Congratulations to Roanoke Cement Company on being named a 2025 NRMCA Innovation Award Winner on their Lane Construction I-40/I-77 Concrete Paving Project/First IL in NC.

In 2024, Lane Construction Company completed a $260 million design-built contract at the I-40 and I-77 interchange in Iredell County, NC. The project included the widening of the interstate highways, along with the construction of a partial turbine interchange to decrease traffic congestion and improve safety. This project was the first for NCDOT that used Type IL cement, a low-carbon formulation that provides up to a 10% savings in carbon impact compared to ordinary portland cement. A case study by the company and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte estimated that the project obtained a reduction of carbon emissions by 2,647 tons (compared to the use of Type I cement).

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