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Check out some of the newly published research from around the Midwest: As always, please let us know if there’s ever anything we can do for you. Thanks, Deb SchwermanWisconsin Asphalt Pavement Association

Bill’s impressive education and extensive work experience in the asphalt industry will make him an asset as WAPA continually strives to develop tools, resources and solutions that help our members thrive. 

Asphalt Day is an annual celebration of asphalt’s sustainability, resiliency, and importance as a building material.

Brian Prowell was a great friend to WAPA over the years, serving as a speaker at our annual conference and presenting on research on multiple occasions.

The Wisconsin Asphalt Industry Insider is a platform for WAPA members to share what’s new and exciting at their companies with pavement owners, operators, and contractors across our state. We hope you find this information useful!

Congratulations are in order for Northeast Asphalt, which was honored last week at the National Asphalt Pavement Association’s annual meeting.

Each year in January, tens of thousands of transportation professionals travel from all over the world to attend the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington D.C. 

To help members of the asphalt industry select the right tack coat for a particular pavement, the Transportation Research Board will host a webinar on December 17.

WAPA’s 65th Annual Conference was a resounding success! The event, which took place on December 3 and 4 at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, brought asphalt experts, practitioners and decision-makers together to discuss the transportation issues that are critical to Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Asphalt Industry Insider is a platform for WAPA members to share what’s new and exciting at their companies with pavement owners, operators, and contractors across our state. We hope you find this information useful! 

While registration will remain open until the start of the conference, the discounted rate in our hotel room block will end in about two weeks, on November 2.

Registration is now open for the 65th Annual WAPA Conference and Business Meeting, to be held December 3 – 4 at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells!

WAPA is pleased to announce that we have opened nominations for the 2024 Asphalt Award. Anyone can make a nomination, and organizations may self-nominate.

We’ve been saying it for years: asphalt offers a number of advantages over other pavement materials. But as the effects of climate change become more evident around the world, asphalt is also earning a reputation as the most environmentally responsible choice.

The annual Harley-Davidson® Homecoming™ Festival is a beloved Wisconsin tradition. The four-day celebration will once again take place in late July, drawing tens of thousands of riders to Milwaukee.

In the asphalt industry, we hear a lot about the physical dangers of construction and working with heavy equipment in and around traffic in all kinds of weather. However, the threats to workers’ mental health – which are just as serious – can be much harder to see.