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PRESIDENTIAL POINTS by Bentley Ehgoetz President, OHMPA Forty years later and there’s no end to the work in sight Welcome to the 40th anniversary edition of Asphaltopics! To say the past year has been a busy one would be a major understatement. From the early days of January through to the last few possible paving days of fall, OHMPA has been hard at work representing the best interests of the asphalt industry. That task seemed to be an especially challenging one on the heels of a brutal winter season and a spring filled with what we felt was a lot of speculation and innuendo unfairly directed at our members. By the time we got to the start of the busy paving season, there was little doubt about it; our industry was coming under some considerable attack and a few were beginning to question the quality of the product we’ve proudly stood behind as an association for four decades. For OHMPA, having our municipal and provincial stakeholders start to question the integrity of asphalt pavements is simply not an option. The ripple effects of any such doubts have the potential to be tremendously damaging to each and every one of our members. And so, in the face of questions and concerns, we do what we do best – we closely examine the issues, we make determinations about their cause, and we try to find solutions that make sense. Unfortunately, as is often the case, that’s much easier said than done. Rest assured, OHMPA is committed to working in close collaboration with our municipal and provincial partners to ensure there is a healthy exchange of information. At the same time, we remain firm in our resolve that major decisions on specifications need to be based on good science using sound technical approaches. To that end, over the coming weeks and months a newly formed committee will be looking at all of the issues that affect the quality of asphalt pavements. We anticipate the work of this group will lead to many excellent recommendations for both industry and road owners. We’ll keep you updated on their work. At this year’s Fall Asphalt Seminar in Niagara Falls, we’ll have two keynote speakers. Gerry Huber, an associate director of research at Heritage Research Group, will speak to the hot-button issue of re-refined engine oil and the research that’s being done by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Asphalt Institute and the asphalt industry at-large to address the use of this material in asphalt pavements. In addition, John D’Angelo, who worked for 27 years with the FHWA and now runs his own consulting firm, will be updating attendees on the development of the Multiple Stress Creep Recover test which is replacing the current AASHTO M320 test procedure in the US and is also the basis for the MGAC specification (Multiple Stress Creep Recovery Graded Asphalt Cement) proposed by OHMPA in the spring and introduced during our Road Tour. Each year, thousands of kilometers of Ontario roads are paved and remediated. The vast majority of these roads are smooth, durable and will last many years. Despite the occasional negative blow, we should remember that our members work very hard to produce a quality product and do good work that benefits every single person living in this wonderful province of ours. Here’s to the next 40 years of excellence in asphalt pavements. Bentley Ehgoetz is the president of OHMPA for 2014 and Director of Operations of Lavis Contracting Co. Ltd. FALL 2014 5
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