The TxDOT highway letting is scheduled for April 3rd & 4th. The total tonnage of hot mix being let is 584,068.
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On March 6, 2012 TXAPA President Derek Angel, Kyle Swaner (Vice President of Technical Programs) and David Kopp (Director of Business Relations) joined the AGC Hot Mix Specifications Committee to discuss TxDOT’s proposed asphalt pavement specifications with Dale Rand, Darren Hazlett, and Gisel Carrasco from TxDOT. After brief introductory remarks from AGC, TXAPA and TxDOT the meeting got down to the business of industry providing input to TxDOT on these proposed specifications.
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To view the calendar of events for March and April 2012 and beyond please visit the new TXAPA website at http://texasasphalt.org and log in at the "Member Sign-in" link. Once logged in, click the TXAPA Calendar link or use the following URL address at http://texasasphalt.org/calendar to find TXAPA and HMAC scheduled meetings, classes, seminars, Partners in Quality Meetings, award lunches, etc. NOTE – if you cannot log in to the new TXAPA website please contact your company’s TXAPA representative for login information.
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TXAPA would like to take this opportunity to encourage the TXAPA Membership to visit with the cities, counties and consultants in your respective business areas to help get the word out on these seminars. These seminars are intended for decision makers, roadway designers, and pavement designers such as Directors of Public Works, Roadway Supervisors, City Engineers, County Engineers, Consulting Engineers, etc. who would be interested in learning how asphalt pavements can be sustainable while at the same time economical.
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Dear Members,

I want to take a minute to encourage all of our members to take advantage of TXAPA’s Brown Bag Lunch program.  This program is a highly effective way of marketing our product to your customers, private engineers, municipalities, etc.  We held three lunches last year, with the lunch hosted by APAC in Beaumont being the most successful.  This was due to the quality of the attendee list.  APAC did an excellent job of making sure that area decision makers were there to hear the message.  If you would like to schedule one of these events contact David Kopp at TXAPA in Buda to make arrangements.  There are several topics that can be presented based on your needs.  Again, please take the time to utilize this valuable tool that TXAPA offers.  You will definitely see positive results.

Sincerely,

Geno Carrier IV
Marketing/Membership Services Chairman

 

The Texas Asphalt Pavement Association will be holding the 2012 Mid-Year Meeting at the Hyatt Regency in Lake Tahoe, Nev. Our members had such a wonderful time in 2011 that we decided to go back and enjoy that nice cool weather in June.
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From the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) this month is this article entitled "New FHWA Survey Finds Asphalt Recycling Reaches 99 Percent; Warm Mix Usage Skyrockets." The article with the various links is based off of a survey completed by NAPA for the Federal Highway Administration entitled Asphalt Pavement Mix Production Survey: 2009-2010. When reading please note the warm mix definition used for this survey is for asphalt mix produced and placed between 10 – 100 degrees less than it would normally have been produced and placed. In Texas TxDOT’s definition for warm mix is mix produced and placed between 215 – 275 degrees.
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From the Asphalt Pavement Association (APA) this month there is an article and link to a new APA position paper entitled "Life-Cycle Cost Analysis: A Position Paper."
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At the 2012 Strategic Planning Sessions the topic of safety in the workplace became a big discussion item one day. Everyone in attendance had a safety story to tell, and everyone was very passionate about the topic of safety. As the conversation continued everyone felt that TXAPA should help include safety as a topic in its work for the TXAPA Membership. One thought was to include a safety article in the eTXAPA newsletter every month. Everyone liked the idea and they all committed to having their company safety officers contribute articles to the eTXAPA newsletter. For our first such article Doug Wilcox, EHS Director Ramming Paving and RTI Hot Mix/Materials, agreed to author an article. Below please find Mr. Wilcox’s article on Seatbelts. I want to thank Ramming Paving and RTI Hot Mix/Materials for allowing Mr. Wilcox time out of his busy schedule to write the article below, and I want to thank Mr. Wilcox for jumping right in and producing a great article to help kick off this new addition to the eTXAPA newsletter.
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At press time 2012 PIQ meetings have already been held in the Beaumont, Houston, Paris, Austin, Pharr, Corpus Christi, and San Antonio districts. The Houston and San Antonio PIQ meetings included the Yoakum district. Topics discussed to date include but are not limited to:
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The 2012 TXAPA Board of Directors would like to solicit nominations for individuals to receive the honor of being a TXAPA Life Member. From the TXAPA By-Laws: "A Life Membership shall be nominated by a Member in good standing; shall be elected for Life by majority vote of the Board of Directors and shall have the same rights and privileges as a Regular Member. No dues or fees will be assessed a Life Member."
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The brochures contained in TXAPA’s Educational Tool Kit can be found on TXAPA’s new website www.texasasphalt.org under the Education tab in the Educational Tool Kit tab.
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Earlier today, the House passed by a vote of 266-158 fa 90-day highway extension bill to avert a shutdown of key federal transportation programs.
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Did you know that the new TXAPA webpage (www.texasasphalt.org) is full of information? It has general information that can be viewed by casual visitors and it has even more informative material available to TXAPA members.
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By now, every Level 1A certified technician shoud have received his/her asphalt proficieny sample for 2012. If you have not received your sample, please contact Kyle Swaner at the Hot Mix Asphalt Center, kswaner@texasasphalt.org.
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Certification and re-certification classes are filling up fast. It is imperative to register as early as possible. You can find a current schedule on the Hot Mix Asphalt Center’s Web page located at www.txhmac.org.

Certified technicians must re-certify six months prior to their certification expiring. There is no grace period once the certification lapses. It is the responsibility of each certified technician to monitor your expiration date and schedule your re-certification. If you fail to re-certify within the six-month period, your certification will be revoked. Technicians with revoked certifications will be required to take the week-long training class in order to regain their certification.
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