Up Front
 It will be time for the TXAPA 2019 Membership Meeting before you know it. Join us on the San Antonio Riverwalk to learn what the Association has in store for the new year, meet with your fellow members, and get an update on the 2019 TxDOT Transportation Program from Michael Lee, P.E., Director of Engineering and Safety Operations. Stick around the next day for our Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard Compliance Workshop and learn what you need to know to meet the standard. Announcing Michael Lee, P.E., Director of Engineering and Safety Operations
This year's comments from TxDOT will be delivered by Michael Lee, P.E.. Lee serves as TxDOT's Director of Engineering and Safety Operations. Under the direction of the Chief Engineer, he oversees and coordinates TxDOT’s engineering operations.
Lee joined TxDOT in 1997 as an engineering assistant in Mount Pleasant and soon moved up to transportation engineer in the Marshall area office and then the Atlanta area office. In 2007, Lee became the area engineer in San Augustine, and later the Nacogdoches area engineer when the two offices combined in 2010. In 2013, Lee was promoted to director of operations for the Paris District, and in 2014, promoted to Maintenance Division director. Lee is a 1988 graduate of Texas A&M University with a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering. Tentative Meeting Agenda
Thursday, January 17
2:30 pm | Associate Member Meeting
2:30 pm | Major Associate Member Meeting
4:00 pm | All Member Meeting and 2019 TxDOT Transportation Program Update
5:30 pm | Networking Reception
Evening | Enjoy the Riverwalk with your friends and collegues.
Friday, January 18
9:00 am | Meeting OSHA’s Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard
12:00 pm | Adjourn
DISCOUNTED ROOMS SOLD OUT! The TXAPA Group Room Block at the Marriott Rivercenter is sold out. If available, you may reserve a room at the Marriott Rivercenter's current market rate or find other hotels in the area.
Visit https://www.texasasphalt.org/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=1/17/2019&eventid=82 to view the full article online.
To become a 2019 TXAPA Membership Meeting Sponsor, please follow the link below to become a sponsor. TXAPA will recognize all of its 2019 Membership Meeting Sponsors with a dedicated page and banner on the official meeting mobile app and with signs posted throughout the meeting. We would like to thank these Members for their continued support! Angel Brothers Enterprises Austin Bridge & Road Century Asphalt Materials Gencor Industries, Inc. Hunt Refining Company Hunter Industries, Ltd. Powerscreen Texas R.K. Hall Construction, Ltd. Vulcan Materials Sponsor the Official TXAPA Membership Meeting Mobile App
TXAPA will feature the Official 2019 TXAPA Membership Meeting Mobile App sponsor prominently on the app homepage. There is only one app sponsorship available -- get it while you can! Click the link below sponsor the app.
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We generally recognize that effective compaction is the single most critical variable in placing quality asphalt pavement with an extended pavement life. In cold weather, proper compaction requires the perfect balance of temperature and time. In our Cold Weather Paving Webinar, we will review best practices for paving during the winter months and provide tips for balancing time and temperature. Date: Thursday, January 24, 2018 Time: 10:00 AM CST
Visit https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6458415149215821324 to view the full article online.
Technically Speaking
The TxDOT Highway Letting is January 8 and 9. The tonnage report is brought to you by Whitley & Siddons. Please note that in our efforts to bring you more timely information, the TxDOT Letting Report is posted to the TXAPA website at the link above even before the newsletter goes out. For the full letting schedule, click here. Visit http://www.texasasphalt.org/reports to view the full article online.
We generally recognize that effective compaction is the single most critical variable in placing quality asphalt pavement with an extended pavement life. In cold weather, proper compaction requires the perfect balance of temperature and time.
Visit https://www.texasasphalt.org/blog_home.asp?display=36 to view the full article online.
Get to know asphalt pavement in Texas from a whole new perspective. This presentation is packed with interesting facts and figures.
Visit https://vimeo.com/309161178 to view the full article online.
In The Works
 February 27 and 28, 2019 The secret to smooth, long-lasting, and low-maintenance local roads boils down to knowing what is most important when specifying, designing, and constructing them. The First Annual Managing Asphalt Pavements or M.A.P.s for Local Governments is specifically designed to help local governments and related stakeholders successfully manage their asphalt paving projects efficiently and effectively while juggling myriad responsibilities. This in-depth asphaltintensive offers four educational tracks and several general sessions featuring some of the most authoritative voices in the industry including Dave Newcomb, Danny Gierhart, Harold Von Quintus, Chuck Fuller, and Larry Welch. Everyone with a vested interest in constructing high-quality asphalt pavements—city and county engineers, project managers, maintenance supervisors, inspectors, and paving supervisors, consulting engineers, quality control/quality assurance personnel—are invited to attend. Visit TexasAsphalt.org/maps-2019 to learn more. Location: Courtyard by Marriott Dallas DFW Airport North/Grapevine
Address: 2200 Bass Pro Court, Grapevine, TX 76051 | Tel: (817) 251-9095
Special room rates will be available for conference attendees.
Visit https://www.texasasphalt.org/maps-2019 to view the full article online.
M.A.P.s is presented by TXAPA's Associate Membership and features a two-day Technology Showcase. Associate Members interested in participating in the showcase should login to the TXAPA website at the link below to purchase exhibit space.
Visit https://www.texasasphalt.org/expo_register.asp?s=1 to view the full article online.
In an industry surrounded by opportunities and challenges, it takes care and insight to stay a few ahead of your competitors. New technologies, new strategies, and insight into the industry’s future direction can help your company drive its competitive advantages, expand its operations, and achieve greater success.
Visit http://www2.asphaltpavement.org/meetingsignup/registration.php to view the full article online.
Indianapolis, Indiana welcomes the World of Asphalt Show & Conference and co-located AGG1 Aggregates Academy & Expo February 12-14, 2019. Over 450 of the industry's leading manufacturers and service providers in the aggregate, asphalt, pavement maintenance, and traffic safety industry sectors come together at World of Asphalt to showcase their latest products and technologies. National Asphalt Pavement Association's People, Plants & Paving Conference takes place at the show making it the ideal spot to train your team.
Visit https://www.worldofasphalt.com/visit/register/ to view the full article online.
In the Know
Asphalt Plus LLC is a specialty chemical and equipment manufacturing company headquartered near Chicago, IL. We produce an engineered crumb rubber additive for asphalt application. Asphalt Plus engineered rubber has endured a wide range of harsh climate & road use conditions. In spite of those tough situations, Asphalt Plus has performed impeccably well with nearly 3 million tons of placed Dry Mix Asphalt. We have assisted the auto manufacturing industry, the Department of Defense, Energy and Interior in cost-effectively reducing both their operating costs and their environmental footprint in a wide range of activities.
Visit https://asphaltplus.com/ to view the full article online.
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.
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