Apply for Quality in Construction & Operational Excellence awards through Wednesday, Oct. 15.

NAPA’s Quality in Construction (QIC) Awards identify road projects across the nation that meet and exceed standards for performance, from state road overlays to full-scale interstate paving. 

Operational Excellence Awards focus on other aspects of the industry, including community service and sustainability.

Tomorrow at 2 p.m. ET, join NAPA’s Amlan Mukherjee and Randy West of the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) at Auburn University for the latest virtual learning opportunity from the Airport Asphalt Pavement Technology Program (AAPTP), Improving Performance of Longitudinal Joints in Airfield Asphalt Pavements.

On Friday, NAPA’s Brett Williams and NCAT’s Tom Harman will walk attendees through Choosing the Right Mix Every Time: Step-by-Step with PAVEXpress.

Plus, register for the upcoming Oct. 27 webinar, Recycled Plastics in Asphalt Paving Mixtures via the Dry Process.

At Tilcon Connecticut, a CRH company, sustainability and social responsibility aren’t a one-time achievement – they’re a way of doing business. 

Nominations for the Asphalt Pavement Alliance’s (APA) prestigious Perpetual Pavement Awards are accepted annually from Aug. 1 through Oct. 15. 

In written correspondence, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated that trichloroethylene (TCE) ban compliance requirements extensions are not applicable to the asphalt industry. 

Asphalt mix producers who use NAPA’s Emerald Eco-Label tool to publish and manage their environmental product declarations (EPDs) now have even more ways to customize who can access that data. 

This fall, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) enters its final year, with a new surface transportation reauthorization bill taking shape to replace it come Sept. 30, 2026.