Monday, May 2, 2011
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TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
The TxDOT highway letting is scheduled for May 3 & 4. The total tonnage of hot mix being let is 645,427.
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WHAT'S GOING ON
Don't miss out on these important dates...
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By this time, you should have received your 2011 TxAPA Directory. If you have NOT received your directory or if you need additional copies, let Stephanie know. She will gladly send a copy to you.
 
The presentation material from the webinar that TxDOT held on December 1 at 9 a.m. is now available on our website (www.txhotmix.org) under Latest News.
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All members (in our database) should have received their 2011 Committee Choice packet. If you have not and would like to participate, please let Stephanie know so that she can send you a packet.
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IN THE WORKS
In 2010 at the direction of the TxAPA Board of Directors and under the guidance of the TxAPA Marketing Committee, TxAPA staff made a concerted effort to expand our educational outreach efforts.......
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TxAPA Brown Bag Lunches are a new tool that Marketing Committee Chairman Derek Angel suggested we add to our Educational Outreach efforts in 2011; therefore, I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you a little about this new tool in our arsenal.
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In my articles in April’s eTxAPA Newsletter I discussed the Educational Tool Kits and Brown Bag Lunches. Please let me know if you need any Tool Kits for visits you may have planned with local cities, counties and consultants. Also please let me know if you want to hold a Brown Bag Lunch as a follow up to one of your visits to these same entities.
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IN THE KNOW
4th ANNUAL MID-YEAR MEETING - JUNE 21-23, 2011 - Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino in Incline Village, Nevada

It is getting closer and closer to June 21, when we will have our 4th Annual Mid Year Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino in Incline Village, Nevada - Find out all of the details!!
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Wednesday - May 18 9am
Thursday - May 19 1:30pm

Do you know the answer to these questions?.......
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Please save the following dates for our upcoming Partners In Quality meetings scheduled. All meetings are scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Item 341, which is the most frequently used specification for laying asphalt pavements on TxDOT projects, has been the subject of many changes and improvements over the past few years. This week it was announced that a new special specification received approval.
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Mark these important special meeting dates on your calendar for 2011.
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CERTIFICATION NEWS FROM THE HMAC
Each one of us is aware that things seldom remain the same. The asphalt paving industry is certainly not immune from this and in the past few years, many new tools, specifications, test procedures and a host of other changes made their way into our industry.
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The Hot Mix Asphalt Center (HMAC) has a new website that has been fully functional since July 2010. It is imperative that anyone in your organization who holds an HMAC Certification of any kind have access to this website. The website address is www.txhmac.org.
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Beginning with the July 2010 Level 1A Training Course, candidates were required to pre-certify online at the Hot Mix Asphalt Center’s (HMAC) new website, www.txhmac.org. In order to pre-certify, candidates must go to the website and log in.
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The Hot Mix Asphalt Center can now accept credit cards. We are able to accept MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express.
 
We hope this new process will be an added resource for all of our customers.
 
The Texas Department of Transportation and the Hot Mix Asphalt Center presents Quality Control/Quality Assurance Technicians an award for their efforts to achieve excellence in the performance of their assigned duties.
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