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Pavement preservation is a cost-effective set of practices that extend pavement life and improve safety and motorist satisfaction while saving public tax dollars.
The National Center for Pavement Preservation (NCPP) seeks to advance and promote sound preservation practices through education, research management, outreach, and hands-on technical assistance.
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FP2 UNDERGOES LEGAL RESTRUCTURING: January 2010 – The former Foundation for Pavement Preservation has undergone a legal restructuring that will enable it to take advocacy positions for pavement preservation.
The foundation now is known simply as FP2
, Inc., and is actively advocating in favor of pavement preservation in the ongoing federal surface transportation reauthorization “inside the Beltway” in 2010....[more]
New Deicing Program Unveiled at Airport: "The nation’s 11th-largest airport is a pilot airport for a new type of road surface that holds deicing fluid in place, keeping it from running off.
SafeLane surface overlay is an anti-skid, anti-icing road surface. It has been applied on top of portions of maintenance and service roads at the airport.
As a result, the roads are safer and require less deicing chemicals, and it has reduced labor and purchasing costs, said Michael Conway, a Wayne County Airport Authority spokesman."...[more]
Results of FHWA/NMDOT Collaborative Study: Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is developing a high-speed RWD under FHWA sponsored research. Until the development of the RWD it was only practical to measure the surface characteristics of pavement (roughness, rutting, cracking, etc.) on a network basis. The RWD is a non-contact, nondestructive method for measuring the structural response of highway pavements. It is capable of measuring continuous deflection profiles of about 300 lane-miles of pavement a day at normal highway speeds, without the need for lane closures.
The FHWA Office of Asset Management has posted FHWA/NMDOT’s 2008 collaborative Rolling Wheel Deflectometer (RWD) study on the link followed on this article....[more]
Treatments Tailored For US84 Facelift: Louisiana DOTD contract combining the techniques of mill & fill, chip seal and micro surfacing to preserve asphalt pavement on a 17.5 mile project....[more]
Pacific Builder and Engineer - Vol. 115 #11: The Federal Lands Division of the FHWA is developing a pavement preservation program for the U.S. National Parks Service. The job story covers a chip seal contract at the Crater Lake National Park near Medford, Oregon as one example of the program's tools.
Federal Lands is also completing a polymer asphalt emulsion binder study with study overview information included in the Crater Lake chip seal job story....[more]
National Transportation Statistics 2009 - Third Qu: The U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released the third quarter update of its National Transportation Statistics report. The report presents statistics on the U.S. transportation system, including its physical components, safety record, economic performance, the human and natural environment, and national security....[more]
Rural Safety News: September 2009: The Center for Excellence in Rural Safety at the University of Minnesota has released the latest issue of its rural safety electronic newsletter, which highlights research and resources concerning rural safety....[more]
SAFETEA-LU 1808: Congestion Mitigation and Air Qua: The Federal Highway Administration has released a report that explores methods used by select state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to evaluate the direct and indirect impacts of CMAQ-funded projects on air quality and congestion levels....[more]
Transportation Conformity Highlights August/Septem: The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of its Transportation Conformity Highlights newsletter. The monthly newsletter is designed to keep stakeholders up to date on issues related to transportation conformity....[more]
Recommended Practice for Stabilization of Subgrade: TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 144: Recommended Practice for Stabilization of Subgrade Soils and Base Materials explores a methodology to determine which stabilizers should be considered as candidates for stabilization for a specific soil, pavement, and environment....[more]
Traffic Safety Facts 2008 Annual Report: The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's National Center for Statistics and Analysis has released its Traffic Safety Facts 2008, which is a compilation of motor vehicle crash data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the General Estimates System...[more]
Replacement Processes for Light Emitting Diode (LE: TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 146: Replacement Processes for Light Emitting Diode (LED) Traffic Signals explores the photometric requirements, measurement, and maintenance of traffic signal modules using light emitting diodes (LEDs)....[more]
TCCC Construction of Portland Cement Concrete Pave: Improving and maintaining the quality of concrete is an important aspect of keeping pavements safe and long lasting. This training provides participants with an overview of the entire Portland cement concrete (PCC) paving and restoration process: setting forms, mixing, hauling, curing, and applicable repair techniques. This training is presented in several modules:• Construction Quality • PCC Production Overview• Slipform Paving• Fixed Form Paving• Pavement Curing, Sawing, and Joint Sealing Operations• Concrete Pavement Restoration
This self-paced, Web-based training is designed for participants to progress at their own pace. It focuses on the proper methods for construction of concrete paving and pavement restoration techniques with an emphasis on cause and effect.
