August 16, 2018 | 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Venue Name: Waco Convention Center

Location: 100 Washington Ave., Waco, TX United States 76701

Please contact Kelli Mofle at (512) 312-2099 if you are interested in attending.

At Every PIQ Meeting

• 10:30 AM-11:30 PM News and Information from TXAPA
• 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Lunch
• 12:30-2:00 PM Representatives from TxDOT Cover Scheduled Topics

This fall, the Texas Asphalt Pavement Association is touring Texas to deliver four two-day Fundamentals of Asphalt+New Technology and Paving and Compaction seminars and three one-day Paving and Compaction seminars. These seminars are open to TXAPA members, city and county personnel, TxDOT employees, and engineering firms.

Registration is now available for select cities. Check back often as we will open registration for other locations as we confirm the event venue.

 

The TxDOT Highway Letting is August 7 and 8. The tonnage report is brought to you by Whitley & Siddons. 

Last month's webinar, Specialty Uses for Asphalt Mixtures is live on the website for viewing or you can access it below. David Newcomb from Texas A&M Transportation Institute hosted Larry Welch in College Station.

Our Texas Asphalt Pavement User Guide webinar series is free to the public. Be sure to share this link with City, County, or TxDOT personnel, Engineers, and Engineering Firms who you think would benefit from this valuable information.

Please note that PDHs are available for attendees of our live webinars only.

Click below to watch:

Did you know about PaveXpress, a scoping tool to help you create simplified pavement designs while taking into account key engineering inputs?

Explore and analyze IRI data in the FHWA Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) database to gain insights into the factors that have historically governed and/or influenced the change in pavement IRI over time.

The 44th TXAPA Annual Meeting will take place September 18-21, 2018 at the Horseshoe Bay Resort in Horseshoe Bay, Texas near Marble Falls. Featuring award-winning golf courses, stunning views, and a world-class spa, the Resort is one of the premier luxury destinations in Texas.

Rooms at the Horseshoe Bay under the TXAPA Group Rate are SOLD OUT. If you are interested in other accommodations, condominium rentals are available. Please call the hotel directly at (877) 611-0112 to inquire.

We have contracted with the Holiday Inn Express in Marble Falls for additional rooms at a special rate of $115 for a double queen or single king. You may call the hotel and use the group code TAG

Address: 714 corazon Dr, Marble Falls, TX 78654
Phone: (830) 693-0707

Get all the Details For a full preview of all the education, networking, and activities, click the link below!

Every year the Live and Silent Auction benefiting the TXAPA Scholarship Program is generously supplied by our Members who donate auction items and cash. As we near September, the Scholarship Auction Committee is hard at work procuring items for the auction.

If your company would like to donate, please download the donation form below. In order to make it easy for everyone to participate, we are happy to accept cash donations which will be used to purchase items on your behalf.

Silent auction items usually have a cash value of around $1,000 and have included Yeti cooler gift baskets, electronic items, designer handbags, and memorabilia.

Live auction items generally include event tickets, vacation packages, hunting packages, and exclusive, in demand items that are hard to find such as limited edition firearms.

If you have questions or need ideas as to what to donate, please contact the TXAPA offices at (512) 312-2099.

Gold Sponsorships are on sale now for $2,000 and include the following benefits:

• 2" x 3.5" ad in the printed agenda
• Recognition on signs or screens at the meeting
• Customizable company profile on the Event Mobi meeting app
• Pay by check or credit card (all payments are due before the meeting)

You may purchase your Gold Sponsorship by clicking the link below or you may purchase it as part of the registration process for the TXAPA Annual Meeting.

We are already off to a great start with our 2018 Annual Meeting Sponsorship!

1. Sponsorships are available for purchase during the meeting registration process.

2. If you have already registered, and would like to sponsor an event, please call the TXAPA office at (512) 312-2099.

3. If you would like to sponsor an event but aren't sure what's available, click the link below for a full list.

4. If you aren't sure what event you want to sponsor, click here to view the descriptions.

5. Our event sponsors are recognized throughout the meeting on large signs at the event itself, with name badge ribbons, in our printed agenda, and on our meeting app.

