tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91270619078481370092024-03-14T09:35:02.840-07:00Utah Asphalt Pavement AssociationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127061907848137009.post-34162450044828541822017-12-20T08:17:00.000-08:002017-12-20T08:17:44.386-08:00Executive Director Message - December 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Quick Look Back on
2017 to Know What is to Come for 2018<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I believe the association is not alone in saying that 2017
was a pretty busy and crazy year. The amount of work for almost everyone I know
reached unprecedented levels in 2017, and, I’m afraid to say that 2018 looks to
be just as full and amazing with all the work that is to come.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2017 for the Utah Asphalt Pavement Association (UAPA)
brought about a heavy focus on seeing through to implementation a number of the
specifications that were worked on 2016. In addition to record numbers at the
Utah Asphalt Conference, the year saw UAPA reach out to all corners of the
state through our partners and others in providing regional conferences, plant
tours, lunch and learns, in-house briefings, site visits, and live
demonstrations of the latest technology and trends that our industry has to
offer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because of all these activities, active committees, and
strategic goals not yet met, the fact of the matter is this: UAPA has matured
to the point now that some changes are needed. That’s why I am excited to
announce that in 2018 UAPA will be securing its own office space and looking to
hire an office manager to help with all that we are doing and will yet do in
the near future and beyond.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This, no doubt, is a very big step for the association that
involves some risk, but I am glad to have the full support of UAPA’s Board of
Directors as we move forward into this uncharted territory for the association.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There will certainly be bumps along the way, but there is so
much more ahead of us that such steps must ultimately be taken. I’m so excited
to see these changes and many more through in 2018, and am very grateful and
honored to have worked with Association Solutions as a partner in helping to
get UAPA where it is today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We may change an address and have a different view from the
new office window, but the goals and values of this association will remain the
same through our committed, unified voice for industry. Here’s to 2018!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Reed Ryan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Association Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970759855702024521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127061907848137009.post-39106739789872551502017-11-28T12:46:00.000-08:002017-11-29T09:48:22.493-08:00Executive Director Message - November 2017<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>End of the Road School, but Not the End of Top-Notch Educational Opportunities</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dear Members and Friends of UAPA,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As most of you have likely heard, the Utah League of Cities and Towns (ULCT) will not longer be hosting the Road School in St. George each spring. While such change is often difficult, I want you to know that ULCT remains a great partner of the Utah Asphalt Pavement Association (UAPA) and that just because one opportunity is no longer available that other opportunities do not exist to meet your needs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Below I’ve offered a brief summary of what UAPA currently provides to both members and potential members of the association. We’ve built this association around providing the best educational opportunities to you, and that will not change moving forward. In short, I hope you will take advantage of these opportunities and, in the meantime, let me know how UAPA can best meet the needs of the great opportunities that were provided through the Road School. Road School will be missed, but I am confident that by working together UAPA can continue to provide great opportunities for networking, social outings, and education in the road construction industry here in Utah.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am grateful for all you do for this association. I look forward to seeing many of you at the 2018 Utah Asphalt Conference in February. Until then, please do not hesitate to let me know if there is anything I can do for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>The Utah Asphalt Conference</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Utah Asphalt Conference (UAC) takes place each year in the early spring. The 2018 UAC will be on February 21-22, 2018, at the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy, UT. The UAC offers over twenty-eight educational breakout sessions with CE credit hours available for PE license renewals. Tracks at the conference include Pavement Preservation; Asphalt Basics; Construction and Engineering; Safety, Aggregates, and Asphalt Production; and Industry, Innovation, and Design. In addition to the educational sessions, the UAC offers the chance for attendees to network with roughly one thousand attendees and close to one hundred exhibitors with thirty thousand square feet of equipment on display both inside and outside of the exhibit hall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Registration for city and county employees begins at $125. Conference partners include the Utah Department of Transportation, the Utah Chapter of the APWA, the Utah League of Cities and Towns, and the Utah LTAP. More information regarding The Utah Asphalt Conference can be found by visiting the website for the Utah Asphalt Pavement Association’s website at: <a href="http://www.utahasphalt.org/">www.utahasphalt.org</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>The Southern Utah Asphalt Seminar</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Southern Utah Asphalt Seminar (SUAS) takes place each year in the fall at the Dixie Center in St. George, UT. This year’s conference will take place on the 13th (networking golf outing) and 14th (conference) of November.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This regional event is open to attendees from across the state and typically covers four to five educational sessions (CE credits for PE license renewal available) along with regional spotlights from local government representatives and Region Four of the Utah Department of Transportation. Educational topics for this year’s conference include emulsions; patching best practices; road preparation prior to paving; and hot plant operations with a tour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Registration for all attendees is $75. More information regarding the Southern Utah Asphalt Seminar can be found by visiting the website for the Utah Asphalt Pavement Association’s website at: <a href="http://www.utahasphalt.org/">www.utahasphalt.org</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>The Uintah Basin Asphalt Summit</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Uintah Basin Asphalt Summit (UBAS) takes place each year later in the spring, typically towards the first part of April.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Similar to the Southern Utah Asphalt Seminar, the UBAS is a regional one-day educational event that is open to attendees from across the entire state. The date for the 2018 Summit has not been set, but the event is typical held in the new county convention center in Vernal, UT. The UBAS also offers CE credits for PE license renewal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">More information regarding the Uintah Basin Asphalt Summit can be found by visiting the website for the Utah Asphalt Pavement Association at: <a href="http://www.utahasphalt.org/">www.utahasphalt.org</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>UAPA Lunch and Learn Series</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Throughout the entire year, the Utah Asphalt Pavement Association (UAPA) offers free Lunch and Learn seminars for city and county employees. Topics presented this year included asphalt binder history and basics; micro surfacing; paving and compaction principles; and APWA specification revisions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These events typically take place in the months that UAPA is not hosting a larger educational event or the two months (July and December) where holidays fill up the calendar. Similar to the larger events UAPA holds, these events are education-based and are not a sales pitch for attendees to use one product or process over another.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All UAPA Lunch and Learns are free to attend with lunch provided by the association. More information can be found on these events by visiting the website for the Utah Asphalt Pavement Association at: <a href="http://www.utahasphalt.org/">www.utahasphalt.org</a></span><br />
