ACPA NYS Chapter recently developed this infographic showing the value that concrete pavement adds to the state highway transportation system. To view the whole infographic, please click here.
Author Archives: Heather Steffek
Concrete Pavement Adds Value to the Pavement Network
- Tuesday, 08 October 2024 21:04
- Written by Heather Steffek
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ACPA NYS Chapter Comments on NYSDOT Pavement Design Manual
- Tuesday, 30 July 2024 13:37
- Written by Heather Steffek
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In an effort encourage technically sound and economically competitive concrete pavements, the Chapter recently provided comments to NYSDOT on updates to the Comprehensive Pavement Design Manual (CPDM). Below is a link to ACPA-NYS comments provided by Technical Director, Bill Cuerdon. They focus on Chapter 6, Materials, and Chapter 8, PCC Pavement Joints. NYSDOT has incorporated many of Bill’s comments in the final version of the CPDM.
Quality Control for Concrete Paving Workshops
- Tuesday, 27 February 2024 19:58
- Written by Heather Steffek
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The Chapter partnered with the Concrete Pavement Technology Center at Iowa State University and NYSDOT to host two separate Quality Control for Concrete Paving Workshops on April 2nd in New York City, and April 4th, in Syracuse.
Over 70 people participated in the combined workshops, based on the CP Tech Center guide Quality Control for Concrete Paving: A Tool for Agency and Industry.
Thanks very much to course instructors include Tara Cavalline, PhD, PE, and Matt Fonte, consultants for the CP Tech Center.
2024 Concrete Pavement Conference
- Wednesday, 24 January 2024 19:22
- Written by Heather Steffek
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Thank you to all who participated in our 2024 Concrete Pavement Conference at the Embassy Suites in Saratoga. The speakers did an amazing job. Links to the conference presentations are as follows:
Designing and Specifying Dowel Load Transfer Systems, M. Snyder
Real-Time Monitoring of Concrete Strength to Determine Optimal Traffic Opening Time, L. Lu
Developing a Robust Life Cycle Cost Analysis & Methods to Reduce Pavement Costs, J. Mack
NYSDOT PEM Requirements, C. Olmoz
Blended Cements for Sustainable Concrete Mixtures, Part 1, C. Nowasell
Blended Cements for Sustainable Concrete Mixtures, Part 2, R. Blackburn
Please save the date for our next conference, Wednesday & Thursday, Feburary 12th & 13th, 2025.
Thank you to our conference sponsors and exhibitors for the 2024 Conference!
NYSDOT Releases 5 Year Capital Plan, Draft STIP
- Friday, 07 October 2022 19:08
- Written by Heather Steffek
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Governor Kathy Hochul and Legislative leaders recently adopted the largest multi-year State Transportation Plan ever approved in New York. The Plan invests $32.8 billion in transportation improvements for the Department of Transportation to improve highway, bridge, rail, port, airport and downstate suburban and upstate transit infrastructure. View the full list of capital projects 
to be undertaken by NYSDOT and local governments to improve infrastructure conditions, increase economic competitiveness and mitigate flooding risks associated with extreme weather events.
Also recently published was the Draft STIP, developed by NYSDOT in consultation with local officials in non-metropolitan areas and in cooperation with Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) in urbanized areas. The STIP includes highway, transit and non-motorized projects as well as urban and rural projects. The STIP must be updated at least every four years and include a minimum four-year listing of Federal-aid projects. The proposed four-year program assumes the availability of approximately $16.2 billion in Federal funds.
