JULY PARTNERS IN QUALITY MEETINGS BRINGS TOTAL TO 20 PARTNERING SESSIONS TO DATE

This month two more PIQ meetings were held in San Antonio and Houston with the San Antonio, Houston and Yoakum Districts. 

San Antonio agenda items included:

•REVIEW SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT SCORECARD PAST 4 MONTHS

•DISCUSS SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT GENERAL NOTES

    -REVIEW CONCERNS

    -SHUTTLE BUGGY REQUIREMENT FOR SMA (INDUSTRY INPUT)

•DISCUSS SAC-A AVAILABILITY (FEEDBACK FROM INDUSTRY)

•FLIR CAMERA FOLLOW UP (ISSUES FROM INDUSTRY)

•ISSUES WITH UNDERLYING PAVEMENT PRIOR TO PLACING OVERLAY (ALLOWANCES FOR LEVEL-UP PRIOR TO OVERLAY)

•ALTERNATES FOR SPRAY PAVER AND OCST & NON-TRACKING TACK

    -FOLLOW-UP ON ALTERNATES

•DISCUSS THE USE OF SMA ON ELEVATED PROJECTS

•OIL SAMPLING PORTS  AND TEMPERATURE CHART AVAILABILITY

•INDUSTRIES UPDATES  

    -HMAC

    -TXAPA

Houston and Yoakum Agenda Items Included:

•DISCUSS IMPORTANCE OF PRE-PAVING MEETINGS

    -CE&I – COMMUNICATION

    -VERIFICATION OF CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS

    -PROJECT REVIEW

•DISCUSS PROJECT REPAIR QUANTITIES AND THE NEED FOR LEVEL UP

•FOLLOW-UP ON SUPERPAVE  DISCUSSION 

•DISCUSS TECHNOLOGY UPDATES

    -REJUVENATOR RESEARCH

    -NON-TRACKING TACK