eTXAPA Newsletter

Texas Asphalt Pavement Association

TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
The TxDOT highway letting is scheduled for October 9th & 10th. The total tonnage of asphalt pavements being let is 996,022.

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TXAPA Technical Talk is now available on our website!

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WHAT'S GOING ON
The book dedicated to the builders, dreamers and risk-takers who built our industry and to all those who toil beneath the Texas sun to make quality a reality...is available now!

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From more expensive groceries and wasted time in traffic, to extra car repair costs and increased car accidents, Texans across the state bear the burden of underfunded Texas highways.

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Nearly all regions of the state have benefited economically from unprecedented energy production over the last 10 years.

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To view the calendar of events for 2012 and beyond, please visit the new TXAPA website at www.texasasphalt.org and log in at the "Member Sign-in" link.

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IN THE WORKS
Help our Partners in Quality out by responding to this survey.

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The World of Asphalt 2013 Show & Conference will be in San Antonio at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center located at 200 E. Market Street.

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The 2012 Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Short Course will be the 86th such meeting in the department's history.

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IN THE KNOW
In response to another round of attacks on asphalt pavement by the PCA and NRMCA, NAPA has released a special report critiquing a report from the Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSH) at MIT.

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Join us for informative web discussions about important issues facing the industry.

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NAPA will be awarding scholarship to a student from a college in the state of Texas. Thanks so much to our Partners in Quality.

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The House and Senate have approved a funding bill to keep all government agencies, including the Department of Transportation, funded through March 27, 2013, at levels similar to that of fiscal year 2012.

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NAPA announces the first-ever conference focused exclusively on issues related to environment, health, and safety (EH&S) at asphalt plants and paving sites

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Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 office in Denver asked NAPA for input on its draft environmental life-cycle assessment for the use of asphalt shingles in pavement mixes.

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NAPA PAC is the only political action committee in Washington, D.C., representing the interests of the asphalt pavement industry.

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The use of recycled asphalt shingles (RAS) in asphalt mixes is on the rise. A recent survey conducted by the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) showed that RAS use increased by more than 50 percent from 2009 to 2010.

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Interested in production, placement and performance of WMA, click here to find out when/where NCAT will be holding these webinars.

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CERTIFICATION NEWS FROM THE HMAC
The Hot Mix Asphalt Center has increased prices on its asphalt courses for the first time since 1999. The prices go into effect beginning October 1, 2012.

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Martin Asphalt
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Kirby-Smith Machinery, Inc.