OUTCOMES: Upon completion of the series, participants will be able to:• Describe the differences between truck-mixed and ready-mixed concrete• Identify factors in production and paving operations that contribute to achieving a smooth ride• Describe the differences between slip-form and fixed-form paving• Identify the factors that impact saw timing and crack control• Recognize the importance and key factors in placing joint sealant materials• Identify the components of concrete pavement restoration application and construction techniques• Describe the purpose and appropriate use of full depth and partial depth repairs• Identify critical factors for curing and sawing operations that affect pavement performance• Describe the purpose of grinding and dowel bar retrofit• Identify applicable repair techniques for concrete pavement restoration• Describe purpose of slab stabilization and joint and crack resealing TARGET AUDIENCE: This training is designed for contractors, technicians, and inspectors who are involved in daily pavement operations for the placement and restoration of PCC pavements. Participants should have some working knowledge of concrete pavement construction.TRAINING LEVEL: IntermediateLENGTH: 10 hours (varies based on training completed) CEU: 0 Units FEE: FREE
REGISTRATION: Register online at www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov
NHI Training Team: (703) 235-0534 •
E-mail nhitraining@dot.gov
Subject Matter Contact:
Chris Newman • (202) 366-2023
E-mail christopher.newman@dot.gov
NHI Training Program Manager:
Martha Ross • (703) 235-0524
E-mail marty.ross@dot.gov...[more]
Work Zone Safety Webinar: The MUTCD requires that work zone traffic control meet the needs of all road users on a facility, including pedestrians. During this webinar, which was held September 30, 2009, presenters discussed how to meet the work zone traffic control needs of pedestrians, including those with disabilities.
WorkZoneSafety.org recently presented this excellent webinar on the subject, which was recorded and can be viewed at:
http://www.workzonesafety.org/training/record/9856...[more]
FHWA Consolidates Administration of Work Zone Safe: Following a recent assessment of the Work Zone Program, the Federal Highway Administration has determined that the Office of Operations should assume the lead role for some activities which were being handled by the Office of Safety, including the administration of the FHWA Work Zone Safety Grants and the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse. While the effective date of the change is October 21, program staff for both the Office of Operations and the Office of Safety will be working closely together to facilitate a smooth transition of tasks and responsibilities over the next several weeks. ATSSA President and CEO Roger Wentz said, "ATSSA is grateful that the Federal Highway Administration is committed to maintaining a steady focus on work zone safety. ATSSA has a long-standing relationship with the Operations staff, and we are consistently impressed with the staff's personal dedication to work zone safety and training. We applaud this consolidation and look forward to continuing our partnership in safety with the Federal Highway Administration."...[more]
NACE Awards Program: It’s Time to Nominate Deserv: Each year the NACE Awards Committee reviews nominated individuals for the “Urban Engineer of the Year”, “Rural Engineer of the Year” and “Program/Project Manager of the Year” awards. The rules and criterion can be found by visiting the NACE website www.countyengineers.org Click on Programs and Committee and you will find the appropriate file. In addition, each NACE Board member has copies of the forms. We encourage each NACE state affiliate organization to submit their nominations (5 copies) by December 31, 2009 to Ken Stone, Director of Asset Management and Sustainability, 207 4th Avenue, N., Kelso, WA 98626-4189. For more information contact Ken at (360) 577-3030; email: stonek@co.cowlitz.wa.us...[more]
Nominating Committee Interested in New Officers fo: The NACE Nominating Committee is accepting nominations for 2010-2011 NACE officers. The positions of President-elect, Secretary-Treasurer, and Regional Vice Presidents for the Northeast and South Central regions will be on the ballot this year. Nominations should be sent to the Nominations Committee Chair, Sue Miller by November 30, 2009 so that they can be reviewed, assembled and printed for distribution to the membership. A biography and photograph should be included. Nominations and or questions should be directed to Sue Miller at (507) 377-5188 or email: sue.miller@co.freeborn.mn.us...[more]
HAVE YOU VISITED Our Local Roads Matter website!: Dan Fedderly, Executive Director Wisconsin County Highway Association, Dunn County Supervisor and former Wisconsin County Highway Superintendent presented the “rural county” view in a briefing to Congressional Staffers for the National Association of Counties. To view his presentation visit the NACE Local Roads Matter Campaign site or click on the Local Roads Matter button on the left side of this page. Then click on the Social Media Center....[more]
Early Estimates of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalitie: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a Traffic Safety Facts sheet that includes early estimates of traffic fatalities for the first half of 2009. According to the report an estimated 16,626 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes from January to June 2009. This represents a decline of about seven percent as compared to the 17,871 fatalities that occurred in the first half of 2008....[more]
