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LabCAT Board of Directors Approve New 5 Year Agreement  The LabCAT Board of Directors met on May 2 and approved a five year agreement to continue the program through 2017.  The Laboratory for Certification of Asphalt Technicians (LabCAT) was initiated in 1996 and is the recognized certification program for asphalt testing technicians and inspectors in Colorado.  The agreement is a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and establishes the partnership between CAPA and CDOT and the involvement of other stakeholder organizations including the FHWA, CARSE, ACEC, and CAGE

Asphalt Selected for I-25 Colorado Springs North Project  The life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) is complete on the I-25 Colorado Springs North project and asphalt has been selected as the pavement material to be included in the request for proposals (RFP).  The project is a design/build project that will widen I-25 to 6 lanes from Woodman Road to Monument.  In the selection process, it was determined that the primary goal was to maximize the scope of the project and widen I-25 as far north as possible.  The project budget is approximately $66 M.  Selection of a design/build team is expected late this year with construction in 2013.  

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New Asphalt Terminal Opens Near Cheyenne   Congratulations to CAPA Asphalt Supplier Member Jebro Inc. on the grand opening of a new asphalt terminal just south of Cheyenne, Wyoming.  The facility includes a warehouse for the storage of polymer, a dozen or so holding tanks, blending units, and an asphalt binder quality control testing laboratory.  Jebro Inc. is a CDOT Approved Asphalt Supplier for a variety of PG asphalt binders.  More information, contact Valerie Miller at Valerie.miller@jebro.com

The Road Connection:  Equipment manufacturers KPI-JCI & Astec have a nationwide initiative to highlight the need for increased  road and infrastructure funding.  Join CAPA Associate Member Power Motive Co. – the Colorado distributor of KPI-JCI, for two events, 11 am to 1 pm for both events, June 6 – Grand Junction and June 8 in Denver.   More Info:  Corey Summerer, 303-355-5900 ext 1115 

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Warm Mix Asphalt Guide Specification  One by one agencies in Colorado are considering the use of warm mix asphalt as part of 2012 paving projects.  The City of Greenwood Village, for example, will be bidding WMA as an alternate to HMA.  The CAPA developed WMA Guide Specification will be the primary reference for the Greenwood Village specification.   To learn more about WMA, mark your calendars for a Warm Mix Asphalt Workshop planned for Friday, May 18.  The event will be co-sponsored by the APWA-Colorado Chapter and hosted by the City of Loveland.  A warm mix asphalt demonstration is planned by United Companies of Mesa County as part of the program of the Annual Spring Roads Conference in Grand Junction on April 24.  Photo:  Warm Mix Asphalt paving in Sterling, McAtee Construction, September, 2011

Warm-Mix Asphalt: Best Practices – 3rd Edition (January 2012), View Introduction

NAPA Publication:  QIP-125

 {from the FHWA Every Day Counts website}  FHWA on WMA Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) is the generic term for a variety of technologies that allow producers of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) to lower temperatures at which the material is mixed and placed.  It is a proven a technology that can: Reduce paving costs, extend the paving season, improve asphalt compaction, allow asphalt mix to be hauled longer distances, improve working conditions by reducing exposure to fuel emissions, fumes, and odors. 

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"EDUCATION CENTER NEWS"

RMAEC to host several webinars in the upcoming months:
These webinars are FREE or at low cost to attendees. APWA, CARSE members as well as Federal Government employees are free. Most others are $25.
May 22, MIxture Selection
June 27, PG Binders, Taking the mystery out of the numbers

"Come to you" Training
RMAEC Asphalt Technician “Come To You” Training Sessions. The Rocky Mountain Asphalt Education Center is pleased to offer Asphalt Technician “Come to You” Training Sessions to help facilitate and promote education in the asphalt industry. We also desire to defer the cost of education, training and preparation for certification classes to our association members and partner Agencies. The first of the "Come to you" Training Sessions will be held in Durango hosted by CDOT Region 5. This will allow for persons to be Certified in Levels A and B as well as Level I.

THere will be a Inspector Training and Certification held in Grand Junction on Wednesday April 25, 2012. It ill be held on the Bishop campus of Colorado Mesa University. More Information

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Durango Certification

"WEBINARS"

The webinars are generally interactive and allow participants the ability to ask questions and participate in the session. Register online from the RMAEC website