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Roadbuilding
10 DOTs win 2016 Perpetual Pavement Award
The Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA) presented 10 departments of transportation with 2016 Perpetual Pavement Awards. The award recognizes state transportation departments and local agencies for asphalt pavements at least 35 years old that have proven, high-quality structural design and are performing well. The pavement must have had a structural failure, should have an average of at least 12 years between […]
April 10, 2017
Roadbuilding
Amy Miller named Asphalt Pavement Alliance national director
The Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA) named Amy Miller as the group’s new national director during the summer meeting of the State Asphalt Pavement Associations (SAPA). Miller is a past-president of the Florida Structural Engineers Association, a Florida-licensed professional engineer, and earned a bachelor’s in environmental engineering and MBA from the University of Florida. APA says […]
August 11, 2015
Roadbuilding
APA announces 7 state DOTs as winners for 2014 Perpetual Pavement Awards
The Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA), in coordination with the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) have selected seven transportation agencies to receive the 2014 Perpetual Pavement Awards, honoring these departments for their work in successful “long-life” asphalt roads. NCAT engineers evaluate “well-performing asphalt pavements” that are 35 years old or older, have had no structural […]
April 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
Los Angeles city engineer joins Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure Board
The American Public Works Association (APWA) President Larry Stevens has appointed Gary Lee Moore, Los Angeles city engineer, to the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) board of directors for a three-year term. APWA co-established the ISI with the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Council of Engineering Companies. A non-profit group, ISI develops and maintains a […]
March 12, 2015
Roadbuilding
Caltrans wins Pavement Pioneer Award for Perpetual Pavement projects
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has received a national Pavement Pioneer Award for the long-life asphalt pavement projects recently constructed on Interstate 5 in Northern California. Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty received the award on behalf of the agency at the California Asphalt Pavement Association (CalAPA) Fall Asphalt Pavement Conference last week in Sacramento. Mike […]
October 31, 2013
Roadbuilding
The Durable Performance of Perpetual Pavements
When the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) opened a new stretch of U.S. Highway 151 in Linn County back in 1966, they wanted a road that would last a long time, but they never imagined the traffic loads and heavy-weight trucks that drive on U.S. highways today. Despite this, U.S. 151 is still in place and in […]
October 4, 2013
Roadbuilding
The Durability Factor
The goal is performance over time.
August 7, 2013
Business
World of Asphalt 2012 to provide education opportunities
Industry professionals in the aggregates, asphalt, highway/street, pavement maintenance and traffic safety sectors can attend the 2012 World of Asphalt Show & Conference March 13-15, 2012 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 2012 AGG1 Aggregates Forum & Expo will be held at the same place and time. World of Asphalt will […]
December 9, 2011
Technology
Asphalt Pavement Alliance launches www.asphaltroads.org
APA Launches New Web Site The Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA) has launched a new Web site (http://www.asphaltroads.org/) with the tagline, “America Rides on Us. Asphalt.” The site is targeted to a wide range of audiences, from DOT engineers to policy makers, elected officials, and the general public. The information on the site is organized into the […]
April 26, 2010
Roadbuilding
Asphalt Pavement Alliance announces new campaign, industry unity at World of Asphalt
The Asphalt Pavement Alliance announced at the World of Asphalt (WOA) Show and Conference, held Feb. 15-19 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the launch of its new campaign in support of asphalt pavements. “This is a great partnership between the State Asphalt Pavement Associations (SAPA), the Asphalt Institute (AI), and the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA),” said […]
February 23, 2010
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