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NAPA welcomes the federal government’s full reopening, ending a record-setting shutdown and immediately resuming government operations. “Road projects across the nation depend on the predictable flow of federal dollars from FHWA to state DOTs. Any delays to this standard reimbursement process adversely affect road improvement projects – in turn, impacting everyone who uses those roads,” said NAPA President & CEO Audrey Copeland. “We applaud Congress and the administration for reopening the federal government, allowing NAPA members to return to regular workflow with our state and federal partners.”
A new programming format will debut at the NAPA 2026 Annual Meeting and you are invited to be part of it.
Member-to-Member Live will bring a selection of speakers to the stage for informative, 8-minute presentations on a variety of themed topics.
If you have a powerful idea, a breakthrough experience, or a vision for the future of the industry that you would like to share – we want to hear from you. Submit your idea before Dec. 2.
Drive in the desert, add a dessert.
Take on the Stadium Course, taste Arizona's tacos & wines, or explore the Sonoran Desert during your downtime in Scottsdale as part of the NAPA 2026 Annual Meeting experience. Add-on any of these exclusive experiences to your NAPA registration to take advantage of opportunities to experience what the Greater Phoenix area has to offer. Still not registered for NAPA Annual?
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made two announcements this month with the potential to impact the asphalt pavement industry: On Nov 17, EPA released its Final (Proposed) Rule on defining Waters of the United States (WOTUS). Relying on the Supreme Court’s Sackett Decision, the EPA agreed that WOTUS must be narrowly construed and defined.
Earlier in the month, EPA proposed clarifying PFAS reporting rules, further reducing regulatory burden and making implementation of the prior Administration’s PFAS reporting requirements more practical. Given current understanding of even PFAS-contaminated pavements, once the Rule is promulgated, the asphalt pavement mix industry will not need to worry about these PFAS reporting requirements, at least from a federal perspective.
NAPA has announced the newly appointed members of the IMPACT Leadership Group Committee, an esteemed assembly of industry leaders instrumental in steering NAPA’s initiatives and upholding its mission. “The IMPACT Leadership Group is central to our momentum,” said NAPA Staff Liaison Haywood Lewis. “This talented and dedicated team brings diverse expertise and a relentless commitment to excellence, qualities that will accelerate our mission and deliver meaningful progress for the industry.”
The National Center for Asphalt Technology’s (NCAT) From Research to Implementation Webinar series continues Nov. 20 with an exploration of longitudinal grooving. NCAT Assistant Director for Test Track Research Nathan Moore and VIHSC (Vehicle Interaction Highway Surface Characteristics) LLC Founder Brian Schleppi will lead a discussion on takeaways from case studies examining the longitudinal grooving of asphalt pavements, including best practices to improve safety.
AIEI (Asphalt, Innovate, Enlighten, Implement) experts will explore upcoming changes to asphalt binder specifications in a series of webinars wrapping up the first week of December. The three-part series provides valuable insight into how current research is shaping the future of asphalt binder specifications and testing practices.
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NAPA 2026 Annual Meeting
