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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.
What is Pavement Preservation? Read more about it.
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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]
AASHTO Press Release-Rough Roads Costing Motorists: This is a report released by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and TRIP, reports that one-third of the nation's major highways, including Interstates, freeways, and major roads, are in poor or mediocre condition. Roads in urban areas, which carry 66 percent of the traffic, are in much worse shape....[more]
KFC to Sponsor Pothole Re-'Fresh' Program: KFC is promoting its "fresh" campaign by offering to become a corporate sponsor in a pilot infrastructure renewal program designed to fill potholes in up to five major U.S. cities....[more]
Register Today! Preserving our Highway Infrastruct: IRF's new seminar will provide cutting edge solutions and best practices for affordable, safer, and environmentally-friendly pavement preservation.
August 4-7 2009, Orlando, Florida
- Register by June 1 and Save Hundreds of Dollars
- Limited Spaces Available...[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]
Pavement Preservation Journal - Spring 2009: The Foundation for Pavement Preservation's Spring 2009 edition of Pavement Preservation Journal has been published and is available for download....[more]
Apportionment of Highway Infrastructure Investment: Notice: Apportionment of Highway Infrastructure Investment Funds Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law Number 111-5...[more]
Feds Push More Use Of Pavement Preservation: As state and federal tax revenues slated for transportation construction have continued to shrink, a quiet evolution has taken place in highway management decision making. This important development, underway by Congress and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) since the mid-1970s and focused by The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA),) has transformed a highway program of construction and re-construction to one of preserve, maintain and operate....[more]
Development of performance-based guidelines for se: This report summarizes research presented in separate technical reports, papers, and journal articles that collectively document the development of a systematic process to aid in the selection of appropriate bituminous hot-poured sealants for pavement cracks and joints. The following process elements are summarized herein:...[more]
FHWA website addition Economic Recovery: While Congress debates the economic stimulus legislation that may include significant new funding for transportation infrastructure, the FHWA has also taken steps to prepare its partners. To assist all states and local agencies in this preparation, all potential recipients of this potential economic delivery package are encouraged to review and move forward on those items that are applicable.
Established recently by FHWA located at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/economicrecovery an economic recovery web page in addition with a series of questions and answers will continue to be updated as more information becomes available. This web page will provide stakeholders with the latest information....[more]
Developing a Research Agenda for Transportation: This conference will bring public and private infrastructure owners and managers together with researchers to consider infrastructure preservation problems, needs, and achievements. The aim will be to identify opportunities for research in managing and preserving surface transportation infrastructure....[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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