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Roadbuilding

TRIP board elects AEM’s Yasich as 2017 chairman

The Road Improvement Program (TRIP) has elected Nick Yaksich, senior vice president for government and industry relations for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), as its 2017 chairman. Yaksich has served on the group’s board of directors since 1999 and on its executive committee since 2001. He also serves on the executive committee of Americans […]

January 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

NAPA honors 10 with Operational Excellence Awards

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) recognized 10 winners and two finalists of its 2015 Operation Excellence Awards during its recent midyear meeting in Seattle. The awards are presented in five categories, including Asphalt Operations Safety Innovation, Community Involvement, Ecological, Outstanding Brochure and Outstanding Website. “NAPA members strive for excellence in constructing high-quality asphalt pavements […]

July 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In is May 10-11; registration filling fast

This year’s Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-In, being held May 10-11 at the Hyatt Regency Washington at 400 New Jersey Ave. NW in Washington, D.C., is filling up fast, according to a National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) press release. Everyone is encouraged to join with colleagues to advocate for the industry at the fly-in. Although a five-year highway […]

April 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

NAPA converts Young Leaders Program into IMPACT Leadership Group

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has launched the IMPACT Leadership Group, which is a modification of its Young Leaders Program first launched in 2004. The IMPACT group (which stands for Innovative, Motivated, Passionate, Active, Connected and Teachable) aims to provide education, leadership development training and networking opportunities to “support the personal and professional growth […]

March 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

NAPA Care fund raises $109,000 at annual meeting silent auction

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) raised $109,000 for the NAPA Care Emergency Benevolent Fund (NAPA Care) from a silent auction held during the group’s recent annual meeting in La Quinta, California. NAPA Care provides immediate funds ($5,000) to families of a NAPA member employee who suffered a fatality at a work zone or asphalt […]

February 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

Tarver Land Development receives NAPA 2015 Ray Brown National Airport Paving Award

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has awarded Tarver Land Development with its 2015 Ray Brown Airport Pavement Award for its resurfacing work on the runway at Polk Army Airfield at Fort Polk in Louisiana. NAPA made the presentation at its recent annual meeting in La Quinta, California. Tarver milled 4 inches from the existing 4,080-foot […]

February 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

NAPA names 10 Larry H. Lemon Quality In Construction Award winners

Ten winners received the 2015 Larry H. Lemon Quality in Construction Award at the recent National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) annual meeting. The award recognizes “excellence” in asphalt pavement construction projects that use more than 50,000 tons of asphalt. The winners and their projects include: Barrett Paving Materials of Franklin, Ohio, for its work on […]

February 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

How Norris Asphalt and the Iowa DOT won NAPA’s Sheldon G. Hayes Award for excellence in asphalt pavement

Norris Asphalt Paving and the Iowa Department of Transportation have received the 2015 Sheldon G. Hayes Award, the annual honor given by the National Asphalt Pavement Association to the highest quality asphalt pavement in the country. During NAPA’s annual meeting in La Quinta, California, the two entities were recognized for work on a 15-mile stretch […]

February 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

NAPA inducts Superior Paving’s Ronald White into Asphalt Pavement Hall of Fame

Ronald White, chairman emeritus of Superior Paving in Gainesville, Virginia, has been inducted into the National Asphalt Pavement Association’s (NAPA) Asphalt Pavement Hall of Fame. He was recognized during the association’s 61st annual meeting in La Quinta, California. White started with Superior Paving in 1976 when the company first began doing work for the Virginia […]

February 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

NAPA names Walsh & Kelly President Kevin Kelly as 2016 chairman

Kevin Kelly, president and CEO of Indiana-based paving contractor Walsh & Kelly, took over as chairman of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) at the group’s 61st annual meeting in La Quinta, California. Walsh & Kelly operate five permanent asphalt plants and provides services including excavation, grading and paving in northern Indiana. Kelly has served […]

February 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

NAPA releases books on RAP and RAS best practices, high RAP Japanese pavements

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has released two books aimed at provided best management practices for using reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP). Best Practices for RAP and RAS Management (Quality Improvement Publication 129) provides details on pavement milling, inventory management, processing, sampling and testing of RAP and recycled asphalt shingles (RAS). Written by National Center […]

February 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

NAPA, FHWA survey shows increased use of recycled materials, warm-mix asphalt

This year’s “Asphalt Pavement Industry Survey on Recycled Materials and Warm-Mix Asphalt Usage” shows that recycled materials is being used more in asphalt mixes, along with increased usage of warm-mix asphalt — trends that highlight increased sustainability in the asphalt paving industry. The survey, conducted by the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) and the Federal […]

November 11, 2015