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Association Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970759855702024521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127061907848137009.post-60983512883281120842017-08-30T08:38:00.000-07:002017-08-30T08:38:39.479-07:00Executive Director Message - August 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am not sure where summer has gone, but I can tell you
things have no indication of slowing down for the asphalt pavement industry for
the foreseeable future. Between a record year for the association’s golf
tournament and a very successful luncheon and plant tour hosted by UAPA, the
APWA, and Geneva Rock Products, August was great month for all things UAPA. In
addition to the events above, I also attended a special conference for the
directors of all the state asphalt pavement associations in the country. I’m
excited to incorporate some of the ten pages worth of notes that I took into
what we are doing with UAPA. I was also pleased to learn just how far we have
come as an association within the relatively short timeframe of six full years
of existence. We’re certainly on the right track, but there is more we can and
will do!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moving forward, I hope you will join us for our next UAPA
Lunch and Learn happening on the 21<sup>st</sup> of September at Honnen
Equipment. We should have great discussion about paving with an eye towards
quality and, as always, lunch is on us, so come out! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looking ahead, we also have the Southern Utah Asphalt
Seminar happening on the 13<sup>th</sup> and 14<sup>th</sup> of November at the
Dixie Center in St. George. Along with the 2018 Utah Asphalt Conference (Feb,
21 -22) right around the corner!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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It seems as if everything is on full blast this time of year. Simply put, there is a lot going on with the association this month. We successfully held another Lunch and Learn in June on asphalt binder, we're gearing up for the golf tournament in August, we're working through some additional specification work on preservation treatments, working to get a meaningful certification program up and off the ground, and we are trying to get out and visit job sites, projects, and demos. While there is a lot going on, my one request this month is that we all take an extra minute to focus on safety.</div>
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Granted, we're in the heart of the season now, so many things can become routine if we are not careful. However, part of the challenge our industry faces is the large amount of turnover in workforce development from year to year. So what might seem routine for some of our most seasoned crews and coworkers, may be brand new and relatively challenging to those new on the job or position. Please, in all of this, take a moment to focus on safety, focus on those individuals, and focus on getting everyone home safe at night after a long day of work helping to keep Utah moving through some of the best infrastructure and roads in the country.</div>
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Thanks for all of the good you do. Please be sure to join us in August at the 6th Annual UAPA Golf Classic at Mountain Dell Golf Course as we try to give a little something back to you and to those in our community who need a little extra help from our industry.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127061907848137009.post-42572279711419767352017-05-23T13:01:00.000-07:002017-07-11T14:27:24.782-07:00Executive Director Message - May 2017 - One Asphalt Specification to Rule Them All…and Put More Oil Back Into the MixHey, a guy can dream, can he not? Oh, that such a proverbial “silver bullet” existed when it comes specifying, producing, and constructing quality asphalt mixes. It would simplify production, reduce waste, and increase proficiency across the board from design to construction and even preservation!<br />
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Unfortunately, no such specification to rule them all exists (at least not one that I am aware of!), but I do believe that industry and owners, by working together, have taken a much-needed critical step in the right direction over the course of the last few years. Indeed, after many meetings, lots of discussions, and maybe even a few shed tears (mostly on my part), I firmly believe that UAPA, UDOT, and particularly the Utah Chapter of the APWA have worked very hard to produce a set of 2017 standard asphalt specifications that will meet the needs of Utah. So while our bullet is not quite silver, I do believe that now, more so than ever before, we have developed quality specifications that can and should drive our industry as the “go-to standards” in Utah for the years to come.<br />
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If I may, I would like to focus on just the APWA Standards. By simplifying the APWA Specifications through, among other things, targeting air voids, changing calculations for the absorptiveness of virgin aggregate and RAP, and bumping binder grades to account for the use of RAP in your mix according national standards, we now have standard specifications that will meet the needs of every city and county in Utah. By narrowing our specs to five or six go-to mixes based on the application, we can and, by all accounts, we will build better roads, reduce waste, and become more efficient both as industry and owners in what we do. By working together, we can go from the over four hundred iterations of city and county specifications across the state to under ten mixes that will handle most, if not all, applications for cities and counties in the state.<br />
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It is that sentiment that drove us last week to hold the fist UAPA Lunch and Learn of 2017. At that meeting, we had over one hundred people in attendance to discuss opportunities and challenges in specifying, producing, and constructing asphalt mixes along the Wasatch Front. I am very grateful to Waylund Ludlow (Geneva Rock Products), James Inglis (Granite Construction), Doug Watson (CMT Engineering), and many others who offered valuable insight and time as we prepared for the May Lunch and Learn presentation. As Waylund, James, and Doug led the discussion, I was impressed with their candor and willingness to share their perspective on what has happened in the Utah market over the course of the last ten to fifteen years. I was also really taken back by the slides Doug shared that illustrated the unbelievably high amount of mixes you could produce across the Wasatch Front based on previous specifications. Simply put, such a continued proliferation of different specifications is not sustainable, nor warranted.<br />
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That’s why UAPA’s invitation to take a fresh look at the 2017 APWA Standards for the production of hot mix asphalt (HMA) for cities and counties in Utah is a key priority for our association in 2017. So much so, we have even shared a letter from either the presidents or vice presidents of all of the major companies (or parent companies) that produce asphalt in the state. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-ku3RKycsUoVUVZNW90SDlsb00/view" target="_blank">Click HERE to view the letter</a>.<br />
