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Participants are being sought to attend the first meeting of a Caltrans-industry Asphalt Binder Crumb Rubber Verification Subtask Group, which is meeting under the auspices of the Rock Products Committee's Asphalt Task Group.

 

The first meeting will take place Wednesday, July 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the "Summit" Training Room adjacent to the offices at Granite Construction, 4001 Bradshaw Road in Sacramento.  Future meetings may alternate between Northern California and Southern California locations to enable the widest possible participation.

 

If you plan to attend, please contact Subtask Group Co-Chairman Donald Goss of Valero Refining via e-mail at Donald.goss@valero.com to request and agenda and pre-read materials.

 

Industry participation is also being sought for a new Subtask Group that will be part of the Foundations Task group to develop Quality Control and Quality Assurance requirements for materials identified in Division IV, "Subbases and Bases" of the Caltrans Standard Specifications. Specifically, this group will be evaluating Sections 24 - Stabilized Soils, 25 - Aggregate Subbases, 26 - Aggregate Bases, 27 - Cement Treated Bases, 28 - Concrete Bases and 29 - Treated Permeable Bases of the Caltrans specifications. Companies that produces or uses these materials on projects using Caltrans Standard Specifications are encouraged to share their expertise with this Subtask Group.

 

To participate in the Subtask Group, contact Don Vivant of Sully-Miller at dvivant@sully-miller.com or Bob Durham of Durham Stabilization at bob@durhamstabilization.com . 

If Tony Grasso was looking a little uncomfortable, it was understandable. After spending most of his career pushing others into the limelight, the new CalAPA Deputy Executive Director was overwhelmed by the warm welcome extended to him last week.

Grasso, who began work for the association July 1 and will be based in Southern

Grasso (left) and Kempton.

California, got a chance to meet CalAPA members in Northern California on Thursday during an office Open House, and also attended the joint Caltrans-industry Rock Products Committee at the Caltrans Translab in Sacramento.

Among those extending congratulations to Grasso were former Caltrans director and current Transportation California head Will Kempton, and the Caltrans trio that leads the Rock Products Committee, which reviews and updates Caltrans specifications, test methods and other procedures.

Look for additional pictures to be posted on the CalAPA Facebook Page, as well as images from the association's sold-out "Day at the Races" last weekend in Del Mar, where Southern California members of CalAPA got to meet Grasso in a festive setting.

To read Grasso's bio, click HERE.

Grasso (third from left) meets last week with Caltrans Rock Products Committee co-chairs (L-R) John Stayton, Phil Stolarski and Amarjeet Benipal.

 

The latest issue of California Asphalt magazine, an official publication of the California Asphalt Pavement Association, is now available on-line. The special environment-themed edition features comprehensive stories on new air- and water-quality regulations and tips to make sure companies stay in compliance.

The issue also features an exclusive interview with Jim Earp, executive director of the California Alliance for Jobs and a member of the California Transportation Commission. The content of the annual issue is developed and overseen by the CalAPA Environmental Committee.

Click HERE to read the issue.

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