USA Today Highlights Rural Road Safety in Article: I wanted to call your attention to an article appearing in USA Today recently on the high percentage of fatalities which occur on the nation's rural roads. It features initiatives in several states to combat this problem, as well as a state-by-state map of the number of rural and overall fatalities, based on information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for 2008....[more]
Rescission of Highway Funds Goes Into Effect: Starting with the new fiscal year on October 1, 2009, U.S.-DOT sent out rescission notices to state DOTs noting that there would be an approximate $8.7 billion rescission in contract authority. As September came to a close, Congress was unable to arrive at a consensus on how to amend or eliminate this impending rescission of funds. Therefore, just as many regions of the country began witnessing spurred highway funding; U.S.-DOT will be collecting funds back from the states. Congress has stated that they will continue to look for a solution to this problem in the interim before a new full authorization is passed....[more]
Congressional Leaders Meet with Obama to Discuss P: President Barack Obama hosted congressional leaders at the White House in early October to talk about the growing unemployment rate, which reached 9.8 percent in September -- a 26-year-high. Leaders have made it clear there will not be a second major stimulus bill this year. Instead, they are looking at what aspects of the existing $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, adopted in February, could be extended or beefed up with additional dollars to further try to revive the sluggish economy. Sources told Congressional Quarterly Today that major talks about which programs to extend or add funding to are not expected to gear up for another week or two since legislation to overhaul the healthcare system is presently dominating the congressional agenda.
The discussions have included boosting transportation spending, Bloomberg News reported. Administration officials have told allies in Congress that a broader transportation bill is on the table along with extensions of a homebuyer tax credit and unemployment benefits.
"If there was to be another round of stimulus, additional infrastructure would be at the top of the list," said Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-MD.
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar, D-MN, continues to push for adoption of a full six-year transportation bill. His spokesman, Jim Berard, noted a six-year bill would be "a better stimulus than a temporary, one-time infusion of cash."
House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson of Connecticut agrees, telling Roll Call this week that Oberstar's $500 billion legislation would be a great way to jump-start job creation.
"What we really need to focus on is putting people back to work, and I think Oberstar's got the right plan," Larson said.
House Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter, D-NY, said she likes the idea of passing Oberstar's legislation, which would put people to work "building things we need anyway."...[more]
U.S. DOT Appropriations Measure Remains Stalled; S: The House and Senate are expected to vote this week on a second continuing resolution to temporarily extend funding for many government departments, including the U.S. Department of Transportation, for the fiscal year that started Oct. 1.
Current temporary funding for U.S. DOT and most other federal agencies expires Oct. 31 under the terms of a continuing resolution enacted in late September. Congress has finished only four of the 12 annual appropriations bills. With floor action slow in the Senate, that chamber's chief appropriator is now beginning to discuss the need for an "omnibus" bill soon that would bundle the remaining spending bills into one package.
The next continuing resolution is expected to fund the government until Dec. 15, Congress Daily reported Thursday. An omnibus measure would likely then follow to fund agencies until Sept. 30, 2010, the end of the fiscal year.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye, D-HI, said Tuesday he expects an omnibus will be necessary. With the Senate expected to take up a massive healthcare reform package soon, the chamber will not have time to finish separate consideration of all appropriations bills by year's end. Inouye said his goal is to complete an omnibus package by Dec. 1.
The appropriations bill funding U.S. DOT and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HR 3288) has been passed in different form by both chambers. The Senate requested a conference committee Sept. 17, but the House has so far not appointed its conferees. The reason for the delay is uncertain as the DOT/HUD bill does not contain some of the politically controversial items that have slowed progress on other appropriations legislation this fall....[more]
Senate Working to Move Six-Month Extension of High: With only one week remaining in the short-term continuation of authority for federal highway and transit programs, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee leaders are pushing for enactment of a six-month extension that would not require any additional revenue transfers to the Highway Trust Fund.