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My invitation and challenge to you, if you are representative from a city or county (including consulting engineering firms that represent cities and counties!) that builds, designs, bids, preserves, or manages roads, is to take a look at this letter and then give me a call. I am happy to visit with you about this development in specifications, talk to you about where your current specifications may be improved, and, more important than anything else, just be with you to listen to you speak about your roads, understand what you are seeing, and work together to meet the challenges and opportunities you are facing – in a nutshell, that is UAPA’s commitment to industry and that is my commitment to any of you that would like to take me up on this invitation.<br />
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We are off to a great start to the construction season. Stay safe. Be aware. And be sure to come home to the ones you love each night.<br />
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Best regards,<br />
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Reed<br />
W. Reed Ryan<br />
Executive Director<br />
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Welcome to Springtime in Utah! What a winter we had this past year! I, like many Utahns, think we all had our fair share of snow this past winter. The moisture, however, is certainly welcome, and I'm grateful that we may not face the same extreme conditions this summer that we've experienced in recent years.</div>
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All of the snow this year has certainly kept UDOT, cities, counties, and others busily engaged in maintenance, plowing, and keeping the traveling public safe. It's no secret that in all of this, our roads have taken nothing short of a beating.</div>
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That's why I am excited for our first UAPA Lunch and Learn event this year happening on the 18th of May. I hope you will join us for an important presentation and discussion on New and Important Changes to Standard Specifications for 2017. Each of these changes, geared towards an eye on durability, should help each of us in our jobs to specify, produce, and inspect asphalt mixes across the Wasatch Front. If you are a city, county, or private owner that would like to know more about how to improve your specifications, I would strongly encourage you to attend this Lunch and Learn in May. By working together, as industry and owners, I am confident these new specifications will produce great asphalt mixes that are both stable and durable for applications across the Wasatch Front and all of Utah. Come learn more on the 18th! See you there!</div>
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As we close in on the year that was 2016, I can't help but be grateful for another incredible year of growth and support for the Utah Asphalt Pavement Association (UAPA). Come January, it will be five years since I took this job. The time has flown by, but the lessons have been many and we have accomplished much together. </div>
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That's why I hope you will take some time in the New Year to look back and nominate either a project or one of your peers for the awards that will be given out at the 2017 Utah Asphalt Conference (Feb. 22 - 23 at the South Towne Expo Center). Awards for nomination include the Industry Leader of the Year Award, Project of the Year (Small), and Project of the Year (Large). </div>
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Over the past five years, I've learned we are an industry that quietly and professionally goes about doing the best work possible without much fanfare and without much publicity (unless something goes wrong!), so I think it is important that we use the awards at the Utah Asphalt Conference to go ahead and brag a little. Simply put, we work hard. Many of you give your entire professional careers to this industry and you certainly give countless hours over the course of the season year in and year out to ensure the very best for your project, your company, and the state of Utah. So, go ahead, it's OK to brag a little . . . just click on the links below to find out how you can help to showcase our very best at the Utah Asphalt Conference in 2017! </div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">With 150 attendees, 15 vendors, and multiple sponsors, this year’s Seminar was our most successful educational event in the area to date! Now in its third year, I can’t help but appreciate and be grateful for what the SUAS has turned in to for not only for UAPA, but for the community that is our industry in Southern Utah. The keynote address from Mark Owens with Landmark Testing this year provided an amazing perspective on just how far the area has come and what is on the horizon as the area continues to grow. The best part of Mark’s remarks, however, came when he recognized all of the individuals who, through many years of dedicated work and service, have made this special corner of Utah what it is today. Plus, who doesn’t like free .22 shells as a giveaway!? Brilliant! </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">In addition to Mark’s comments, we had four great educational sessions (CE Certificates coming soon!) and even a live demo that featured crack sealing best practices - thanks Scott! </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">As mentioned above, all of this would not have been possible without our event sponsors, so special thanks to our Black & Gold Sponsor, Sunroc; our Black & Silver Sponsors, Honnen Equipment, Summit Energy, Wheeler Machinery, Western Rock; and our Black & Bronze Sponsors, Coughlin Company, Ingevity, Kimball Equipment Company, and Crafco, Inc.</span><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">I hope the rest of this week and month finds you surrounded by those closest to you as we kickoff in earnest the holiday season. Through it all, take a moment to be grateful and give thanks. For me, that was the biggest takeaway from the SUAS this year. Thank you to everyone that helped make the Seminar a huge success! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have you thought about collaborating with other transportation agencies to meet your workforce development needs? Discover the benefits of NHI's Maintenance Leadership Academy (MLA) and learn about collaborative hosting options from NHI's recent article in Public Roads, FHWA's bimonthly magazine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">FHWA-NHI-135094: <a href="http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/course_search.aspx?tab=0&key=135094&sf=0&course_no=135094" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Culvert Hydraulic Analysis and Design Program</span></a> (HY-8) (WBT)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">FHWA-NHI-139011: <a href="http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/course_search.aspx?tab=0&key=FHWA-NHI-139011&sf=0&course_no=139011" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Fundamentals of Freight Data Workshop</span></a> (ILT)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">FHWA-NHI-131140: <a href="http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/course_search.aspx?tab=0&key=131140&sf=0&course_no=131140" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Hot In-place Recycling</span></a> (WBT)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">FHWA-NHI-130105B: <a href="http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/course_search.aspx?tab=0&key=130105b&sf=0&course_no=130105B" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Construction Procedures and Specifications for Bonded Repair and Retrofit of Concrete Structures</span></a> (WBT)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">FHWA-NHI-130105C: <a href="http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/course_search.aspx?tab=0&key=130105c&sf=0&course_no=130105C" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Quality Control of Repair and Retrofit of Concrete Structures Using FRP Composites</span></a> (WBT)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As the season begins to wind down I hope you will consider joining us at the 2016 <a href="http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07edal1w1df915dece&llr=vq5zhinab" target="_blank">Southern Utah Asphalt Seminar</a> happening on the 14th and 15th of November at the Dixie Center in St. George. On the 14th we’ll have the opportunity to socialize and network at the Seminar’s official golf outing happening at Sky Mountain Golf Course in Hurricane. Then, on the 15th we will have a day’s full of education covering topics from the importance of inspection to the use, construction, and design of thin asphalt overlays. We’re also very excited to partner with the Dixie Center in offering a crack seal demonstration in their parking lot. We already have over ninety attendees registered, fifteen vendors, and seven sponsors. Special thanks to Sunroc for being our Black and Gold Sponsor at this year’s seminar and to all of our presenters that will help to make this year’s seminar the best one yet! See you in St. George in November!</span><br />
