Perry County Greenway Committee recently held a groundbreaking ceremony at Sunset Park in Tell City, the site of one of the trail heads for the new Tell City Riverwalk.  Members of the Mayor’s Office, the Greenway Committee, the Common Council, the public and contractors involved in the project were on hand to celebrate the ground breaking of this important project.  When completed, the Tell City Riverwalk will wind approximately one mile down the scenic Ohio River banks in Tell City.  J.H. Rudolph & Co., Inc. will be completing the preparation and paving work on the project, which is scheduled to begin June 22, 2010.

Tell City Mayor Barbara Ewing and Members of the Common Council and Perry County Greenway Committee break ground for the TC Riverwalk

  J.H. Rudolph & Co., Inc. employee Randy Schaefer came to the rescue of young Huntingburg resident, Joanna Ballard, while she was trying to cross Chestnut Street in the quaint Southern Indiana town last week. Schaefer towed the bike across a patch of freshly laid asphalt for Ballard, who was busy delivering the DC Herald on her brother’s paper route in the neighborhood. J.H. Rudolph & Co., Inc. is working as a subcontractor for Crider & Crider on the project.

JHR Employee Randy Schaefer and Huntingburg Resident/DC Herald Delivery Rep. Joanna Ballard

J.H. Rudolph & Co., Inc. set up a booth at the annual Dubois County Home Show in Jasper, Indiana, sharing information about our services and the asphalt industry as a whole.   Employees at J.H. Rudolph & Co., Inc. answered questions about asphalt paving services, projects we’re working on in the area and the fact that asphalt is 100% recyclable, making it an excellent choice for paving projects.  Two lucky visitors were chosen at the end of the show to win $100 gas cards from a local retailer. 

Employees Jeff Kline and Chad Hubert work the JHR booth at the Dubois Co. Home Show