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Roadbuilding
Highway Contractor
Across the country, paving material suppliers andcontractors alike mining new opportunities with thin hot mix asphalt overlay technologies.
March 1, 2011
Proven to hold up, thin hot mix asphalt overlay as experimented with and developed over the past two generations is now an accepted -- and growing -- technique for pavement preservation. As road and highway agencies struggle to do more work with less money, thin overlays are increasingly answering the need.
Construction Equipment
New White Paper: Keys to Alternate Bidding
Alternate bidding is a complex subject, but a new white paper, Keys to a Successful Alternate Bidding Process, breaks it down for contractors and agencies. It outlines the procedures set up by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and covers the factors considered in alternate bids, such as initial cost, construction time, and future costs. Also […]
February 2, 2011
Technology
Asphalt Pavement Alliance releases ‘High-Performance Intersections’
A new technical publication from the Asphalt Pavement Alliance, High-Performance Intersections, provides useful guidelines to the pavement designers who deal with the challenges of intersections and other high-stress pavements. The publication is available as a free download from www.AsphaltRoads.org. “All engineers know that heavy, slow-moving traffic found at intersections, toll booths and other such locations […]
November 18, 2010
Maintenance
Transportation leaders laud 15-cent gas hike proposal
Leaders from a coalition of transportation interests are lauding a draft proposal released by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. “We applaud the draft proposal released today [Nov. 11] by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform co-chairs to increase the gas tax by 15 cents to support vital transportation infrastructure improvements. […]
November 16, 2010
Technology
Asphalt Pavement Alliance releases ‘High-Performance Intersections’
A new technical publication from the Asphalt Pavement Alliance, High-Performance Intersections, provides useful guidelines to the pavement designers who deal with the challenges of intersections and other high-stress pavements. The publication is available as a free download from www.AsphaltRoads.org. “All engineers know that heavy, slow-moving traffic found at intersections, toll booths and other such locations […]
November 15, 2010
Roadbuilding
NAPA annual meeting set for Orlando Feb. 6-9
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has planned its 56th Annual Meeting for Feb. 6-9, 2011 in at the Waldorf Astoria Orlando & Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Fla. The conference will feature four general sessions and seven breakout sessions. The general sessions are as follows: General Session I – Experience the How of […]
November 12, 2010
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Trade groups, gov’t agencies sign asphalt recycling agreement
Trade associations that represent 150 million tons a year of asphalt recycling signed a cooperative agreement aimed at doubling the rate of reuse/recycling of asphalt pavements within five years. The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) and the Asphalt Recycling and Reclaiming Association (ARRA) were the main signers of the  the agreement. The Federal Highway Administration […]
August 26, 2010
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NAPA holds Congress accountable for reauthorization inaction
With the construction industry continuing to shed jobs, the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has mounted a campaign to mobilize the asphalt pavement industry and hold Congress accountable for its inaction on the surface transportation bill. Lack of such legislation is widely seen as contributing to the still gloomy jobless numbers posted today by the […]
July 2, 2010
Technology
NAPA Best Practices for Asphalt Pavements Conference set for Seattle Sept. 28-30
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has announced that the organization’s Young Leaders’ Committee will be hosting the Best Practices for Asphalt Pavements Conference and Young Leaders’ Annual Meeting, which will be held Sept. 28 – 30 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle. This information-packed program will focus on three main areas: best practices […]
June 9, 2010
Technology
A new white paper: Jobs in the Asphalt Pavement Industry
The Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA) has released a new white paper, Jobs in the Asphalt Pavement Industry: A Profile of the Men and Women Who Build Our Nation’s Infrastructure. The document highlights the varied jobs that are a part of asphalt road construction and the collective impact that the industry has on the rest of […]
June 7, 2010
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NAPA’s Mid-Year Meeting lineup: Reauthorization and climate change
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) announced that the lineup of sessions for its Midyear Meeting will include the latest information about Congress’s progress on the climate change and surface transportation reauthorization bills. The meeting is scheduled for July 26-28, 2010 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C. The NAPA committee meetings are scheduled […]
June 2, 2010
Roadbuilding
Road Science Tutorial: Many paths to low-energy asphalt mixes
In-plant foamed asphalt processes grow in popularity as producers, contractors and agencies embrace warm mix asphalt.
June 1, 2010
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