Sunday, January 31, 2016
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TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
The TxDOT highway letting is scheduled for February 9-10, 2016. The total tonnage for February is 1,334,380.
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WHAT'S GOING ON
TXAPA is going to South Carolina! Mark your calendars now for the 2016 TXAPA Midyear Meeting. The meeting is set for June 26-29, 2016, at the Marriott Resort & Spa Grand Dunes, Myrtle Beach. You can begin making your reservations for rooms by...
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On Dec. 4, 2015, the President signed into law the first long-term highway bill with robust funding since 1998, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015, to authorize funds for federal-aid highways and highway safety programs. The five-year, $305 billion legislation - $281 billion allocated to highway and road projects - provides the needed certainty to plan for long-term projects that rebuild America's highways, roads, and bridges.

Join National Asphalt Pavement Association’s (NAPA) Jay Hansen,
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IN THE WORKS
TXAPA is in the process of working with cities and counties on quality initiatives for those who wish to update their current specifications and quality of their asphalt pavements. We ask that if any member would like to participate in this operation to please contact...
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The 42nd TXAPA Annual Meeting is scheduled for September 20-23, 2016, at the Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston, Texas. Be sure to mark your calendar for this special event.
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IN THE KNOW
NAPA has a series of webinars taking place in February 2016. You must register with NAPA in order to view these webinars. The information is listed in this article for your review. You can also register to view past webinars. Go to the NAPA website at asphaltpavement.org.

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If you are ever looking for the TxDOT Highway Letting dates, just go to the TXAPA website calendar. The letting dates are available on the website through...
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The TXAPA Director of Technology, Jimmy Whited, Jr., is leaving the association. We would like to thank Mr. Whited for his dedicated service over the past two years. He will be staying in the industry and further pursuing his career working
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CERTIFICATION NEWS FROM THE HMAC
The 2016 Hot Mix Asphalt Center calendar is now available to be viewed at the Hot Mix Asphalt Center website.
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The TxDOT proficiencies for asphalt deadline to turn in results is February 15, 2016. Technicians must log into the HMAC website to enter their results. There have been changes to the proficiencies this year and technicians must also run a Superpave sample. Please check with all your technicians to make sure
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The HMAC would like to welcome Mr. Corey Schwarz as the new Hot Mix Asphalt Center Manager. Corey has been in the industry for more than a decade and is looking forward to serving the Center. Please be sure to
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The HMAC Soils SB 201 proficiency samples have been shipped by TxDOT last week. Please make sure your technicians are aware that the deadline to submit results is March 4, 2016. It is
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