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National Work Zone Awareness Week — The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse
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National Work Zone Awareness Week 2018 is scheduled for April 9-13. This year’s theme is Work Zone Safety: Everybody’s Responsibility. The host state is Illinois. The proposed location for the nat...Springtime in Colorado means the traveling paving scams are arriving!
The Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association (CAPA) is urging Colorado consumers to beware of scams involving door-to-door salesmen offering unbelievably low-cost quotes on asphalt paving for driveways, parking lots and other related construction.
Recently, CAPA has received reports of salesmen offering to pave or do other construction for very low costs, claiming to use “left over” asphalt from a larger paving or other paving jobs. The reports have been in areas of Jefferson County, Boulder County, Adams County, Arapahoe County, Douglas County, El Paso County- Colorado Springs, and Larimer County as well as in Eastern Colorado small communities. Such door-to-door scams typically result in less-than-satisfied consumers who end up paying for inferior work that often must be replaced. In this time many consumers are desperate to get their lives back to somewhat normal and having a traveling scammer take advantage of them will only prolong the recovery process.
“Reputable contractors don’t peddle asphalt or other materials door-to-door. These scams usually result in being swindled by contractors who are here today, gone tomorrow,” said Thomas Clayton Director of Training and Member Services for CAPA, the industry association for the $500 million per year asphalt industry of Colorado.
“In asphalt paving you definitely get what you pay for. We urge consumers to check out the companies making these offers, to make sure the company is reputable and will build a quality project for a fair price,” Clayton added. There are plenty of local, reputable contractors ready to work with home and business owners to help get your lives back on track.
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23 Mar 2018 Springtime in Colorado means the traveling paving scams are arriving! by Tom Clayton | posted in: CURRENT EVENTS | 0 The Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association (CAPA) is urging Colorado con...www.facebook.com/Truck.Drivers.Fan/photos/a.1444573699108113.1073741829.1438752459690237/20850633...
As it gets colder in Colorado and across the country we will see more Asphalt Paving Materials produced with WMA additives or processes. This is just another effort from the Asphalt industry to produce a high quality, environmentally friendly product for our nations roadways, parking lots, bike paths and airports.
Asphalt, 100% recyclable and the most recycled product on the planet!
It is time to be thinking about safety! We have many people out on our roadways day and night. Drivers "Give them and Break" the faster they are done the less time you spend in traffic.
Find an alternate route not yelling at the construction workers because your frustrated!
Cool use of asphalt! www.reporterherald.com/news/ci_31023105/chimney-hollow-have-one-first-asphalt-core-dams
Chimney Hollow to have one of first asphalt core dams in United States
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When Chimney Hollow Reservoir is built, the dam will be one of the first in the United States with an asphalt core — a method developed in Germany in the 1960s and used widely in other countries.“RAP as a Clean Fill Material” (SR 204) provides additional information to assist regulatory agencies in understanding how to use RAP as clean fill material.
NAPA’s new Emerald Eco-Label tool provides a user-friendly, inexpensive way for contractors to create on-demand environmental product declarations (EPDs). EPDs quantify the environmental impact of an asphalt mix, much like a nutrition label provides information on a food. To learn more about what an EPD is, watch this video. To ensure the credibility and accuracy of EPDs generated with the Emerald Eco-Label tool, each company's primary/technical contact for the program is required to view two training webinars and pass a test before gaining access to the tool. For more information about Emerald Eco-Label, visit www.AsphaltPavement.org/epd. To access the tool directly, click here. For questions, or to get your NAPA member ID, contact Associate Director of Member Programs Kelly Kanaras
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Beware of the paving gypsies! They are out in full force now and beginning to look for more people to scam. The Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association has issued an advisory warning people about these unscrupulous people who prey on people that are unsuspecting. See the CAPA Scam warning here co-asphalt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Beware-of-the-Paving-Gypsies-Press-Release-March-2016.pdf
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Recycling Asphalt
America's No. 1 recycled product
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Highway Administration showed asphalt pavement as the most recycled product in America as early as 1993. There are now various materials that have been incorporated into asphalt pavements including: ground tire rubber, glass, foundry sand, slag and manure. The most widely used is recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) and recycled asphalt shingles (RAS).
In a recent 2013 survey, more than 67.8 million tons of rap and 1.65 million tons of RAS were used in new pavements in the United States. This results in direct savings to the tax payers of more than $2.8 billion.Read more at the FHWA's website. asphaltisbest.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=ec48aa7a78ddbbf924c86856d&id=bff119e56c&e=09b279...