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Association Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970759855702024521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127061907848137009.post-23917211951789414542016-10-25T09:55:00.000-07:002016-10-25T09:55:09.871-07:00Although the Perpetual Pavement Concept was first articulated in 2000, many asphalt pavements that were constructed long ago function as Perpetual Pavements.<div style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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For example, many full-depth and deep-strength pavements were built around the country in the 1960s and 1970s.</div>
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The Asphalt Pavement Alliance instituted the Perpetual Pavement Award program in 2001 to recognize State Agencies and other owners of pavements that had the foresight to build pavements according to these principles. To qualify for the award, the pavement must be at least 35 years old and must have never had a structural failure.</div>
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The first winner of a Perpetual Pavement Award was the New Jersey Turnpike, which was 50 years old at that time. Between 2001 and 2013, a total of 93 pavements qualified for the award. Winners include interstate highways, rural roads, and airport runways. The easternmost winner is in Connecticut, and the westernmost is on one of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.</div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In addition to having served for 35 years with no structural failure, additional requirements for the award include:</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pavement must have hot-mix or warm-mix asphalt binder and surface layers.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">No rehabilitation or series of rehabilitations over the preceding 35 years that has increased the total pavement thickness by more than 4 inches. Thus, the overall structural gain during the 35 years of a pavement’s life preceding the nomination cannot be more than 4 inches.*</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Resurfacing intervals of no less than 13 years on the average.*</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Minimum project length is two (2) miles for all roadway types.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In the case of “staged construction,” the 35-plus year time frame against which the award criterion is evaluated begins when all stage construction is completed.</li>
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Until now, the Perpetual Pavement Award program focused mainly on Interstate/US and State routes, Turnpikes, Farm to Market roads and Airports. This year we are excited to announce award criteria for Municipal Roadways and Residential Streets. To qualify these pavements must be at least 35 years old with no structural failures and a minimum project length of 1,200 feet (or 4 continuous blocks).</div>
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Municipal streets are noted for undergoing extreme traffic loading conditions and asphalt pavements have provided years of service to municipalities throughout the US. This award intends to recognize those pavements that have demonstrated outstanding performance.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Motorists who find themselves frustrated by frequent confrontations with a slalom course of orange barrels along a stretch of road repair should look on the bright side — Utah is gaining a national reputation for taking care of its transportation infrastructure in a way that has made other states envious, and it has enhanced its image as a top place for new business growth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A recent report by a nonprofit think tank gives Utah high marks for investing in state road projects in a survey that shows an increase in spending on transportation needs much greater than in any other state in the last year. A <a class="sense-link" data-contentid="444634" href="http://reason.org/files/22nd_annual_highway_report.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: #46b9ff; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">report</a> by the Reason Foundation, which describes itself as a promoter of “libertarian principles,” elevated Utah in its rankings of performance and cost effectiveness in road management from 29th in the nation to 13th, a massive jump not matched by any other state. The primary reason is an increased rate of investment in transportation, which other state governments have looked upon with jealousy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper recently led an expedition of business and civic leaders to Utah to take note of the state’s relatively high rate of expenditures in transportation upkeep. Utah spends about $660 million a year on road expansion, while Colorado spends about $159 million. The results include less congestion, safer conditions and a general benefit to statewide commerce.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Utah Department of Transportation has successfully managed to eke out more funds from the state budget by convincing lawmakers that investments in transportation conditions will pay for themselves by facilitating more private business development and a commensurate increase in the tax base. Indeed, Utah was <a class="sense-link" data-contentid="444634" href="http://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/12/americas-top-states-for-business-2016-the-list-and-ranking.html" style="border: 0px; color: #46b9ff; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">ranked as the best state</a> in the nation for business this year by the cable channel CNBC, which cited investments in infrastructure as one of the key metrics in the analysis.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The lesson is that you can’t take care of infrastructure needs without biting the budget bullet and freeing up the needed cash. Following the state’s suit, Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski made it a priority in her first budget to increase spending on road upkeep in the capital city after years of restraint. Since 2008, the city has diverted funds typically used for road maintenance to other needs. The mayor <a class="sense-link" data-contentid="444634" href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865653540/Major-road-funding-employee-pay-raises-parking-amnesty-highlight-Biskupskis-budget.html?pg=all" style="border: 0px; color: #46b9ff; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">proposed</a>, and the City Council approved, a $7.75 million appropriation of state-allocated funds for needed road work, a significant sum that will help reverse a trend of deteriorating conditions. Municipal transportation officials have estimated that two-thirds of the roads in the city are in “poor” or “very poor” condition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Certainly, investment in infrastructure comes at a cost. State and local budgets contain many other priorities, all of which carry good arguments for increased spending. Utah policymakers have come to realize that putting money toward highways and city streets is not a winner-take-all game. A modern and functional infrastructure is a hallmark of a strong local economy, and keeping the roadways in good shape can literally help pave the way toward sustained economic growth.</span></div>
Association Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970759855702024521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127061907848137009.post-38751400452478317132016-09-28T09:21:00.000-07:002016-09-28T09:21:22.335-07:00Executive Director Message September 2016<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Best Get Better</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">If you are lucky enough in your
professional life, every now and then you will come across former colleagues