TXAPA extends a huge THANK YOU to all of our 2018 Meeting Sponsors!

We are pleased to announce the 2018 TXAPA Associate Member Expo at the 44th TXAPA Annual Meeting. This year, we are selling the 28 exhibit spaces via our NEW web-based Expo Builder.

Exhibitor Package Details
We are offering an Exhibitor Package exclusively to our Associate Members. The Exhibitor Package price is $700 and includes:

1. A six-foot skirted table and two chairs (footprint is approx 8' wide x 6' deep)
2. A 2"x3.5" advertisement in our printed agenda
3. A company profile page in our meeting app that you may customize with your logo, personal and company contact information, products/services information, and a link to your website

Promotion
TXAPA will promote the Expo in our event marketing and communications, list exhibitors on our website, and provide a map of the exhibit space with corresponding company name and table number to attendees in our printed agenda and on a large sign in the exhibit hall.

How to Purchase
1. Register for the meeting, then click the link in your confirmation email.
2. Click the link below if you do NOT need to register for the meeting and would like to purchase an exhibit space.

Allen Keller Company is an earthwork and paving contracting firm, headquartered in Fredericksburg Texas. The company works on projects in the central and southwest regions of Texas. Our clients include private ranches and landowners, private and commercial developers, counties and municipalities, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), and the TxDOT Aviation Division.

Here at Andale Construction, we pride ourselves on delivering products of paramount quality. We set ourselves apart by continuing to use advanced construction methods which reduce cost to the customer and increase durability. Better yet, we stand behind our final product and offer warranties unmatched in our industry! We have a well rounded team that understands construction and how everyone on the job must work together as one to perform at a high level. We do not see any project as too great or too small and are always ready to take on a challenge!

Earthwave Technologies, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is a leading provider of cutting-edge telematics solutions exclusively for the heavy equipment contractor. Since developing our prototype wireless hour meter in 2000, Earthwave’s sole purpose and function has been to learn the construction industry and develop the best wireless tracking solution to help heavy equipment contractors manage their equipment, projects, costs and bottom line.

When it is as hot as has been, our bodies lose lots of water when working in the outdoors. Water is important to the body as it keeps the body from overheating. The main way the body discards heat in warm weather is through sweat. As sweat evaporates, it cools the tissues beneath. Lots of sweating reduces the body's water level, and this loss of fluid affects normal bodily functions.

From the Feature Safety First: How TxDOT’s Traffic Control Review Team is Helping to Improve Work Zone Safety Traffic channelization devices, such as signs, barricades, pavement markings, and message boards, are arguably the most important safety assets in any work zone. Unfortunately, deficiencies in these devices are often overlooked. Projects can go on for months, sometimes, years. During that time traffic channelization devices can gradually become run down. To those working on a project every day, these subtle changes may not seem serious, but deficiencies in traffic channelization devices need to be corrected because they can and do compromise driver and worker safety. Especially in the era of the smart phone, when distracted driving is all too common. People are wrapped up in their lives, rushing from here to there and even the most alert driver is going to experience issues if the devices used to keep traffic on course are difficult to see or interpret. So how can a district or contractor be vigilant about making sure their traffic control devices are implemented properly and in good condition? Enter TxDOT’s Traffic Control Review Team (TCRT).

The wait is over! The new TXAPA Membership Directory is out now! You can find the directory on our website (log in and click Membership Directory under Your Account>Member Resources) or start reading it now by clicking below.

If you have been having trouble accessing the TXAPA website, it may be because we don’t have the correct information for you in our Member Database. If you know your email address, you can retrieve BOTH your username and password by following the steps after you click "Login." If that doesn’t work, please call the office at (512) 312-2099 or email Kelli Mofle.

Certification and training classes through the HMAC are filling up for the summer. Check on the schedule online.

 

TXAPA provides a range of resources for your employees and technicians whether they are studying to become certified or just need a refresher. Please share these helpful tools:

• Videos
• Test Procedures
• Specifications