 The
California Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Technology Centers and
RPA held two workshops for local public works agencies in October.
The workshops were also attended by engineers from eight of the
twelve Caltrans Districts. The six hour workshops covered Materials
and Design Guidelines, Construction and Inspection Practices,
Noise mitigation with AR, California Emission testing results,
and experiences from cities and counties. The Arizona Department
of Transportation's long term use and the developing research
on the use of crumb rubber was also covered. The RAC technology
centers were represented by Theron Roschen, P.E.of Sacramento
DOT and Director of the Northern California RAC Technology Center
and Erik Updyke, P.E. of the Southern center run by the County
of Los Angeles DPW. |
 Gary Hicks,
PhD, P.E., Mactec Engineering and Consultant to Caltrans, Division
of Flexible Pavements, covers the Caltrans Asphalt-Rubber Usage
Guidelines. The Guidelines can be downloaded from. The Caltrans
web site. Click
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 Mark Watkins,
P.E., Deputy Director of Public Works, City of Thousand Oaks,
tells the attendees of his city's successful 13 year Asphalt-Rubber
overlay program. |
 Greg
Connaughton, P.E., Asst. Director, Contra Costra County, relates
his agency's 20+ years experience with Stress Absorbing Membranes
(AR chip seals) which are still serving the county as interlayers. |
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More RAC Grant
for California local agencies
The California Integrated Waste Management Board has issued
a "Notice of Funds Available" for the second round
of Rubberized Asphalt Concrete project grants under SB 1346.
Cities, counties and other local agencies funding public works
project may apply for grants ranging from $6,250 to $50,000 for
Asphalt-Rubber paving process utilizing at least (20) twenty
pounds or more of crumb rubber per ton. The crumb rubber is required
to be made from California waste tires. A total of $1,200,000
is available for the grants. Last year 70 local jurisdictions
received grants in the first phase of the two year program. To
receive an application call the CIWMB Grants Hotline at (916)
341-6441 or e-mail a request to tiregrants@ciwmb.ca.gov. Applications
may be downloaded through http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Tire/Grants. Completed
applications must be received at the CIWMB Sacramento office
by 3:00 PM on Friday, January 14, 2005.
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New Caltrans
Director
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Will Kempton,
a Folsom city official and a former lobbyist to run the Caltrans,
a vast bureaucracy with around 3,000 employees and a $10 billion
budget. Kempton, who holds a BS in Political Science from the
University of San Francisco, started work for Caltrans in 1973
and served as Assistant Director for Legislative and Congressional
Affairs from 1980-85. He was the Executive Director for the Santa
Clara Transportation Authority from 1985-1992. He joined the
lobbying firm, Smith, Watts & Co. and specialized in transportation
issues. In 2003 he became the Assistant City Manager for the
City of Folsom. Kempton will oversee the building, operation
and maintenance of 50,000 miles of highway and freeway lanes
in the State of California.
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