Tuesday, March 1, 2011
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TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
The TxDOT highway letting is scheduled for March 8 & 9. The total tonnage of hot mix being let is 593,238.
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WHAT'S GOING ON
Don't miss out on these important dates...
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All members (in our database) should have received their 2011 Committee Choice packet. If you have not and would like to participate, please let Stephanie know so that she can send you a packet.
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The Quality Asphalt Pavement Awards Program is a joint effort between the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Texas Asphalt Pavement Association (TxAPA)....
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The presentation material from the webinar that TxDOT held back on December 1 at 9:00 a.m. is now available on our website (www.txhotmix.org) under Latest News.
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IN THE WORKS
If time permits during my travels, I try to find the opportunity to visit with city and county engineering staffs as well as consulting engineering firms to discuss the latest information in our industry. To aid myself in this effort I use TxAPA’s Educational Tool Kit which you are hopefully familiar with already.
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IN THE KNOW
Item 341, which is the most frequently used specification for laying asphalt pavements on TxDOT projects, has been the subject of many changes and improvements over the past few years. This week, it was announced that a new special specification received approval....
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Please save the following dates for our upcoming Partners In Quality meetings scheduled in March and April. All meetings are scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Mark these important special meeting dates on your calendar for 2011.
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CERTIFICATION NEWS FROM THE HMAC
Every one of us is aware that things seldom remain the same. The asphalt paving industry is certainly not immune from this and in the past few years, many new tools, specifications, test procedures and a host of other changes made their way into our industry...
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The Hot Mix Asphalt Center (HMAC) has a new website that has been fully functional since July 2010. It is imperative that anyone in your organization who holds an HMAC Certification of any kind have access to this website. The website address is www.txhmac.org.
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Beginning with the July 2010 Level 1A Training Course, candidates were required to pre-certify online at the Hot Mix Asphalt Center’s (HMAC) new website, www.txhmac.org. In order to pre-certify, candidates must go to the website and log in.
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The Hot Mix Asphalt Center can now accept credit cards. We are able to accept MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express.
 
We hope this new process will be an added resource for all of our customers.
 
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