"HOT TOPICS"

"Porous HMA" demo project constructed in Denver!

On April 22, CAPA and many of the member companies held a press event to announce a partnership whioch brought them together to construct a "Porous HMA" demo project. The project is at the Denver Waste Water building 2000 West 3rd avenue

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WARM MIX ASPHALT HAS NEW WEB SITE

One of the hottest topics within the Asphalt Industry is the use of warm mix asphalt (WMA)......

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The 2008 CAPA Membership directory is available, if you didn't receive one or would like additional copies of the 2008 directory....... CAPA

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Visit this NEW site promoting "Asphalt, The sustainable pavement" and the benefits in the "Green" building world.

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The 2007 Fall issue of the CAPA High Road has been published. This issue is devoted to Environmental Sustainability and has articles on; Energy and Recycling, Reducing Pavement Noise, Warm Mix Asphalt, Clean Air and Cool Cities, Porous Pavements.

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• May 2008IN THE NEWS

PAY ME LATER APPROACH TO TRANSPORTATION FUNDING COULD BE DEVASTATING - Increasing Cost of Construction and Declining Highway Condition are Heart of Crisis. . . . read more
by Tom Peterson, P.E., Executive Director, CAPA 

NEWS ON RECYCLING

RECYCLED ASPHALT: 
THE GREEN ROADWAY IN THE PAVING INDUSTRY
Colorado Springs Business Journal, April 18, 2008 
by Joan Johnson
Green thinking is paving its way onto city streets and county roads. It hasn't always been common practice, but these days more and more companies are seeing the benefits of using recycled materials to pave roads. In fact, contractors are now required to have an approved quality control plan detailing how recycled asphalt pavement will be reclaimed and reused.

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CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, EL PASO COUNTY WILL ALLOW MORE RECYCLED ASPHALT IN ROAD PROJECTS
The Gazette, April 26, 2008
by Bill McKeown
Unless you're one of "those" people, there's nothing sexy about asphalt.  Until now. 

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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

All Member Appreciation Luncheon has been scheduled for June 26, 2008 Click on the flier below to download the information. registration flier.

 The RMAEC Announces education seminars for the Spring!

Introduction to QC/QA Testing
Introduction to the High Speed Profiler, May 21, 2008
HMA Maintenance and Repair, May 22, 2008
HMA Maintenance and Preservation, October 29, 2008

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Questions or in need of technical assistance?

Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association
6880 South Yosemite Court,
Suite 110
Centennial, CO 80112

303-741-6150 phone
303-741-6146 fax
office@co-asphalt.com e-mail

Rocky Mountain Asphalt Education Center
6880 South Yosemite Court,
Suite 110
Centennial, CO 80112

303-741-6148 phone
303-741-6146 fax
RMAEC@co-asphalt.com e-mail