Economics

Life Cycle Cost

Life Cycle Cost

Posted by on Sep 15, 2010

Today’s current national and local economic conditions – combining reduced funding with high infrastructure needs – have elevated the importance of prudent spending. Decision...

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Environment

Sustainable Pavement

Sustainable Pavement

Posted by on Sep 13, 2010

Asphalt is the sustainable material for constructing pavements. From the production of the paving material, to the placement of the pavement on the road, to rehabilitation, through...

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Engineering

Perpetual Pavement

Perpetual Pavement

Posted by on Sep 13, 2010

The Perpetual Pavement concept was first articulated in 2000 and the concept has rapidly gained acceptance. The APA’s newest technical document on the subject is Perpetual Asphalt...

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Policy

Livable Communities

Livable Communities

Posted by on Sep 12, 2010

There is no doubt that societal trends and economic realities will shape the pavement market going forward. Those driving factors include public funding issues, an emphasis on...

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Recent Posts

Upcoming WAPA & Industry Events

2019

31st Annual WSDOT/ WAPA Joint Training Conferences – March 5th (Moses Lake), March 6th (Bothell) & March 7th (Centralia) – PRESENTATIONS

WAPA Mid-Year Meeting – May 15th – 17th, The Resort at Coeur d’ Alene, Coeur d’ Alene, ID – Select Presentations

Commercial & Industrial Parking Lot Training – Presented by the Asphalt Pavement Alliance Western/Pacific Regional Council – Two Dates! – October 29th, Ramada at Spokane Airport and October 30th, DoubleTree Seattle Airport – Conference Flyer  – Spokane Session Registration Link & Seattle Session Registration Link

WAPA Annual Meeting & WAPA/WSDOT Paving Awards Banquet – November 14th & 15th, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Bellevue WA

2020

NAPA Annual Meeting – February 2nd-5th, Grand Wailea, Maui, Hawaii

WAPA/ WSDOT Joint Training Sessions – March 3rd, 4th & 5th, 2020 (tentative) – Moses Lake, Lynnwood & Centralia

ConExpo 2020 – March 10-14, Las Vegas, NV

WAPA Mid-Year 2020 Meeting – May 13th-15th, 2020, The Resort at Coeur d’ Alene 

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Awards Overview

Awards Overview

Each year WAPA, WSDOT, the American Public Works Association (APWA-WA) and the Washington Association of County Engineers (WACE) award those paving projects judged to be the most outstanding in the State.  The awards are presented at WAPA’s Annual Meeting in November of each year.

This year’s award winners can be found at this link:  2018 WSDOT-WAPA Paving Awards

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