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This week is National Public Works Week, May 19 to May 25. NPWW’s 2019 theme is “It Starts Here”, which represents “the many facets of the modern civilization that grow out of the efforts put forth by the public works professionals across North America.” “What starts here?” reads the NPWW website. “Infrastructure starts with public works… Growth […]

Asphalt Pavement Alliance has honored six departments of transportation for the success of their long-lasting asphalt roads. These DOTs have been named as winners of APA’s 2018 Perpetual Pavement Awards. The award is presented to state DOTs and local agency road owners for well-performing asphalt pavements that are at least 35 years old with proven […]

This year’s Paving for Bonus issue includes a brief wrap-up from the World of Asphalt 2019/AGG1 Academy and Expo held in Indianapolis back in February. These co-located shows and conferences offer a host of information for all segments of the industry, of course, but I’d like to call out the paving portion of the education […]

Your general laborer’s job description should include the phrase: move up the ladder of success. By training him or her to advance, you’re instilling a quality mindset in this worker. Think about it: Workers don’t typically advance to new positions until they’ve mastered skills, and that’s good news for all your paving projects. In addition […]

Safety Culture. It’s a term that gets thrown around at industry conferences and in webinar course headlines. As we move into paving season in North America, and as colleagues in other parts of the world prepare for some cold-weather training time, let’s put some muscle behind the term “safety culture.” There should be zero tolerance […]

Legislators in 37 states have introduced 185 bills aimed at boosting transportation investment in the first two months of 2019, a new analysis finds. This number is higher than the amount of legislation the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (ARTBA-TIAC) tracked over the same time period last year and is […]