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Betteroads Asphalt Corp., the larges and leading asphalt
producer and paving company in
the Caribbean, started out in 1954 as a local company. Now a day, Betteroads includes a network of plants that make it possible to accomplish
complex quality jobs in Puerto Rico and around the Caribbean. Most of Puerto Rico's network of roads
has been paved by Betteroads, such as the Las Americas and De Diego Expressways, the PR-2 and PR-3
Highways, the F.D. Roosevelt, Piñero, Barboasa Avenues, and many others.
The only company in Puerto Rico ever
commended by NAPA.
The only
company in Puerto Rico ever commended by the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA),
Betteroads was awarded a 1984 NAPA award for Outstanding Hot Mix Asphalt Pavement
Smoothness for an Airport Project, the Luis Munoz Marin Airport runway.
Operating twelve
fully automatic plants throughout Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Caribbean,
Betteroads is part of EMPRESAS DIAZ, a construction
conglomerate headed by its founder,
Puerto Rican entrepreneur Arturo Diaz, Jr.
A big capacity company.
Betteroads is
self-sufficient in most areas of asphalt-mixing and paving, with
management expertise
required for the specialty. With fixed and portable plants and aggregate
facilities,
Betteroads' crews are capable of working on a diversified variety of projects: highways,
airports and parking areas.
Betteroads' hot mixes
are designed and dosified to meet the demanding Caribbean climate, of humid and rainy
conditions. With a one-year guarantee, the product meets all the high standards set by the
U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the
U.S. Armed Forces and the Puerto Rico Highways Authority.
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