Recently TXAPA was asked to participate in the Accelerated Road and Bridge Workshop coordinated by TxDOT and Texas A&M Transportation Institute in College Station. Ben Carroll, Lone Star Paving and Chuck Fuller, TXAPA Consultant represented TXAPA in the two-day workshop. The workshop was well attended by TxDOT and highway industry representatives. Following presentations and group exercises it was agreed that this is an extremely important topic that needs more attention and focus.