About 40 members and invited guests attended our lunch meeting on July 18th at Dave & Busters. Thanks to Brian Johnson for taking time from his family vacation to share his knowledge of AASHTO re:source and respond to our questions. Attendees enjoyed Brian’s presentation and the opportunity to reconnect with each other.
Guest Speaker Brian Johnson’s presentation
Brain is the AASHTO Accreditation Program Director, AASHTO re:source. He can be reached by phone: 240-436-4820 or by email: bjohnson@aashtoresource.org.
Brian started his presentation with a AASTHO re:source/HAPI trivia quiz. We learned that there are 2,125 accredited labs, of which 275 are suspended. We also learned that the three states with the most accredited labs are California (313), Texas (166), and Ohio (89). Hawaii has 23 accredited labs.
He explained that ASSHTO accreditation process which includes a full quality management system assessment. It also involves checks and balances, which is under the AASHTO re:resouce Administrative Task Group (ATG).
He closed with a discussion of proficiency sample requirements. Satisfactory ratings are required in order to maintain accreditation. Falsifying data will result in suspension, revocation, or refusal of service.
Click here for a PDF file of his presentation slides.
A couple of websites of interest:
– AASHTO re:source: https://aashtoresource.org/
– AASHTO re:source Q & A Podcast: https://podcast.aashtoresource.org/
Click here for a report in the AASHTO News. (report not available yet)
Perpetual Pavement Award to HDOT
Congratulations to HDOT for being the recipient of the Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA) Perpetual Pavement by Performance Award. Thanks to Kyle Suzuki (HDOT) for preparing the award application for Kokee Road (Rte 550, MP 6.72 to 8.72) in County of Kauai.
The APA developed the prestigious Perpetual Pavement awards to recognize long-life asphalt pavements in the United States. The judging of the applications was done by the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) at Auburn University. They carefully evaluated the project and determined that it exemplified the high standards set forth in the award criterion.
For additional information about the award, click here for presentation slides from the meeting.
We hope to see you at future lunch meetings.
Attendees – Members and Invited Guests
Guest Speaker Brian Johnson
Speaker Appreciation Gift – HAPI Paperweight
Lunch is Served
Executive Director’s Appreciation Gift
Door Prize