and bosses that remind you how much you owe them for what they have done for
you and really how much more you have left yet to do to achieve similar levels
of success. I recently had such an occasion as I listened to Senator Orrin Hatch
discuss the passage of the FAST Act and its ramifications for Utah’s
infrastructure moving forward. Senator Hatch was my first boss out of college,
and I remember well many of the discussions we had then about Utah’s roads and
highways as we drove around much of the state together. Little did I know then
that my start as a staff assistant would, within a few short years, lead to a
chance to help Utah’s roads and highways become even better through the work of
the Utah Asphalt Pavement Association (UAPA).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As Senator Hatch mentioned the
other day, Utah’s roads and highways are some of the best in the nation. So
much so, other lawmakers in Washington, D.C. continue to approach him asking
just what is Utah’s secret for success? For us, it is no secret: strong
leadership from the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), matched by
incredibly talented and dedicated producers and contractors who know how to
keep Utah moving, equals roads that are the envy of much of the nation. The
icing on the cake, however, or, to be more true to our industry, the extra inch
of HMA on the project, continues to be an inherent and deeply rooted desire to
be even better. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the asphalt pavement industry
in Utah, that means working hand-in-glove with the Utah Chapter of the APWA, cities,
counties, private owners, and UDOT to produce specifications that will increase
durability without sacrificing stability, draw focus to longitudinal joints, emphasize
smoothness for ride quality, make great products like Stone Matrix Asphalt
(SMA) even better, and create opportunities to work towards solutions that are
both right and reasonable when changes need to be made. The hairy details of
each of these specifications and the changes we have worked through can, and
often do, take pages. In fact, I’m pretty sure I was close to getting a
reserved parking space at UDOT during the summer months because I spent so much
time in meetings there!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">None of that matters when you see
all of what you have worked for come to fruition. That, in my mind, continues
to be the beauty of the road construction industry. We build things, we connect
people, we keep the state moving, and we get to witness all of it take place
each and every day. I saw it earlier this summer as the Central UDOT parking
lot was paved with a HMA mix produced according to the new APWA specifications.
I saw it ten years ago as I drove the roads of Utah with Senator Hatch, and I
simply cannot wait to see what we can do even better in the future! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
Association Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970759855702024521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127061907848137009.post-15922353758214248702016-08-24T08:19:00.003-07:002016-08-24T08:19:36.888-07:00Executive Director Message August 2016<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal;">
<b>What Happened to Summer?</b></div>
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I recently read an interesting scientific article where the authors contend that how we experience time changes as we get older. In essence, they took what we all seem to feel, that time goes by faster the older you get, and put it into quantifiable meaning via science and math. Their conclusion, we do indeed experience time differently the older we get because we get used to repetitive experiences so our senses do not need to or want to slow down as much to experience things we have been through before. It’s like how the drive out to somewhere always seems longer than the drive back. That’s why summers tend to fly by now, but when we were kids they seemed to last forever! </div>
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Now that I have lost just about everybody, I tend to think the authors’ thesis to be true because there is no doubt about it, August flew by for the association! Together we successfully hosted the 5th Annual UAPA Golf Classic at Mountain Dell on the 17th (see below). Later this month we’ll partner with the Utah Chapter of the APWA to host a lunch and learn event, “What to Expect When Inspecting” at the Gathering Place in West Jordan. And we continue to meet with UDOT on a host of specifications that range from longitudinal joints to smoothness. Add it all up, and you get a recipe for success in building UAPA’s legacy as a willing partner and force for good in our industry. </div>
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Adding to everything that happened in August, earlier this month I was in Iowa at a conference for state asphalt execs from across the country. Each time I attend this event I’m continually amazed at the work put in by state associations across the country. I often leave this conference feeling that UAPA has so far yet to go (which is true!), but then I get days like I have had the rest of this month where the association is out making connections for people, discussing important and upcoming changes to key specifications, and raising a little bit of money for great causes in our community. Small things when taken on an individual account, but when compiled together, I see a work that is moving forward for the betterment of our industry. We stand on the shoulder of giants who have come before, and we lost a great one this month in the passing of Mont Wilson, but we are carving out something entirely new for our association and its making a difference. Thank you for your support!</div>
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In the weeks in months ahead we will be hosting additional lunch and learn events, traveling to St. George for our Southern Utah Asphalt Seminar (SUAS), and out to the Uintah Basin for our Uintah Basin Asphalt Summit (UBAS). We’ll also work hard on continued specification improvement, and hopefully be able to lay some serious groundwork for an impactful Asphalt Inspector Certification Program. I’ve said it before, but I will say it again here. If you are not a part of UAPA, you should be. We need your expertise and talents in contributing to all the association is doing in all of these areas. Special thanks to all of those members who continue to give so much!</div>
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-Reed Ryan</div>
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Association Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970759855702024521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127061907848137009.post-63299223372971813162016-08-22T09:54:00.006-07:002016-08-22T10:00:12.195-07:00Act Now! Tell Your Member of Congress to Fix the Highway Trust Fund's Fiscal Dilemma<blockquote style="font-size: 14px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal;" type="cite">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The enactment of the “Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act,” or FAST Act, in December 2015 provided a needed—albeit temporary—stabilization of federal highway and public transportation investment. Unfortunately, once the FAST Act expires in October 2020, the Highway Trust Fund revenue shortfalls that plagued surface transportation investment and forced multiple short-term program extensions over the last nine years will return. Due to the inability to provide a permanent revenue stream for the Highway Trust Fund, Congress and the last two presidential administrations shifted $143 billion from elsewhere in the federal budget to preserve highway and public transit funding. Without a real permanent solution before the FAST Act expires, Congress will once again be forced to choose between devastating investment cuts or more temporary bailouts.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Republicans on the tax-writing House Ways & Means Committee rolled out a “blueprint” to rewrite the nation’s tax code in late June. While this plan includes much to commend, it does not address the Highway Trust Fund’s fiscal dilemma. It is important to note that over the last 30 years all enhancements to the trust fund’s revenue stream have come as part of broad tax or budget packages. </span></blockquote>
