Tag: Virginia Asphalt
VDOT Maintenance Division Administrator retires
On December 31, VDOT State Maintenance Division Administrator Branco Vlacich retired from VDOT. Branco joined VDOT in 2005 as the NOVA District Maintenance Administrator...
VDOT issues PTRS guidance
In conjunction with the most recent VDOT/VAA Statewide Traffic Engineering Cooperative Committee meeting, VDOT has shared guidance related to the application of Portable Temporary...
E-ticketing allowance extended to March 31
On December 29, VDOT State Materials Engineer Andy Babish sent notice of continuing guidance regarding the temporary elimination of paper weigh tickets and shipping...
NAPA & AI join forces to evaluate plastics in asphalt
In October 2019, NAPA and the Asphalt Institute created a joint task force to evaluate the potential of using recycled plastics in asphalt. The...
Pandemic modifies VECAT 2021 to virtual classroom
January starts the VECAT credentialing season. In the past, VECAT instructors and proctors would have hosted four or more in-person classes for over 300...
Innovation Connection Webcast: Linking innovators with specifiers
What do these everyday industry items have in common—nuclear density gauge, material transfer device, and gyratory compactor? Each device started as an idea to...
VAA Legal Issues webinar
Are you familiar with the Sherman Anti-Trust Act? Have you heard of the False Claims Act? For many people, the terms are familiar, but...
2021 Asphalt seminar becomes webinar
As with nearly all seminars, workshops, and conferences, the 2021 Asphalt Seminar will now be a webinar. There will be two dates for this...
President’s Message: Looking out the windshield
Many years ago, I heard a talk by a presenter who compared a windshield's size to a rearview mirror's size. Stop and think about it...
VAA holds lite version of MAAE
December 10, VAA held a Lite version of the Mid-Atlantic Asphalt Expo and Conference (MAAE). Noting Zoom and virtual meeting fatigue, VAA scaled back...