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"Critical Changes to Caltrans Section 39 HMA Specifications" class
Tuesday, Feb. 23 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
City of West Sacramento City offices, 1110 West Capitol Avenue, First Floor, West Sacramento
Contact: Ritha Nhorn (916) 791-5044
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"Critical Changes to Caltrans Section 39 HMA Specifications" class
Wednesday, Feb. 24
8 a.m. to noon
City of West Sacramento City offices, 1110 West Capitol Avenue, First Floor, West Sacramento
Contact: Ritha Nhorn (916) 791-5044
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"Essentials of Pavement Smoothness" class
Thursday, March 3, 8 a.m. to noon
3095 Beacon Blvd., West Sacramento, CA Contact: Ritha Nhorn (916) 791-5044 Register HERE.
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"Essentials of Pavement Smoothness" class
Thursday, March 3, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 3095 Beacon Blvd., West Sacramento, CA
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"Critical Changes to Caltrans Section 39 HMA Specifications" class
Thursday, March 10
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Santa Maria Public Library, Shephard Hall, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria
Contact: Ritha Nhorn (916) 791-5044
Click HERE to register
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CalAPA Capitol 'Fly-in'
Tuesday, March 8 to Wednesday, March 9
State Capitol, Sacramento
Contact: Russell Snyder (916) 791-5044
Click HERE to RSVP
* REGISTRATION OPEN!CalAPA Spring Conference & Equipment ExpoApril 20-21 in OntarioContact: Sophie You (916) 791-5044 Register HERE
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This weekly bulletin contains the latest news and information of interest to the asphalt pavement industry in California. Please feel free to distribute this newsletter to others who may be interested in asphalt pavements. |
 | CalAPA welcomes NAPA to California for its 61st annual meeting in La Quinta
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The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA), a CalAPA partner, held their 61st annual meeting last week in La Quinta, and California cooperated by serving up its trademark sunny skies and warm temperatures for the hundreds of attendees fleeting colder climates.
CalAPA Executive Director Russell Snyder co-facilitated a breakout
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| | Talking sustainability at the NAPA conference (L-R): CalAPA's Tony Grasso, Vulcan's Ed Luce and NAPA's Heather Dylla. |
session on marketing, "Positioning Asphalt for the Win," sponsored by the CalAPA-supported Asphalt Pavement Alliance. CalAPA Deputy Executive Director Tony Grasso participated in several workshops and committee meetings focusing on technical aspects of asphalt pavements, regulations and sustainability, as did many other CalAPA members.
Particularly as it relates to environmental-related matters, participants were keenly interested in the California perspective, recognizing that many eco-friendly trends that start in California migrate to other states.
CalAPA and other state asphalt pavement associations, collectively known as State Asphalt Pavement Associations (SAPA), NAPA and the Asphalt Institute contribute to pooled funds to underwrite research and marketing activities nationwide designed to elevate the industry and burnish asphalt's position as the pavement of choice for public and private owners. Many of those activities were on display in La Quinta.
For more information on NAPA, click HERE. For more information on the Asphalt Pavement Alliance, click HERE. For more information on the Asphalt Institute, click HERE.
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| Seats still available for Caltrans Section 39 specification classes Feb. 23 & Feb. 24 in West Sacramento; March 10 in Santa Maria
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New seats have been added to the CalAPA training classes for the popular technical course on understanding the new Caltrans Section 39 asphalt pavement specifications and "Superpave."
A half-day "Critical Changes to Caltrans Section 39 Hot Mix Asphalt Specifications" class will be held Tuesday, Feb. 23 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the City of West Sacramento offices, 1110 West Capitol Avenue in West Sacramento. Click HERE to learn more or to sign up for the Feb. 23 class. The class will be repeated at the same location on Wednesday, Feb. 24 from 8 a.m. to noon. Click HERE for the sign-up page for the Feb. 24 class.
The class is also coming to the Central Coast. The class will be held Thursday, March 10 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St. in Santa Maria. Click HERE for details and to register. The curriculum was developed under the guidance of the CalAPA
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| | Paul Curren teaching a Section 39 HMA specs class. |
Technical Advisory Committee of pavement experts, and reviewed by Caltrans. The classes cover all major changes to the Caltrans specifications, testing and acceptance as they relate to asphalt pavements, including "Superpave." It is a must-attend for engineers, designers, technicians, estimators, paving contractors, agency personnel and anyone else involved in asphalt pavements. The class was made possible through the generous support of CalAPA members.
