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SEATTLE — Expect a bumpier drive. An asphalt shortage is delaying road- maintenance projects in communities nationwide. Asphalt is becoming scarce as U.S. refiners overhaul their equipment to maximize ...

The economic downturn and a drop in the price of asphalt binder should combine to make the upcoming construction season somewhat different from 2008 for Northwest paving contractors and asphalt ...

The rising cost of crude oil is driving up gas prices, diesel prices and home heating oil prices. Now, it could stop some road building projects in their tracks. Asphalt contains a petroleum product, ...

BROKEN BOW - Asphalt and gravel are the most expensive components of Custer County Highway Department's budget. Asphalt prices increased about 14 percent last year and 40 percent the year before.

High petroleum prices mean high asphalt prices, and that's spreading road-construction dollars thin. Asphalt, a petroleum-based product, has more than doubled in price per ton in the past year.

For Americans, pain at the pump due to high oil prices translates into sticker shock when filling the gas tanks in their cars and trucks. For asphalt producers and contractors, however, the same high ...

What a difference a year makes. In August 2008 a record price for crude oil pushed the cost of liquid asphalt - the petroleum component of asphalt pavement - through the roof. A product that normally ...

Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon has formally signed an order seeking to lower the prices of various construction materials used in government projects, which he said will bring an estimated P60 ...