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When The Heat Is On: Safety Rollbacks Endanger Road Crews In The Sunbelt
Heat safety has become a buzzword to health and safety professionals, but what happens when state's move to erode protections for workers?
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Take The Asphalt Contractor Industry Survey 2025
August 3, 2025
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What The FEMA Act Of 2025 Means for Road Builders: Resilience Is Now The Standard
July 24, 2025
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Are We Building Infrastructure Or Ideology?
July 20, 2025
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What The Concrete And Asphalt Innovation Act Recycles from the IRA
July 19, 2025
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Key Takeaways From The 2025 NAPA Mid-Year Conference In Louisville
July 15, 2025
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U.S. Infrastructure Is Stuck In The 20th Century
'Black sand' being produced at Green Asphalt in New York City.
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The EPA Answers Your Questions About Asphalt EPDs
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New Bill Won't Save Highway Trust Fund
Compaction 101 for New Professionals
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Compaction 101 for New Professionals
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Ammann Joins Asphalt Pavement Industry’s Net Zero Commitment
Ammann America Inc.
The road map to a 2050 carbon neutral asphalt industry gains another major ally from the production sphere, as the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) looks to make bigger strides in sustainability.
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Compaction 101 for New Professionals
Volvo Construction Equipment
New to construction or roadbuilding? We’ve all been there! Join us October 14 at 12:00pm EDT as we break down the fundamentals of compaction in a simple way. You’ll learn important terms, key factors that affect compaction, how to avoid mistakes to get better at your job and more.
Compaction 101 for New Professionals
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How Asphalt Pavement Industry Will Decarbonize
National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)
In a follow-up to its 2022 GHG Emissions Inventory for Asphalt Mix Production in the United States, the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) provides a comprehensive roadmap for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from asphalt pavements.
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CORE Ends Heavy-Duty Equipment Funding Cycle
CALSTART
The funding cycle, which closed on Jan. 18, received more than 1,300 voucher requests for off-road ZE equipment, and an additional 750 requests for charging equipment.
Transitioning to ZE equipment improves the health of workers and nearby communities, and helps to mitigate detrimental climate-change effects.
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Building Better Cities: The Future of Transportation Infrastructure
When the people that design transportation infrastructure and the people that build it are on the same page, the future of America's cities will be much brighter than its past.
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New Chairman Came from Humble Beginning, Cast Big Vision at NAPA Annual 2024
National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)
At the Omni Hotel and Resort in Orlando, Fla. the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) held its annual meeting, a new chairman took the reigns, and, in the shadow of an election year, political influence was a hot topic.
New NAPA chairman Brady Meldrem, Norris Asphalt Paving Co. giving his opening address to the assembly.
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A Future Without The Highway Trust Fund?
Electric vehicle ownership saw its biggest single year increase in 2023, and that trend is expected to continue, along with the decline of fossil fuel tax revenue. There's a ticking clock in Washington: The IIJA expires in 2026. Then what?
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House Transportation Committee Chair Criticizes “Buy American" Policy at NAPA Midyear
On the second day of the 2023 NAPA Midyear conference in Kansas City, MO, Congressman (R) Sam Graves came to the stage and had a live conversation with NAPA’s VP of Government Affairs Nile Elam. Graves is the chair of the House Transportation Committee.
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NAPA and XBE Launch AI Powered Tool For Asphalt Professionals
National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)
At the NAPA mid-year event in Kandas City, MO, the brand new resource for asphalt contractors was revealed to organization members, with the explicit goal of changing the way asphalt pros access and apply data.
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Infrastructure
When Will the IIJA Infrastructure Act Really Start to Impact the Market?
RDO Equipment Co.
It's a good time to talk about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), its available funds for projects and how contractors can position themselves to take advantage of these new jobs by leveraging technology.
Combined with existing funding, the IIJA will distribute $1.2 trillion during the next 10 years on projects such as roads, bridges, public transit, broadband and clean energy.
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