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<a href="http://cqrcengage.com/napa/app/write-a-letter?2&engagementId=235453&ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxEdhig6T9VvgY9sy7oEkE39z53kBfJ1HOwV0wje81HwzTbdONDi-l_lQHpeiZWNrl5Z1XAA0qfLRF0we3-es0gv4Eo_iAdMMjJ2ndgUHPk8k&lp=0" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tell Your Member of Congress to Fix the Highway Trust Fund's Fiscal Dilemma</span></a></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The House Ways & Means Committee Republicans view their blueprint as the beginning of a conversation on tax reform and want to hear from all Americans. The transportation construction industry should tell all members of Congress that stabilizing and growing federal surface transportation investment must be a component of any pro-growth tax reform proposal. Please tell your members of Congress:</span></blockquote>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I agree with the group of 130 bipartisan House members who wrote to Ways & Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) in May that a permanent Highway Trust Fund solution should be part of any tax reform plan and that all options should be on the table to rectify this situation once and for all.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If Congress does not act, the Highway Trust Fund will face annual revenue shortfalls of $18 billion once the FAST Act expires.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Congress has a narrow window to address this situation before states will once again be forced to begin delaying projects due to uncertainty about future federal funds.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Please urge the Ways & Means Committee to enhance their tax reform blueprint by including a permanent Highway Trust Fund revenue solution.</span></li>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://cqrcengage.com/napa/app/write-a-letter?5&engagementId=235453&ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxuFpgoH1tYZZLMPzdYzjCaD6KYYt6kaPKvd3Foma7GBNVAOH1x8CbfaoGf3yzQ6DdsUSpt0ilgX08M1jnePhYhXuzDVinGBrACS0EIF2fdJ8&lp=0" target="_blank">Send a Letter to Your Member of Congress Today!</a> </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In addition to delivering these messages to your members of Congress, please work with your state organization to submit written comments directly to the House Ways & Means Committee that echo these points, and also describe your state’s unique transportation challenges and the importance of a permanent Highway Trust Fund fix for your state’s economy. This state-specific information can be <a href="http://tripnet.org/state-info-reports.php" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">found here</span></a>. The Committee is requesting comments at <a href="http://waysandmeans.house.gov/taxreform/"><span style="color: blue;">http://waysandmeans.house.gov/taxreform/</span></a>, by <b>Wednesday, August 31</b>.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For more information on how to schedule a plan tour, request an in-district meeting or to attend a town hall meeting, vistit the <a href="http://cqrcengage.com/napa/action" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">NAPA Grassroots Action Center</span></a> or contact <span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:ajackson@asphaltpavement.org" target="_blank">Ashley Jackson.</a></u></span></span></blockquote>
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Association Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970759855702024521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127061907848137009.post-52327457556792293892016-08-22T09:44:00.000-07:002016-08-22T09:44:34.265-07:00NCAT Announces Four New Researchers<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>The National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) at Auburn University welcomes Dr. Adriana Vargas-Nordcbeck, Dr. Fabricio Leiva-Villacorta, Dr. Fan Gu, and Dr. Fan Yin to their research team.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dr. Adriana Vargas-Nordcbeck, an Auburn alumna, is joining NCAT in August as an assistant research professor. Adriana comes to Auburn from the University of Costa Rica and their national infrastructure lab, Laboratorio Nacional de Materiales y Modelos Estructurales (LANAMME). She will lead all pavement preservation experiments and pursue new projects related to pavement management and pavement preservation in addition to teaching select civil engineering courses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dr. Fabricio Leiva-Villacorta will be joining NCAT in August as an assistant research professor. Fabricio is an Auburn University alumnus and was a graduate assistant at NCAT before working at LANAMME with his wife, Dr. Adriana Vargas-Nordcbeck. Fabricio will lead research on using recycled materials in asphalt pavements, multi-scale pavement analysis, teach civil engineering materials courses, and instruct segments of NCAT training courses for the asphalt pavement industry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr. Fan Gu will be joining NCAT in September as a postdoctoral researcher. Dr. Gu received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Southeast University in China. He served as a postdoctoral research associate at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) after receiving his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Texas A&M University. Dr. Gu will lead research regarding rolling resistance, cold central plant recycling (CCPR) and cold in-place recycling (CIR), assist numerous ongoing studies, and instruct segments of NCAT training courses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dr. Fan Yin joined the NCAT staff in July as a postdoctoral researcher. Dr. Yin earned his bachelor’s degree in transportation engineering from Southeast University in China and moved to the United States in 2010. He received his master’s degree and Ph.D. at Texas A&M University and worked as a graduate research assistant at TTI. Dr. Yin is working on the cracking group experiments led by NCAT and the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s MnROAD facility. One of his initial assignments is to recommend a long-term aging protocol for lab and plant produced asphalt mixtures prior to cracking tests. He is also working on analysis of cracking tests, cost effectiveness of premium mixtures, and porous asphalt pavements.</span>Association Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970759855702024521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127061907848137009.post-43626565041792189822016-07-27T10:45:00.003-07:002016-07-27T12:04:26.358-07:00Executive Director Message - July 2016<div style="font-size: 14px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">August is almost upon us and so is the <a href="http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=vq5zhinab&oeidk=a07ecq6qpxpfd235413">5th Annual UAPA Golf Classic</a>. I hope you will consider joining us as we partner with the <a href="http://rmhslc.org/">Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area</a> to give a little something back to those who are in need in our community. The tournament continues to be one of my favorite things that we do each year as an association. Not simply because I love the game of golf, but more so for the chance that we have take a few hours out of the heart of the paving and construction season to be together and to focus on what really matters: friends, families, and kids in need.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We do a lot each year to connect communities, improve the quality of life and infrastructure in Utah, and give to those in need. On the 17th, I hope you’ll join us in giving just a little more at a time of year when we know that you are already giving so much. The good news is you will not be alone as we are on pace to have record numbers at this year’s tournament. Thanks to you, I am excited to help make a difference in the lives of some families in need. See you on the 17th!!</span></div>
Association Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970759855702024521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127061907848137009.post-69236544704803572552016-06-30T14:08:00.004-07:002016-07-27T12:04:46.489-07:00Executive Director Message - June 2016<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It’s hard to believe that the month of June is almost up and
that July is right around the corner.
