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