ACPA Announces Paving Award Recipients
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) announced the recipients of the 30th Annual “Excellence in Concrete Pavement” Awards—one of the highlights of the annual meeting each year, and this year’s 56th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana December 2-5, 2019 will be no exception! Keeping with tradition, the announcement of the “Gold” and “Silver” Awards remains a secret until the award presentation ceremony … 3 months away!
The association recognizes 27 award-winning projects, along with the hard work, outstanding quality, and creative approaches to problem solving demonstrated by contractors, agencies and engineers. In all, ACPA recognizes 23 unique contractors, whose exceptional projects span 15 affiliated chapter/state association areas. Forty-one professionals served as judges for the award submittals, reviewing nomination forms, project details, and project photos. The winners will receive an invitation letter in early September to attend the 30th Awards Banquet to be held on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at the New Orleans Marriott.
For the “ACPA 30th Annual National Excellence in Concrete Pavement Awards” WINNERS, please click on image above or go to: http://www.acpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Judging-Summary-2019.pdf
CONCRETE PAVEMENT UNIVERSITY (CPU)—A closer look:
The 11th Annual CPU—one of the popular features of the ACPA Annual Meeting—will be held Wednesday-Thursday December 4-5. The unique education, training, and tech-transfer program lineup for the upcoming 56th Annual Meeting will once again include a content-rich series of keynote speeches and presentations:
Wednesday, December 4 | 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
CPU Opening Plenary Session
Keynote speakers and topics include:
• AASHTO’s Perspectives on the Future of the U.S. Highway Program—Jim Tyman, Executive Director-American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) (invited)
• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Outlook—Brian Fouch, PE, Director-Office of Preconstruction, Construction, and Pavements, FHWA
• The Value of Competition Between Industries: A Former DOT Secretary’s Perspective—Tom Smith, PE, Former Secretary-West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT)
Thursday, December 5 | 7:00 AM – 8:15 AM
ACPA Distinguished Service Awards & Recognition Breakfast
Thursday, December 5 | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
8 CPU technical sessions
Interesting and informative concurrent CPU technical sessions:
First track: Will feature 4 breakout sessions focused on
construction topics of high interest to contractors:
Quality control best practices
Balancing material constraints-productivity-smoothness
Pavement projects and developments
Special considerations.
Second general interest track: Will feature the following 4 breakouts:
Pavement design
Repairs and overlays
“Vision2040” perspectives
Fresh look at concrete pavements
Don’t miss it! To be part of the information-packed program, be sure to REGISTER and RESERVE a HOTEL ROOM as soon as possible for ACPA’s 56th Annual Meeting to be held Tuesday-Thursday, December 3-5, 2019 at the New Orleans Marriott in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. For REGISTRATION, HOTEL RESERVATIONS, PROGRAM, and all information on the ACPA 56th Annual Meeting, please go to: http://2019meeting.acpa.org
Reserve a room at the Marriott at a discounted rate of $189/night, follow this reservation link or visit the event website. ACPA Members are eligible to receive a 20% discount off any registration ticket type, including spouse and guests. To receive the discount, please enter the following promotional code at the top of the ticket selection screen before you proceed to checkout: “member20″.