The EPW Committee is working to "hotline" a six-month extension bill, which would be substituted for the three-month extension (HR 3617) sent over from the House in late September as the authorization was expiring. The House bill was not considered on the Senate floor, and the highway and transit programs were extended under a one-month appropriations continuing resolution. Hotlining is an inquiry to all Senate members to determine if a bill can be enacted by unanimous consent.
The Senate bill would provide $24.6 billion in contract authority for the highway program. The bill would also apparently restore the $8.7 billion in contract authority that was rescinded when the 2005 transportation law known as "SAFETEA-LU" expired Sept. 30. Because the bill does not increase obligation authority, it should not require any waiver of budget requirements or offsets.
The Senate has yet to consider on the floor an 18-month extension bill approved by three committees that would extend highway and transit programs at Fiscal Year 2009 levels through March 2011. That approach has been resisted by House transportation leaders, who want to continue to press for action on a multiyear authorization. The six-month extension is seen as a compromise between the two chambers.
While it looks like another appropriations continuing resolution is likely, indications are that appropriators prefer to see a separate bill to extend surface transportation programs.
What remains unclear, however, is whether the House would be willing to agree to anything beyond an extension until year's end. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders have said a shorter extension would allow Congress to complete a six-year bill before the new year. With a funding source not yet identified for the $500 billion legislation being proposed, financing remains a major stumbling block to enactment of a six-year bill....[more]
Midwestern In-Place Recycling Conference Videos: Videos of the presentations given at this year\'s Midwestern In-Place Recycling Conference, held in August in Minneapolis, Minnesota, are now available....[more]
VERMONT BID ALTERNATES BOOST PAVING COMPETITION: New England Construction- A publication by the Associated Construction Publication...[more]
Pavement Preservation Journal Fall 2009: A publication of the foundation for pavement preservation....[more]
House Approves $7 Billion for Highway Trust Fund: The House of Representatives voted 363-68 July 29, 2009 to pass a bill that would deposit $7 billion into the Highway Trust Fund from the federal government's General Fund to ensure state transportation departments will continue receiving full reimbursements for federal-aid highway projects through September, the end of the current federal fiscal year.
The bill representatives today also includes two provisions unrelated to transportation. It would add money to the Unemployment Trust Fund and the Federal Housing Administration capital fund as well as increase the amount that Ginnie Mae may guarantee on mortgage-backed securities....[more]
Summer 2009 issue of Pavement Preservation Journal: The Summer 2009 issue of Pavement Preservation Journal now available for viewing online...[more]
Program Changes Focused on Performance Key to Ober: The Department of Transportation would undergo major program restructuring under the next surface transportation authorization, according to a handwritten outline of the bill being circulated by House Transportation Chairman James Oberstar (D-Minn.)....[more]
Rough Roads Ahead- Fix Them Now or Pay For It Late: Killer potholes. In a flash they can dislodge a hubcap, shred a tire, or even worse, cause a
driver to lose control of a car. But they can also be a symptom of a much deeper problem
—deteriorating pavement that takes much more to repair than a simple patch....[more]
Cost of potholes in Oakland soars as funding erode: Oakland streets, already among the most broken and heavily trafficked in the country, are in the midst of a slow but serious decline that hits the pocketbooks of the city, the state and every driver in town. It's hard to drive around downtown, Fruitvale or East Oakland and not hit any of a seemingly countless number of potholes....[more]
ARRA Funding and Workforce Development Memo Releas: A memo was released by King W. Gee, the Associate Administrator for Infrastructure, in regards to funding and workforce development under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009....[more]
FWHA page on ARRA available: The FHWA has created a portal page in regards to the newly signed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009....[more]
Polymer Modified Emulsion Study Test Data: Test data from the Polymer Modified Emulsion Study done by NCPP and FHWA is now available to all....[more]
1st International Conf. on Pavement Preservation: The 1st International Conference on Pavement Preservation will be held in Newport Beach, California in April 2010. Abstracts are due by December 1, 2008. The NCPP has created a new web presence for the conference which is now available....[more]
ICPP Conference Web Page: An informational page for the First International Conference on Pavement Preservation is now available. Note that Abstract Submissions are due by December 1, 2008....[more]
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