Maine Public Broadcasting: A Lot More Orange Cones This Year- Paving Season to go Full Throttle

4 May 2016: “Don Wessel, who manages crude and refined product consulting for Poten & Partners Inc., an international energy brokerage, says demand for summertime workers is likely to spike in the Northeast this summer. That’s not just because of winter budget savings, but also because the price of liquid asphalt is nearing a ten-year low, down 30 percent from this time last year. Wessel warns that it can be a volatile market. ‘This stuff has to be stored and it has to be kept under high heat, so it isn’t like moving a dry good,” he says. “It requires special shipping, special handling, special storage, so sharp surprises in the market can be a problem.'”