Our instructor is Paul Curren, P.E., who previously taught this class to more than 500 industry and agency personnel around the state in 2010 and 2011 to rave reviews. He has years of practical experience working for local agencies and industry.
Early registration for the training class is $99 for CalAPA members, $99 for public agency representatives and academia, and $119 for all others. All attendees will receive a handy reference guide for the material being covered in class, as well as a handsome certificate noting the completion of four (4) hours of Professional Development Hours (PDH) of technical instruction. Seats are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration must be completed on-line, and payment must be received prior to the day of the class.
Keep an eye on the Asphalt Insider newsletter for announcements, or watch our virtual calendar of events. tech meetings and classes HERE. For registration questions or general inquiries contact Ritha Nhorn of CalAPA at (916) 791-5044. For questions about the technical content of the class, contact CalAPA's technical consultant, Rita B. Leahy, Ph.D., P.E., at (916) 239-8315.
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CalAPA and many of its members were well-represented last week at a pavement preservation workshop in Sacramento organized by the California Chip Seal Association.
The group, which is in the process of changing its name to the
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| | At the CalAPA booth (L-R), Hector Romero with Caltrans, Sophie You with CalAPA and Roger Smith, a CalAPA trainer. |
Western Regional Association for Pavement Preservation, held a two-day workshop featuring presentations on technical and policy matters related to helping owners get the longest life out of asphalt pavements.
CalAPA distributed pavement preservation educational materials developed by the Federal Highway Administration, as well as other information about asphalt pavements The CalAPA booth was staffed by Member Services Manager Sophie You and Administrative Assistant Ritha Nhorn, who is an engineering major at Sacramento State University.
For more information on the Western Regional Association for Pavement Preservation, click HERE.
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| | Ritha Nhorn, CalAPA administrative assistant and technical training coordinator, ready to answer questions about CalAPA's menu of training classes. |
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| Registration open for Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo April 20-21 in Ontario
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Registration is now open for the CalAPA Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo, which will be held April 20-21 at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario. Click HERE for details and to register.
The must-attend event will be attended by hundreds of industry and agency representatives and feature an impressive lineup of speakers, who will delve into technical aspects of asphalt pavements and important policy matters, such as funding for roads.
The governor's transportation secretary, Brian Kelly, will be the
keynote speaker and will provide the latest information on the Brown Administration's proposals to provide for a long-term, sustainable funding plan for transportation.
Other topics that will be featured at the conference include pavement smoothness, recent changes to Caltrans asphalt specifications, "Intelligent Compaction," critical factors that impact pavement texture, pavement preservation strategies and more.
The two-day conference will feature dozens of booths from exhibitors, and an outdoor equipment area where manufacturers and distributors will have the latest equipment on display. Display space is limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Click HERE for exhibitor and sponsor information, or contact Sophie You of CalAPA at (916) 791-5044 for details.
The conference begins at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, and wraps up at noon on Thursday, April 21 at the Doubletree, 222 N. Vineyard Ave. in Ontario. Also back this year is a popular networking reception the evening of April 20, which is free for all attendees.
For a list of exhibitors from last year's Spring Conference, click HERE. Photos from last year's Spring Conference are posted on our Facebook page HERE.
Outdoor equipment displays at last year's Spring Conference.
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CalAPA offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 15 in observance of the Presidents' Day holiday.
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| Tech Term of the Week
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Each week we highlight a word, acronym or other reference commonly used in the asphalt pavement industry in California.
ASPHALT SOIL STABILIZATION (Soil treatment): Treatment of naturally occurring non-plastic or moderately plastic soils with liquid asphalt at normal temperatures. After mixing, aeration and compaction provide water resistant base and sub-base courses with improved load-bearing qualities.
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"You can't fall if you don't climb. But there's no joy in living your whole life on the ground."
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We hope you enjoy CalAPA's Asphalt Insider. We are committed to providing you with the most up-to-date information on technical issues, regulation, news and events in California that may impact the asphalt pavement industry. Click HERE to contact us with any comments or suggestions.
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Russell W. SnyderExecutive Director California Asphalt Pavement Association (CalAPA) |
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