How Do You Navigate Colorado Springs’ Updated Drainage Criteria Manual for Commercial Paving?
June 22, 2026
Colorado Springs’ updated Drainage Criteria Manual (DCM) is the city’s consolidated regulatory document governing stormwater detention, water quality treatment, erosion control, and best management practices for all commercial development and redevelopment sites. It carries binding enforcement authority under the city’s MS4 Permit, Consent Decree, and Intergovernmental Agreement with Pueblo County. This guide covers the manual’s
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Designing Asphalt for Heavy Truck and Delivery Traffic
April 6, 2026
Asphalt designed for heavy truck and delivery traffic is a pavement system engineered with specialized mix designs, increased structural thickness, and reinforced subgrade preparation to withstand axle loads that are exponentially greater than those from passenger vehicles. This guide covers load mechanics and why trucks demand different pavement engineering, mix designs and thickness standards for
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How EV Charging Stations Impact Asphalt Design and Maintenance
April 6, 2026
EV charging stations impact asphalt design and maintenance by introducing heavier vehicle loads, prolonged static stress, thermal cycling from equipment, and chemical exposure that standard parking lot pavement sections are not engineered to handle. This guide covers the unique demands EVs place on pavement, the design specifications charging areas require, common damage patterns at charging
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Asphalt Paving Considerations for Medical and High-Traffic Facilities
April 6, 2026
Asphalt paving for medical and high-traffic facilities is a specialized discipline that balances heavy structural demands, strict regulatory compliance, and uninterrupted facility operations. We built this guide around pavement engineering and design, ADA compliance and parking layout, drainage and climate resilience, phased construction logistics, and long-term maintenance planning. Pavement engineering for these facilities starts with
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