eTXAPA Newsletter

TxDOT December 2013 Projects

The TxDOT highway letting is scheduled for December 3-4. The total tonnage of asphalt pavements being let is 836,342.

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The Texas Asphalt Pavement Association is actively seeking applicants for the position of Director of Technical Services. TXAPA is a full service trade association for the asphalt pavement industry in Texas that was founded in 1944 and formally registered in 1962. For more than 50 years, TXAPA has been dedicated to quality with a commitment to work in the partnering spirit to promote, enhance and grow the asphalt paving industry in Texas.

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In response to inquiries concerning asphalt pavement specifications for low volume roadways, TXAPA has developed a proposed specification for city, county and private development projects. In conjunction with Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), TXAPA developed a specification that is currently being reviewed by industry partners.

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NAPA has been awarded a five-year, up to $2.5 million cooperative agreement by the FHWA for the Advancement of Innovative Asphalt Technology. It is the largest federal contract ever awarded to NAPA. Under the agreement, NAPA will work with FHWA to develop and distribute technical publications and multimedia tools, as well as create, plan, and deliver conferences, seminars, webinars, presentations and conduct surveys for benchmarking.

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The 2014 TXAPA Annual Membership Meeting is scheduled for January 6, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Town Lake Hotel in Austin, Texas. The Annual Membership Meeting is a one day event that begins with committee meetings.

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The 2014 TXAPA Mid-Year Meeting has been scheduled for June 16-18, 2014 at The Greenbrier Hotel and Resort in West Virginia. This is the first time that TXAPA has headed east for a meeting and we have had some wonderful comments on the venue. Incoming TXAPA President Jeff Greene would like to invite everyone to attend this great meeting.

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The TXAPA 40th Annual Meeting will be held at the Horseshoe Bay Marriott Hotel in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. The dates are September 16-19, 2014. Please keep in mind that the days are back to Tuesday-Friday.

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TXAPA recently held four Partners in Quality meetings with members and TxDOT partners from six TxDOT districts. The meetings were held in San Angelo, Waco, Corpus Christi and San Antonio. Discussion topics included:

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Exposing engineering students to the engineering, environmental and economic benefits of asphalt pavements is an important element of TXAPA's industry enhancement programs. Recently TXAPA staff hosted 27 engineering students from the University of Texas at Austin at the association office and Hot Mix Asphalt Center. The engineering students were also treated to a plant tour hosted by Ramming Paving/Industrial Asphalt and Aggregates.

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TXAPA will be closing on Thursday, November 28th and Friday November 29th for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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The Hot Mix Asphalt Center is currently looking for qualified instructors to teach both asphalt and soils classes.

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The 2014 Hot Mix Asphalt Center class schedule is now available to view online. Please go to the center website at www.txhmac.org and click on "Class Schedules/Seminars" to view the schedule.

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2013 has been a very busy year for the HMAC, with demand for certification classes at an all-time high. Since May, the HMAC has added 31 new classes to meet the needs for hot mix asphalt and soils and base technician certification. Recently members of the TCEL in Houston invited TXAPA staff to discuss the certification program and opportunities for more certification classes

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The HMAC is pleased to announce that Peggy Bledsoe has joined the HMAC as an instructor. Ms. Bledsoe comes to the HMAC after retiring from TxDOT with more than 20 years of experience testing base materials,

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Elvis Brown has been an Evaluator / Instructor at the Hot Mix Asphalt Center since the center opened in January of 1993. After 20 years at the center, he retired at the end of

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