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This month, we take a look back at the history of the Kalaeloa Asphalt Terminal and the effect that the terminal has had on the asphalt paving industry in Hawaii. Click here to go to the feature article. |
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Feature Article For many years, two local oil refineries in Hawaii supplied asphalt binder (asphalt) to the paving industry After one of the refineries (Chevron) stopped production of asphalt in 2006, the construction industry began to experience an unstable supply of asphalt from the remaining supplier. This resulted in periods of as long as six weeks with no available asphalt to meet contractual obligations and to maintain Hawaii’s roads. These shortages caused disruptions in the entire construction industry.
![]() In response to these disruptions, an industry consortium consisting of the largest users of asphalt in Hawaii conducted research to determine the viability of constructing a facility to accept, store, and dispense imported asphalt. The group determined the undertaking to be feasible and began design and permitting on the project in Spring 2006. They broke ground for the new facility just 15 months later. After 16 months of construction, the plant was operational and received its first load of asphalt.
The Kalaeloa Asphalt Terminal was designed to facilitate the importation and distribution of liquid asphalt for the Hawaiian Islands. In this role, the terminal needed to be able to accept asphalt tanker-sized cargos into storage and be able to provide longer term storage, as well as accommodate the loading of trucks and bulk containers for distribution of the asphalt throughout the islands. With a storage capacity of nearly 300,000 barrels, the project provided a steady supply of consistent-quality asphalt to our construction industry in Hawaii.
![]() Asphalt binder is modified to achieve the following improvements
Click here for additional information about modified asphalt binders.
The DOT Airports Division has been specifying a modified binder for many of their airfield pavements. The Kalaeloa Terminal supplied modified binder for two projects at the Daniel K. Inouye Airport (HNL) and one project at the Lihue Airport.
![]() Fuel resistant asphalt (FRA) is another product that could be considered for airfield pavements. FRA is a viable alternative to coal tar sealers. FRA was first developed in the Netherlands and has been used at several international airports. FRA was first used in the United States at La Guardia Airport in New York in 2002 and then as a fuel-resistant apron application at Boston’s Logan International Airport in 2004 and in 2005. The Kalaeloa Terminal is currently developing a process to produce FRA in anticipation of a project requiring that specification of asphalt binder. Click here to learn more about this exciting product.
Outside the airports, the Terminal has produced modified asphalt binders for all types of mixtures: dense graded, gap-graded (SMA), and open-graded. In 2017, the section of Hawaii Belt Road in the Ka’awali’i Gulch was paved using Open-Graded Friction Course (OGFC) to improve both safety (it eliminated splashing) and improve surface friction. Click here for our newsletter article about this project.
This mixture also serves as a low impact development (LID) improvement approved for use in the City and County of Honolulu's recently implemented Water Quality Rules. Porous asphalt, which is a permeable pavement, was featured in a recent HAPI newsletter (click here). The article discusses the use of porous asphalt for a residential development in Wahiawa.
Since 2014, HAPI has been in discussions with various government agencies about the use of a modified binder in dense graded mixtures. We have suggested it be used for high volume traffic roads such as King Street, Beretania Street, and Kapiolani Boulevard, Nimitz Highway, and Ala Moana Boulevard.
With the help of HAPI, Asphalt Hawaii will continue to provide the right asphalt binder for the right project.
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✤ Mark your calendars - our next lunch meeting is on January 11, 2019 at the Pearl County Club. Watch for details in our December newsletter. Other training and conference opportunities! ✤ TRB 98th Annual Meeting, January 13-17, 2019; Washington, D.C ✤ 2019 NAPA Annual Meeting, January 20-23, 2019; Marco Island, Florida ✤ World of Asphalt, 2019 Show and Conference, February 12-14, 2019; Indianapolis, Indiana ✤ 2019 AEMA-ARRA-ISSA Annual Meeting, February 18-21, 2019; Cancun, Mexico NAPA FREE Webinars - click here for additional information and to sign-up: Asphalt Institute (all FREE): ✤ Asphalt Emulsion FREE Webinar Series Recordings ✤ Pavement Preservation Treatments FREE Webinar Series Recordings ✤ Advanced Pavement Preservation FREE Webinar Series Recordings ✤ Tack Coat Best Practices FREE Webinar ✤ Thin Lift Asphalt Overlays FREE Webinar National Highways Institute: Full Depth Reclamation, or FDR, is a rehabilitation technique in which the full thickness of the asphalt pavement and a predetermined portion of the underlying materials (that is, the base, the subbase, and/or subgrade) is uniformly pulverized and blended to provide an upgraded, homogeneous material. |
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