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Roadbuilding

Eight DOTs honored by Asphalt Pavement Alliance for long-life roads

Eight departments of transportation have won the 2017 Perpetual Pavement Award by Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA). They were honored for long-life asphalt pavements that reflect characteristics of a Perpetual Pavement design. The award is presented to state transportation departments and local agency road owners for well-performing asphalt pavements that are at least 35 years old […]

April 20, 2018

Roadbuilding

For Work Zone Awareness week, NAPA launches “WatchForUs” campaign against distracted driving

With more than 80,000 crashes each year in roadway work zones, the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) is kicking off WatchForUs, a new distracted driving campaign for National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 9‒13. Every year, between 500 to 1,000 people are killed in work-zone accidents, Federal Highway Administration statistics show. “With WatchForUs, NAPA […]

April 10, 2018

Roadbuilding

Hales Sand & Gravel wins 2 NAPA ‘Quality’ paving awards

Hales Sand & Gravel, a Staker Parson company, won two National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) Quality in Construction Awards for asphalt pavement. One award was for working safely in rough weather to successfully produce a smooth, high quality pavement using cold-in-place recycling on U.S. 50 in Millard County, Utah. The company also won an award […]

March 28, 2018

Dealers

Record-breaking 2018 World of Asphalt/AGG1 had more than 8,300 attendees, sold-out show floor

The 2018 World of Asphalt Show & Conference and AGG1 Academy & Expo had a record number of attendees – more than 8,300 – and a sold-out show floor in Houston March 6-8. Attendees came from all 50 states, 10 Canadian provinces and 50 other countries. “It was a good show; it’s always nice to […]

March 12, 2018

Roadbuilding

NAPA asks asphalt mix producers to help with survey by April 1

Every asphalt mix producer is asked to participate in the National Asphalt Pavement Association’s annual survey on the use of recycled materials and warm-mix asphalt. It’s an important tool for tracking the use of sustainable practices by the asphalt pavement industry. NAPA conducts the survey under a cooperative agreement with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). […]

February 22, 2018

Roadbuilding

Hutchens Construction (Mo.) wins national Ray Brown Airport Pavement Award

Hutchens Construction Co. of Cassville, Missouri, has won the 2017 Ray Brown Airport Pavement Award for excellence in construction of an asphalt airport pavement. The company received its award February 14 during the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) 63rd annual meeting in San Diego. Hutchens earned the award for asphalt rehabilitation and paving work at […]

February 21, 2018

Roadbuilding

NAPA announces 2017 Larry H. Lemon Awards for pavement quality

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) announced the winners of its 2017 Larry H. Lemon Quality in Construction Award for excellence in construction of an asphalt pavement using less than 50,000 tons of asphalt. The award honors 10 construction projects under 50,000 tons for having the highest-rated quality. The award is sponsored by Asphalt Contractor magazine. […]

February 20, 2018

Roadbuilding

NAPA inducts Robert M. Thompson into Asphalt Pavement Hall of Fame

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) announced the 2018 induction of Robert (Bob) M. Thompson into the Asphalt Pavement Hall of Fame for helping to form NAPA’s Engineering Controls Task Force, which ushered in a new era of cooperation between industry, labor and government. The Asphalt Partnership that resulted has been studied as a model […]

February 19, 2018

Roadbuilding

NAPA Care Emergency Benevolent Fund grows to $590,000

This week, the NAPA Care auction has raised $54,645 between its silent auction and cash donations at the annual meeting of the National Asphalt Pavement Association in San Diego, California. That brings the total money available to endow the fund to about $590,000, says T. Carter Ross, vice president of communications for NAPA. The NAPA Care […]

February 16, 2018

Roadbuilding

ALDOT and McCartney Construction Co. win NAPA’s top award for paving quality

McCartney Construction Company and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) have received a top honor from the National Asphalt Pavement Association –  the 2017 Sheldon G. Hayes Award. The award, bestowed annually since 1971, recognizes the country’s highest quality highway pavements. The work was for paving for the Anniston Eastern Bypass in Alabama, which involved […]

February 15, 2018

Roadbuilding

New NAPA chairman urges members to focus on safety, quality and following through

The Silver Star Construction crew from Moore, Oklahoma, was following all the safety rules on that spring morning as they paved. Distracted, the driver of a pickup truck bore down on the work zone at 50 miles per hour. The catastrophic accident that unfolded in the next few moments touched off a crusade for […]

February 14, 2018

Roadbuilding

Parker tapped as 2018 chairman of NAPA

Craig Parker is being sworn in today, February 12, as 2018 chairman of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) during the association’s 63rd Annual Meeting in San Diego. As chairman, Parker is responsible for guiding NAPA’s efforts to support the asphalt pavement industry. Parker is executive vice president of Silver Star Construction, based in Moore, […]

February 12, 2018