Quarter 4, 2017

CONCRETE PAVEMENT P ROGRESS ACPA STAFF Jerry Voigt, PE President & CEO Elke Allen Accounting & Finance Ann Shlimon Finance Assistant Debbie Becker Office Administration Eric Ferrebee, PE Technical Services Andy Gieraltowski Operations and IT Bill Davenport Communications Gary Mitchell, PE Airport Pavement Technology Larry Scofield, PE Pavement Innovation (shared w/IGGA) Leif Wathne, PE Executive Vice President CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Sheryl S. Jackson 2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lori Tiefenthaler, 2017 Chairperson Lehigh Hanson, Inc. Chuck Niederriter, 1st Vice Chair Golden Triangle Construction Co., Inc. James Mack, PE, 2nd Vice Chair CEMEX Greg McCormick, 3rd Vice Chair Northern Improvement Co. Steve Jackson, Immediate Past Chair Cedar Valley Corp., LLC Shane Whitacre, PE, Treasurer Dayton Superior Jerry Voigt, PE American Concrete Pavement Association Andy Gieraltowski, Secretary American Concrete Pavement Association Steve Ambrose GCC America Mark Brown, PE Zachry Construction Corp. Greg Dean Carolinas Concrete Paving Association Mike Gordon Continental Cement Company, LLC Ed Griffith St. Marys Cement Company George Hassfurter The Lane Construction Corp. Martin Holt Interstate Highway Construction, Inc. (IHC) John Jacob Rexcon LLC, Inc. Mike Lipps Duit Construction Co., Inc. James Powell, PE Northwest Chapter - ACPA John Roberts IGGA/ACPA Pavement Preservation Partnership Dan Rozycki The Transtec Group, Inc. Rick Sniegowski K-Five Construction Corp. Maik Strecker Lafargeholcim Concrete Pavement Progress is the official magazine of the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA). ACPA is the national trade association for the concrete pavement industry. The primary mission of the ACPA is to lead the promotion of concrete paving and align its members, chapters/ state paving association affiliates and partners for effective and valued concrete pavement promotion, advocacy and technical support on behalf of the concrete pavement industry. AMERICAN CONCRETE PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION 9450 BRYN MAWR AVE., STE. 150 ROSEMONT, IL 60018 phone : 847-966-2272 fax : 847-966-9970 WWW.ACPA.ORG Copyright © 2017 by the American Concrete Pavement Association, Rosemont, Illinois. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced or distributed electronically or mechanically, either in whole or in part, without the express written consent of the American Concrete Pavement Association. ADVERTISING & DESIGN LLM Publications 503-445-2220 800-647-1511 www.LLMpubs.com President Stephen Boes Design & Layout Spencer Seastrom Sales Representative David Gambill davidg@llmpubs.com Quarter 4 | 2017 T A B L E O F 06 Fast-Paced Concrete Pavement Project Highlighted by Bus Tour By Sheryl S. Jackson 12 Geotextile Fabric Drainage Layer Reduces New Construction Costs By Sheryl S. Jackson 16 Concrete Pavement Tour Highlights Urban Challenges By Sheryl S. Jackson 22 Announcing the 2017 Excellence Award Recipients 24 ACPA NEWS — ACPA Visits White House for Highway Briefing — Transportation Briefing Targets Red Tape — Report Shows Excellent Long-Term Overlay Performance — FHWA Seeks Long-Life and Sustainable Pavement Projects Ideas 04 A Time for Celebration By Bill Davenport