WAPA welcomes its three newest Associate Member companies:  HaulHub Technologies, Inc., Surface Tech LLC and Hot Mix Pavers Inc.  

HaulHub represents one of the most innovative tech tool providers in the industry, especially in the e-ticketing application space

www.HaulHub.com

Surface Tech LLC specializes in fiber additives for hot mix asphalt pavements.

www.Surface-Tech.com

Hot Mix Pavers is a second generation/ locally owned Seattle based paving company servicing all sectors of the HMA paving market.

www.HotMixPavers.com

A list of all of WAPA’s fabulous Associate Members are on-line at the Associate Members section of our website (https://www.asphaltwa.com/associate-members/)

Welcome to our new WAPA Associate Members!

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 pavements!

And please also review these three recent FHWA videos covering Asphalt Pavement Principles (select the topic in the upper right hand corner of the video block).

Just Released Podcast – Women in Leadership Roles – FHWA & State DOTs –

Where We Belong kicks off our phenomenal series on women in leadership roles within state DOTs and the FHWA. In the first podcast, hosts Amy Miller and Tracie Schlich sit down with Nicole Nason, Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to discuss her recently confirmed position, the growing number of women in leadership positions at the Department of Transportation and how women in male dominated industries often reflect the unique, resilient qualities of asphalt.

Women of Asphalt – 20 to Watch in 2020!

Please visit the national 20 to Watch in 2020 campaign from the Women of Asphalt highlighting some of the many women who thrive in their asphalt industry careers included two (2) women (Karen Deal of Lakeside Industries and Beth Duffus of Granite Construction) working at WAPA Member companies.  The entire set of  profiles can be viewed at the Women of Asphalt website.

Karen Deal – Lakeside Industries

Beth Duffus – Granite Construction

The Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA) has begun publishing its Western / Pacific Coast Regional Council Blog, The Western & Pacific Smooth Ride Sentinel, featuring articles and resources targeted to this APA region.  You can find the blog at https://apapacific.com/

Jon Young, the Executive Director for the Hawaii Asphalt Pavement Industry (HAPI) is the current leader of the Western / Pacific Coast Council.  Please contact Jon with asphalt pavement related articles of interest from the region.

The APA will soon have its four regional councils for the USA in place.  As part of its continuing refinement of advocacy across the country, the Pacific Coast Regional Council approved the addition of  several western states to its regional effort at the 2019 NAPA Annual Meeting, thus forming the Western/ Pacific Regional Council.

2023 Events

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 Award Banquet – Bellevue Hyatt Regency Hotel, Bellevue WA – Please note – EARLY DATES – November 2nd & 3rd, 2023 – Working 2023 Agenda