It’s great to see the weather finally cooperate and have everyone out on
projects helping to make UDOT’s vision of keeping Utah moving a reality. Like many of you, I felt like I never really
got my feet under me during June. It
could have been the numerous meetings with UDOT working on important
specification changes, the fact that I had to attend Scout Camp for the first
time since I was thirteen, or the continued work of the association in putting
on another great Lunch and Learn and meeting with the various committees that
remain the heartbeat of the association.
Unfortunately, the month of June also saw the unexpected passing of a
close friend to our family, so even though things may be incredibly busy now
both on the job and in the office, be sure to tell those you love that you
indeed love them and are grateful for all they do for you.</span></div>
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future, but hopefully you’ll come and join us on the 17<sup>th</sup> of August
at the 5<sup>th</sup> Annual UAPA Golf Classic so we can give a little
something back to our community and to our future leaders through our
scholarship fund.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s been a couple of months since the Asphalt Conference and
I am still hearing great feedback everyday, it seems to still be on everyone’s
mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted to personally thank
everyone for the time and effort you put in to make it so successful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The speakers, teachers, education, and
organization were all very professional so thanks to everyone for a wonderful
job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had just fewer than 1,000
attendees and we are quickly becoming the premier asphalt conference for Utah,
I am already looking forward to another great conference next year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am very excited about working with all of you as President
of UAPA this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>UAPA is continuing
to grow and bring value to our members and to the entire asphalt industry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have multiple committees and have worked
with UDOT, APWA, and other identities to improve specifications and
processes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would like to invite
everyone to discover what UAPA is all about and to become involved at any
level.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We encourage anyone who would
like to be involved to come and see what UAPA is all about.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Association Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970759855702024521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127061907848137009.post-58547436930038194422016-04-29T09:07:00.004-07:002016-04-29T09:07:57.692-07:00Executive Director Message - April 2016<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal;">
<b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Opportunities to Educate: Important Changes to the APWA Asphalt Specifications</b></div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>As many of you know, over the course of past year the Utah Asphalt Pavement Association (UAPA) worked closely with the Utah Chapter of the APWA to make some important changes to the APWA specifications. With the 2016 season upon us, it is important to understand the significance of these changes and how they affect owners, cities, counties, contractors, and our general industry moving forward. Indeed, these changes will affect mix designs, bidding, and the construction of asphalt pavements under the APWA specifications. </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>To help educate as many entities as possible and as a free courtesy, UAPA will come to your organization and visit with you about these changes and their impact. This invitation is open to all cities, counties, contractors, and others that have an interest in the specification changes. To schedule a time for a visit, please feel free to reach out to me (<a href="mailto:reed@utahasphalt.org">reed@utahasphalt.org</a> or (801) 916-2426) and we will be happy to take the time to come to you to chat about what has changed and what it means for you as someone engaged in industry here in Utah. </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>As always, thanks for all the good you do in Utah to help build and preserve some of the best roads in the entire country. We believe these recent changes will only help to improve our position as one of the best. Please do not hesitate to take the association up on this free offer to come to you and help educate you on these specifications and how they may help you.</div>
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Association Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970759855702024521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127061907848137009.post-65009748861798271222016-01-29T12:54:00.000-08:002016-01-29T12:54:06.528-08:00Executive Director Message January 2016<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Welcome to 2016!</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">The year is off to a great start with the association busily engaged in the planning and preparation for the 2016 Utah Asphalt Conference happening on the 24th and 25th of February at the South Towne Expo Center.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">You can read more about the conference and why you should participate in this great event by reading the rest of the newsletter, but I do hope you will join us for what promises to be another great conference and equipment show this year.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beyond the conference preparation, the Board of Directors for UAPA has worked hard to set forth the 2016 Strategic Plan for the association. It’s clear from their discussions that there is much more we can do to effectively and fairly tell the story of asphalt. Not only from an educational perspective, but also in a renewed commitment to our core values of <i>Commitment to Industry, Unified Voice,</i> and <i>Value to Members</i>. It will be exciting to work through our committees this year to achieve some very specific goals that will enhance the membership experience of UAPA, develop better communication strategies, and solidify the long-term stability and success of this organization. We’ve come a long way in just a few short years as an organization, and I am excited to see what the next few years have in store - starting with 2016!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Reed Ryan</span></div>
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Association Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970759855702024521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127061907848137009.post-14211114106423845442015-12-23T09:26:00.002-08:002015-12-23T11:51:02.516-08:002015 Uintah Basin Asphalt Summit<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqv9E5Jw_bTNvKS16MqGkNFtuRCc0QCumt-1Rw-ZZTJYDWDPJAIn0hvBkb8RpTKxl4dOTuR5XItYrt5_C1DWZJtUOEDPARmK-RYtsVo2IE7EYhkM57pJwtxv1GFKQnIXm6vxub6L7pRQ/s1600/IMG_4724.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqv9E5Jw_bTNvKS16MqGkNFtuRCc0QCumt-1Rw-ZZTJYDWDPJAIn0hvBkb8RpTKxl4dOTuR5XItYrt5_C1DWZJtUOEDPARmK-RYtsVo2IE7EYhkM57pJwtxv1GFKQnIXm6vxub6L7pRQ/s320/IMG_4724.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Special thanks to everyone that helped make the first-ever Uintah Basin Asphalt Summit a great success! We had over seventy people in attendance at the newly-constructed Uintah Conference Center in Vernal, Utah on the 16th of December<span style="line-height: normal;">.</span></span></div>
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Association Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970759855702024521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127061907848137009.post-24738487713738733182015-12-22T12:07:00.001-08:002016-01-29T12:52:54.051-08:00Executive Director Message December 2015<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">
