VAA Hosts VDOT Leadership in August Discussion
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The biggest customer for the asphalt industry in Virginia is the Virginia Department of Transportation. To be responsive to the industry’s biggest customer, it is important to know their thoughts on a variety of paving and non-paving items. To do this, the VAA Board of Directors hosted a Discussion with the Department on August 17. Attended by Chief Engineer Garrett Moore, District Engineers or their appointed representatives, the State Materials Engineer and the State Construction Engineer, the VAA Board of Directors and interested industry personnel, a two-hour open discussion was held between all of the attendees. Topics of discussion included: the status and quality of paving experienced in each district to date; the challenges faced by each district; areas where VDOT and industry can partner; the increase used of RAP in mixes; and comparison of industry and VDOT lab results. Following this meeting, partnering efforts in several areas have been initiated and will be reported on at future VAA meetings.
