eTXAPA Newsletter
Up Front
From El Paso to Houston, and everywhere in between – we love the Lone Star State and are proud to call it home! #GodBlessTexas #TexasForever
 
TXAPA has created a new guidance document to help contractors better partner with TxDOT to be in compliance with the Liquid Asphalt Binder Sampling and Testing Program. 
New on texasasphalt.org, links to six Mix Design presentations given by Ryan Barborak of TxDOT 
Click below for the Memo and Specification
Click below for the Memo and Specification
As we all know, the mission of a porous friction course (PFC) is to remove water from the roadway surface, and then transport it unimpeded through the mix to the edge of the pavement where it can be discharged. Below are a few suggestions to help ensure your PFC surface functions as intended.
 
Martin Asphalt
Lhoist North America
Naylor Association Solutions
Technically Speaking

The TxDOT Highway Letting is emailed to all members and posted to the TXAPA website on the 25th day of the month. If you did not recieve this month's letting information, click the link below. 

Join TXAPA to learn about construction innovations that reduced environmental impacts such as noise pollution, accelerated construction speed, and resulted in superior ride quality. With Stacy L. Hilbrich, P.E., Technical Director, Century Asphalt Materials and Angel Brothers Enterprises.

Thursday, March 19, 2020 10-11 am CST

 
Join TXAPA to learn how the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) achieved award-winning PFC pavements. Participants will be able to identify: 1. The factors leading the CTRMA to chose PFC as the surface mix 2. The key elements of the design process that led to an award-winning project 3. The communication needed before, during, and after construction.
 
 
When it's time for maintenance or repair, all you must do is flip the switch, right? Well, no.
 
In The Works
Constructing high quality, long-lasting asphalt pavements is the ultimate goal of our industry. In this seminar, you will learn the basics of each of the important steps in the process. The workshop is designed for engineers, inspectors, technicians and contractor personnel responsible for quality control of paving materials, mix design procedures, the inspection and operations of asphalt plants and paving operations.
 
March 12 at the TXAPA Campus in Buda, Texas
 
Naylor Association Solutions
Naylor Association Solutions
Welcome New Members
Rabine Paving America is a full service provider of commercial pavement engineering, construction, parking lot design, pavement maintenance and repair services.
In the Know
  
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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.

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Certification News From The HMAC
Certification and training classes through the HMAC are filling up fast! Check on the schedule online.

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