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Buzz Powell Joins APA as Sr. Technical Director

Posted by Dave Gent on Nov 17, 2023

Raymond “Buzz” Powell, PhD, Civil Engineering, has joined the Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA) in the newly established position of Senior Technical Director. Buzz previously worked for the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) as Assistant Director and Test Track Manager....

2023 WAPA Paving Award Winners Honored

Posted by Dave Gent on Nov 7, 2023

2023 Paving Awards winners were celebrated at WAPA’s 69th Annual Meeting on November 3rd. A wide range of “Best of the Best” awards were presented to Washington state’s premier asphalt paving companies alongside the private sector and public owners of the projects. The...

Try Asphalt’s New Chat Bot! – Hey NAPA

Posted by Dave Gent on Oct 28, 2023

The National Asphalt Pavement Assocation (NAPA) has added a new AI feature to quickly answer asphalt pavement and production questions with detail that may have been difficult to collect in the past. Try the artificial intelligence advantage when you have in-depth questions about...

WSDOT Names New State Pavement Engineer

Posted by Dave Gent on Oct 13, 2023

October 13, 2023 – Chris Christopher, the Director of the WSDOT Construction Division announced today that Mohamad Nimeri, P.E., Ph.D will join WSDOT as its State Pavement Engineer on November 1st. Chris’ announcement is shown below: Subject: WSDOT State Pavement...

WSDOT Wins APA “By Design” & “By Conversion” Perpetual Pavement Awards Again!

Posted by Dave Gent on Jul 28, 2021

The Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA – www.driveasphalt.com) has announced its newest awards (2022) for Perpetual Pavements. New pavements that are designed for a 50-year life and that meet PerRoad design criteria are eligible for the APA Perpetual Pavement By Design award. ...

Plastics in Asphalt – Current State of Practice

Posted by Dave Gent on Feb 15, 2021

The asphalt industry has a long history of using greenhouse gas reducing materials such as reclaimed asphalt pavement, recycled tire rubber, and more to build ever more sustainable roads. As countries stop importing waste plastics, the question of “What to do with our plastic waste?”...

Asphalt Pavements Perform! APA & FHWA Videos

Posted by Dave Gent on May 2, 2019

When it comes to flexibility, asphalt pavements provide Performance for a Lifetime. Watch this quick APA video highlighting the sustainability, innovation, value and flexibility of today’s asphalt...

America’s Most Recycled Product!

Posted by Dave Gent on Nov 22, 2017

Once again, asphalt paving tops the list of the most recycled material in America! 82.2 million tons of hot mix asphalt pavements were reclaimed and reused in 2020. The Executive Summary is available here: Asphalt Industry Recycled Materials Report 2020 – Executive Summary and...

Asphalt Pavement Magazine – Current Edition

Posted by Dave Gent on Sep 22, 2017

Asphalt Pavement, the national industry magazine of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA), is published six times per year. The current edition and past editions are available at the link provided: Asphalt Pavement To view past issues of Asphalt Pavement, visit the NAPA...

News Release: WSDOT Earns Three Perpetual Pavement Awards

Posted by Dave Gent on Jun 22, 2017

Asphalt Pavement Alliance Announces Winners of 2022 Perpetual Pavement Award (PPA) The Washington State Dept. of Transportation was notified on May 12th, 2023 that it has won three 2022 PPAs from the Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA). The awards celebrate long-life asphalt pavements from...

Pavement Guide

Posted by Matt on Oct 18, 2010

Welcome to the Washington Asphalt Pavement Association’s Asphalt Pavement Guide. This Guide will provide you with a general overview of hot mix asphalt (HMA) pavement from materials to design to construction to maintenance. It is intended to assist those who work in any way with...

Pavement Facts

Posted by Matt on Sep 18, 2010

There are over 4.05 million public centerline road miles (8.52 million lane miles) in the U.S. and of this, 2.50 million miles (or 63 percent) are paved (FHWA 2009). About 70 percent of Washington State roads are paved. Nearly 94% of the paved roads in the U.S. are paved with asphalt...

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Economics

Life Cycle Cost

Posted by Matt 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...

Sustainable Pavement

Posted by Matt 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...

Perpetual Pavement

Posted by Matt 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...

Livable Communities

Posted by Matt 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...

WAPA & Industry Events Dates

2023 Calendar

NAPA Annual Meeting – February 5-8 – Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, FL

35th Annual WSDOT/WAPA Joint Training – February 28 (Great Wolf Lodge, Centralia), March 1 (Big Bend C.C., Moses Lake) – 2023 Joint Training Agenda – Working 1.19.2023 – Joint Training Presentations Catalog

ConExpo – March 14-18 – Las Vegas, NV

WAPA 2023 Mid-Year Meeting – May 10-12 – The Resort at Coeur d’ Alene, Coeur d’ Alene ID

Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-In – May 15-17 – Washington D.C.

NAPA+NRMCA+NSSGA Hill Days – September 26 & 27 – Washington D.C.

WAPA Annual Meeting & WAPA/WSDOT/APWA/WSACE 2023 Statewide Paving Awards Banquet – Bellevue Hyatt Regency Hotel, Bellevue WA – Please note – EARLY DATES – November 2nd & 3rd, 2023

November 3rd Business Meeting presentations can be viewed/ downloaded here for the next few weeks.
Event pictures! The WAPA Awards Banquet picture gallery is here until January 31st.

Upcoming 2024 Events

NAPA Annual Meeting – January 28-31 – Orlando. FL

36th Annual WSDOT/ WAPA Joint Training Sessions – (Preliminary) – March 4th (Tacoma), 5th (Lynnwood) and 6th (Moses Lake)

World of Asphalt – March 25-27 – Nashville, TN – Learn more at worldofasphalt.com

WAPA Mid-Year Meeting – May 14-17 – The Resort at Coeur d’ Alene, Coeur d’ Alene, ID

Perpetual Pavement Conference – October 28-30 – Louisville, KY

WAPA Annual Meeting & Statewide Paving Awards Banquet – November 13-16 – Bellevue Hyatt Regency Hotel, Bellevue WA

2025 Early Event Planning

NAPA Annual Meeting – February 2-5 – Maui

Each year WAPA, the Washington State Dept. of Transportation (WSDOT), the American Public Works Association (APWA-WA) and the Washington State Association of County Engineers (WSACE) present awards at the Annual WAPA Awards Banquet to those hot mix asphalt 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.

These awards are generally nominated by the WAPA members and/or WSDOT, APWA-WA and WSACE, but project owners and project consultants/ management firms are also encouraged to apply, in cooperation with the project’s paving contractor.

The WSDOT/ WAPA Paving Awards use different nomination form/ rating system. Download the WSDOT Paving Award Submittal Form Fill v.2020 for a WSDOT project. These nominations originate through the Project Engineering Offices (PEO) and need to be submitted by the WSDOT PE in charge of the project.

To apply for non-WSDOT paving projects, download the WAPA Award Nomination Forms and follow the instructions included on the form. Project pictures showing the paving are also welcome to accompany the nomination form.

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