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<li style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"></span>Later on in the month, UAPA was fortunate enough to receive an invitation from the Northern Utah Chapter of the APWA to present at their monthly luncheon in Logan on the 15th of December. Waylund Ludlow with Geneva Rock Products presented on “Best Practices for Cold Weather Paving.” Anyone who has seen this presentation from Waylund knows he does a great job with his presentation along with a hands-on demo that is both effective and entertaining. Thanks to the Northern Chapter of the APWA and to Waylund Ludlow for helping to make the luncheon a success!</span></li>
<li style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"></span>Finally, on the 16th of December UAPA hosted the first-ever Uintah Basin Asphalt Summit. More details on the Summit are included with this newsletter, but special thanks needs to be given to a few key members of UAPA for helping to make the Summit a resounding success. They are, Brandon Pack with Burdick Materials, Victor Johnson with Geneva Rock Products, Craig Fabrizio with Staker Parson Companies, and Craig Haskell with (up until yesterday) Nu Rock Asphalt Coatings (congrats Craig on your retirement!).</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Looking ahead, I am excited for what 2016 holds for UAPA. If you have not done so already, now is the time to sign up to be a vendor or attendee at the 2016 Utah Asphalt Conference happening on the 24th and 25th of February. More importantly, as we look to 2016, UAPA’s Board of Directors will soon be setting some goals centered around our core ideologies of <i>Value to Members</i>, <i>Unified Voice</i>, and <i>Commitment to Industry</i>. I look forward to sharing that vision and those goals with you in the New Year. Until then, stay warm, enjoy the snow, and have a wonderful and joyous season of Christmas as you celebrate the holidays with those closest to you.</span></div>
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Association Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970759855702024521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127061907848137009.post-64417160613221851702015-11-25T10:13:00.002-08:002015-11-25T10:13:47.247-08:00Executive Director’s Message - November 2015<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s not hard at this time of year to look back and think of all the things you are thankful for in the year that was. For me personally, I am grateful everyday that my children are happy and healthy and that I get to live in a beautiful state with my lovely wife and kind friends. Certainly, my role with the Utah Asphalt Pavement Association (UAPA) plays a big part in all that I am grateful for as well. Indeed, I’m grateful for a job that allows me to interact on a regular basis with people that are trying to make our neighborhoods, communities, and state better. As we celebrate this week all that we are thankful for, my hope for you is that you will take just a moment to pause and to reflect on the good that you do and the contribution we individually and collectively contribute to simply make life in Utah better. As you do, I want you to know that I am truly grateful for the work you put in to make things better for me, my family, my friends, this association, and all the good people of Utah. Thank you.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We held a full-day’s worth of education at the Southern Utah Asphalt Seminar in St. George with 120 people in attendance. The feedback we have received from the seminar this year has been nothing short of amazing, and I am grateful to all of those that presented as well as to those that attended and were able to learn something. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Staying a little closer to home, UAPA traveled to the University of Utah to hold the first-of-its-kind Asphalt Seminar with 80 students from the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. Because of the high-interest garnered at the seminar from the students, we followed the seminar up with a tour of a pit and production facilities of a local producer. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In December, the association will be meeting with key leaders to revisit the strategic plan of the association and to ensure that we are still striving towards our core ideologies of bringing Value to Members; ensuring our Unified Voice; and demonstrating our Commitment to Industry. We’ll also be traveling to the Uintah Basin to provide some education and training on the 16th of December. Education has certainly played a key role in the development of UAPA and I am certain we will have a successful event at the Uintah Conference Center on the 16th – I hope to see you there!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Until then, Happy Thanksgiving! I want to thank you for being a part of an industry that is second-to-none and one that I am truly grateful for this Thanksgiving. Gobble, Gobble, Gobble.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">Although leaves are falling and days
are getting shorter, there seems to be plenty of work to get done before the
first snowflakes fall in November and December.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">November 17</span><sup style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">th</sup><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"> at the Dixie Center
in St. George.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">The Seminar this year
will deliver on great educational topics from the importance of tack coats in
pavement construction to a review of maintenance options and applications
available for your road.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">You can find
out more or you can register for the Seminar</span><a href="http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ebm9bsfb5b699c78&llr=vq5zhinab" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b> HERE</b></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">CE
Credits will be available for each of the four breakout sessions</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In looking back, October was yet
another month full of meetings for the association.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition to our regularly scheduled
committee meetings (Board, Executive Committee, Technical Committee, Membership
Committee, and Operations Committee) the month quickly passed with additional
meetings to review and recommend changes to the APWA Specifications for the
next construction season and a great partnering meeting with the LDS Church for
a review of their asphalt pavement specifications.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Much of this work is ongoing, but it is
wonderful to see true partnerships and friendships grow through UAPA and these
organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the next few days UAPA will also
be headed up to the University of Utah to hold our first-ever Asphalt Seminar
with students from the Civil Engineering Department at the university.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This event promises to be a great
relationship building avenue, as we continue to seed the UAPA Scholarship Fund
through events such as our golf tournament and asphalt conference. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course, the month of October
would not be complete without UAPA’s attendance at the APWA Fall Conference and
Annual UDOT Conference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both of these
venues have proved valuable in building new connections while helping to spread
the word to some of our biggest supporters about all of the good work UAPA
continues to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This includes
participating in another productive and informative UDOT-UAPA Quarterly meeting
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As always, here’s to hoping that
end of the month and construction season brings us lots of treats and no
tricks!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanks for all you do for
industry and for this association.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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