We are excited about what this year's conference holds and hope you will plan to join us. Save the Date: February 27 & 28, 2023 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia, SC. 

Also watch your inbox, as the SCAPA Winter Conference & Trade Show registration for Attendees, Sponsors and Exhibitors will launch very soon!!

Read more about the SCDOT Research Topic Solicitation Forum from this past month.

This past month, road construction projects from across the Palmetto State were submitted for nomination for the prestigious SCAPA Quality Pavement Awards. Thank you to our members and industry partners for sending in their projects for consideration.  

Winners will be announced at the 2023 SCAPA Winter Conference.

If you are a SCAPA Member and have not provided updates for the for the 2023 SCAPA Membership Directory & Resource Guide, please contact Yvette with those as soon as possible. If we do not receive an update from you, the previous directory listing will be printed. You can review your current directory listing and provide updates to Yvette at ycritchfield@scasphalt.org.

2022 Digital Membership Directory & Resource Guide: Click Here

If you have submitted your updates already, Thank You!!

If you have not been in the SCAPA Member Portal lately, you may not have seen the new look! We would like for the Member Portal to be a resource for you and hope to add more members-only content to it. You can get to the Member Portal from the new website at www.scasphalt.org and click Member Login from the menu. Click to learn more about why you need to be on the Member Portal.

This month, the Southeastern Asphalt User/Producer Group held its annual meeting in Raleigh, NC at the Marriott Raleigh City Center. 

The NAPA Annual Meeting provides the latest tools and insights to help you reach your goals in the asphalt pavement industry. General sessions, workshops, committee meetings, and invaluable industry networking make NAPA’s Annual Meeting where the industry gathers to set its future. Register Now!

Check out coverage from SC Alliance to Fix Our Roads on last week's elections across the state of South Carolina.

Recognizing the importance of local calibration and selection of design thresholds and reliability levels, this study provides information and evidence to support the need for local calibration of the MEPDG and careful consideration of design thresholds and reliability levels in the implementation process.

As part of the Pavement Economics Committee project to maintain and enhance the Balanced Mix Design (BMD) Resource Guide website, new videos have been added to the Performance Tests page. The new videos for Rapid Shear Rutting Test (IDEAL-RT) and High Temperature Indirect Tension (HT_IDT) were produced by the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) and you can access the videos by moving the mouse over the test image and clicking the play button. Visit the BMD Resource Guide to view the videos and get the latest information on implementation and mix design performance testing resources. 

Date: Monday, November 21, 2022
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT
Speakers: Kyler Carlson, Washington State DOT; John Senger, Illinois DOT; Praveen Desaraju, Maryland State Highway Administration; Kevin Burke, Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association; Karen Carlie, Washington State DOT; Marshall Klinefelter, The Maryland Asphalt Association and Dave Gent, Washington Asphalt Pavement Association
Description: Perpetual pavements represent the best opportunity for owners – a long-lasting base with the opportunity to provide the smooth pavements road users expect. Even though perpetual pavements have existed around the U.S. for many years, road owners are just beginning to understand the long-term value provided by perpetual pavements. This webinar will feature three different award-winning perpetual pavement projects showcased and explained by the respective Department of Transportation and State Asphalt Pavement Association. This webinar is a great opportunity to learn why DOTs across the United States are choosing perpetual pavements to meet their needs and the demands of road users.

SCAPA Member FORVIS has just released their 2022 Tax Guide and also have a few upcoming tax webinars for both businesses and individuals. FORVIS' 2022 Tax Guide contains a wide variety of insights, from international tax considerations to LB&I campaign updates and more. Whether you’re an individual or a business, FORVIS has important updates and reminders as you prepare for year-end.
Upcoming FORVIS Webinars:
2022 Tax Year-End Planning for Businesses • December 1 • 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET
2022 Tax Year-End Planning for Individuals • December 15 • 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET

The 2022 SCDOT certification course schedule has been released. Online registration is available on TCTC's website at www.tctc.edu/scdot.

Note that the site will have only one of each course type available for registration at a time, so not all of the sections will show as available.