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On June 16th, the association held
its first-ever business roundtable for our placement and maintenance
contractors. The purpose of the meeting
was to assess how UAPA can better serve the needs of these important members. The discussion was frank, open, and
honest. And from it, UAPA now has
several actionable items to help meet the needs of this segment of industry.
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On June 17th, UAPA hosted
Representative Johnny Anderson from the Utah House of Representatives on a
plant tour and business roundtable at the facilities for Kilgore
Companies. As the association continues
to grow and mature, such connections to people like Rep. Anderson will be vital
to our efforts in helping to secure infrastructure funding for the state of
Utah. This meeting and plant tour was an
important step in helping to lay that groundwork.
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On June 30th, the association met
with UDOT for our next installment of the UDOT-UAPA
Quarterly Meeting. At that meeting we
continued to work with the department to move forward with important items from
our Industry Improvement Agenda.
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Additionally, the association has recently held
meetings with the APWA, Questar Gas Company, and participated in a FHWA EDC Initiative
highlighting high friction surface courses.
July promises to be just as busy as June. I hope you will join us for our Lunch and
Learn on the 17th of July.
We’ll be lucky to hear from Joe Johnson on what goes in to producing
quality hot mix asphalt along with the basics on how an asphalt plant
works.
We’re busy, but we are productive and we can always do more,
so please do not hesitate to reach out to me if there is anything UAPA can do
for you.
-
W. Reed Ryan
Executive
Director
Utah
Asphalt Pavement Association
