Indiana Construction Firm Opens Facility Capable of Producing 100 Percent Recycled Asphalt Pavement

Brooks Construction Co. Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind., has officially opened a new facility that it says will capable of producing 100 percent recycled asphalt paving material. The company says the product, called HyRAP 100%, was developed in conjunction with Crowley Chemical Co.

In an announcement, John Brooks, co-owner of the company, says that HyRAP is the first material of its kind in the country.

"We are excited to have the opportunity to share the news about HyRAP and the important role this environmentally friendly material will have in the future development of our region and across the nation," says Brooks. "This is a perfect example of the fact that even after 100 years of successful business operations, Brooks Construction continues to pursue innovation that leads the industry."

According to Brooks Construction, the facility was funded entirely by private money and did not receive grants or government funding. "This plant is the first of its kind in the United States and the only one with proven capabilities to produce consistent quality at high rates of recycle usage, using up to and including 100 percent recycled materials," Brooks adds.

According to Brooks, benefits to HyRAP include:

• HyRAP can be produced without any additional mining of aggregates and without the usage of virgin aggregate, reducing petroleum consumption.
• Future HyRAP facilities can be located near jobsites because there is no need to be near virgin aggregate material sources or quarries. This reduces the costs and emissions associated with trucking.
• The materials in reclaimed asphalt pavement are not affected by time and reuse. The properties of the original virgin materials still exist in their entirety and can be reused indefinitely. As the costs of virgin materials continue to rise over time, there is no reason not to fully recycle existing materials.