Asphalt

It’s estimated that over 300,000 cubic yards of lightweight aggregate is used each year in Texas for seal coat and surface treatment applications. Arcosa Lightweight’s Streetman product boasts the highest polish value of any material used in Texas, based on TxDOT’s Bituminous Rated Source Quality Catalog (BRSQC).

Wintry weather in North Texas can sometimes turn surprisingly extreme, leaving icy roads in its wake. That’s why the Texas Department of Transportation often blends lightweight expanded shale into a product they call “ice chat”.

State Highway 61, just south of Ogallala, Nebraska, often utilizes expanded shale lightweight aggregate from Arcosa Lightweight. “In this day and age, it’s all about preserving the life of the pavement,” says Matt Radke, former Maintenance Supervisor for the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT).