GA Asphalt Pavement Association
Georgia Asphalt Pavement Association (GAPA) represents
the interests of Georgia Hot Mix Asphalt producers, paving contractors
and suppliers. GAPA supports an active research program on environmental
issues and quality improvement in paving techniques used in the
construction of roads, streets, highways, parking lots, airports, and
environmental and recreational facilities using HMA.
The Association provides technical, educational, and
marketing materials and information to its members, and supplies
technical information to users and specifiers of paving materials.
Announcements
GAPA Announces New Technical Director
2/21/2010 - Duluth, GA – The Georgia Asphalt
Pavement Association is proud to announce that Kendra Davis has been
named the associations new Technical Director. Mrs. Davis was most
recently a Research Engineer at the National Center for Asphalt
Technology (NCAT) where she completed research on local calibration for
the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) for the state of
Alabama, and pavement distress research for the 2006 NCAT Test Track
cycle.
Mrs. Davis earned both her Undergraduate and Masters Degrees in Civil
Engineering at Auburn University. Mrs. Davis is married and currently
resides in Smyrna, GA.
IARC Reports "No evidence of an association between
bitumen fumes and lung cancer in asphalt workers."
7/10/2009 - NAPA has just received a final report from
the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) which
provides the detailed results from a multi-year,
multi-country, very comprehensive study often referred to as
the IARC Nested Case Control (NCC) study. This final
phase of European asphalt worker research (mostly paving
workers) which began in 2004 was conducted by IARC in
cooperation with six European countries plus Israel.
At that time, NAPA elected to co-sponsor the research along
with other U.S. and European industry partners.
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New Webinar Series from NAPA
NAPA is offering an informative and timely
series of Webinars. Get more information
here.
07/15/2009 - Thin Overlays for
Pavement Preservation
08/12/2009 - Use RAP to Maximize
Your Pavement Dollars
08/26/2009 - Recycling Shingles
into Asphalt Pavements
GAPA Welcomes its Newest Members
- Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.
- ASC Construction Equipment, USA, Inc.
Garcia, Lawrence, Pittman and Scruggs Named to New Executive Board
of GAPA
At the February meeting of the Georgia Asphalt Pavement Association
Dan Garcia, Vice President of Reeves Construction Company, was elected
President of the Association.
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Asphalt Pavements and the LEED Green Building System
This brochure outlines the various ways which asphalt pavements may be used to obtain or contribute to LEED credits. (Download)
New Edition of MS-19 Basic Asphalt Emulsion Manual Now Available
January 9th, 2009 - The Asphalt Institute (AI) and the Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturers
Association (AEMA) have released the 4th edition of MS-19, The Basic
Asphalt Emulsion Manual. More information . . .
Asphalt Pavement:
Meeting the Challenge for America
The asphalt industry is ready to go to meet the challenges of an infrastructure stimulus package and to help pave the way out of America’s economic downturn.
This new report from the Asphalt Pavement Alliance shows how. Read more . . .
Young Leaders' Conference & Tour Breaks Attendance Record
75 executives in the asphalt pavement industry gathered in Atlanta October 8-9, 2008 to learn about the latest green technologies sweeping the industry.
Read more . . .
Read 2008 Conference Highlights
Reeves Construction Uses 40% RAP in Road Projects
In July, Reeves Construction Corp., GA, completed its third project in the last two years using 40 percent or more reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP).
Read more . . .
Downtown Connector project in Atlanta proceeds with SMA and weekend closures.
The merging of I-75 and I-85 in downtown Atlanta carries more than 250,000 vehicles per day, making it one of the busiest highways in America.
read more . . .
Events
January 17-21, 2010
NAPA’s 55th Annual Meeting
View details and more events in our News Section