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The Greenest, Quietest Mile

The star of the National Asphalt Pavement Association’s midyear meeting in Chicago is Michigan Avenue. The recently-rebuilt downtown thoroughfare is, by the accounts of a number of speakers singing its praises, the greenest, or one of the greenest, major roads in the country. It is certainly the result of some innovative thinking from origination, to […]

July 17, 2012

Roadbuilding

RoadWorks

Americans think their transportation systems are fair or poor, states need more freedom to use P3s, trade shows hit records and more industry news items are featured.

February 18, 2012

Roadbuilding

RoadWorks

Americans think their transportation systems are fair or poor, states need more freedom to use P3s, trade shows hit records and more industry news items are featured.

February 18, 2012

Roadbuilding

Mike Anderson’s American Iron

Everyone goes home from the National Asphalt Pavement Association’s Asphalt in Depth with great expert information. But, equally if not more significantly, attendees also go home with nuggets of anecdotes, advice and perhaps even scuttlebutt from their peers

July 7, 2011

Roadbuilding

Highway Contractor

‘Back to gravel’ doesn’t have to be the only choice for a failing road … even if funds are scarce.

April 1, 2011

Roadbuilding

‘We need some form of populist movement for funding,’ say ARTBA and AASHTO

From Better Roads (sister publication to Equipment World) Editor-in-Chief John Latta at the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) annual meeting in Orlando. We may not see people to pour into the streets, but we do need some form of populist movement if we are to squeeze as many funding dollars as possible out of Washington, […]

February 8, 2011

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

Safety

Is your construction project award worthy?

Think your company has done a great job on a construction project or do you know of a colleague or agency who has? If so, why not nominate yourself or someone who know for the National Asphalt Pavement Association’s (NAPA) 2009 Awards Program. The program is now underway and award nomination forms are available for […]

January 5, 2010

Roadbuilding

Highway Contractor: “I would like to Thank….”

You need the right stuff to win a paving award. Super Smooooth Delivery Placement of a 1/2-inch asphalt leveling course and careful screed control helped the contractor win a Quality in Construction Award from the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA). Scotty’s Contracting & Stone, LLC, won the award for 6.2 miles of Interstate 65 in […]

November 1, 2009

Roadbuilding

NAPA releases asphalt sustainability report

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has published what it’s calling the asphalt industry’s first-ever sustainability report. In announcing this publication, NAPA President Mike Acott commented in a written statement: “Most people probably do not give much thought to asphalt, even though it is an important part of our lives – after all, 94 percent of America’s 2 […]

October 20, 2009