UM Todaypavement design – UM Today https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca Your Source for University of Manitoba News Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Winnipeg Free Press: Paving process unpredictable https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/winnipeg-free-press-paving-process-unpredictable/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/winnipeg-free-press-paving-process-unpredictable/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2024 21:25:33 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=206538 Paving process unpredictable]]> Industry insiders — speaking on the condition of anonymity — noted a single crew often isn’t designated to a road; groups travel to sites based on their specialty and what’s needed. If one project is thrown off, it has a domino effect on others.

“Sometimes the materials are not available, sometimes the crews are not available, sometimes the equipment is not available,” explained Dr. Ahmed Shalaby, a University of Manitoba civil engineering professor specializing in pavement design. “We have a limited capacity.”

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