ACPA Quarter 2 2019

Concrete Pavement Progress www.acpa.org A C P A N E W S 26 Save the Dates for ACPA’s Annual Meeting BE SURE TO SAVE THE DATES FOR ACPA’S 56TH ANNUAL MEETING (AM56). The meeting will be held December 3–5 at the NewOrleans Marriott, located in the heart of the ‘Big Easy.’ At this writing, the event site is set up as a ‘save the dates’ reminder only, although it also allows visitors to get an advance look of the full website, not to mention a glimpse of the vibrant area where the meeting will be held. ACPA is continuing to develop the one-stop event website with details about the meeting, including an agenda, event registration links, and hotel registration details. For now, please visit 2019meeting.acpa.org for a preview. Since 2016, ACPA annual meetings have been held in urban areas, situated near or in dining and entertainment options for all to enjoy after a day of business, tech transfer, and peer discussions. The setting for AM56 is no exception. The site of our meeting offers plenty of options and op- portunities for guests to relax, dine out, explore and enjoy all that jazz! Professor Calls for Game Changing Roadway Plan AN INFORMATIVE NEW VIDEO EXPLAINS HOW AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES will save our roads. Produced by Dr. Tyler Ley, Professor of Structural Engi- neering at Oklahoma State University, the video provides an overview of the concept* and provides details about its execution. In the video, Dr. Ley calls for a "massive, huge, game changer approach" to improving roadways. He also says there is a need to "create money, reduce traffic, improve safety, improve sustainability and create long- lasting roadways." The concept involves creating separated truck corridors that can allow autonomous trucks to travel together and to be powered by overhead electrical lines. Called the autonomous truck corridor or ATC, this spe- cial corridor will combine technologies that can help relieve challenges in deteriorating roads, relieve the shortage of long haul trucking drivers, allow autonomous vehicles an entry to the transportation market, resolve the limitations of a limited range of electric vehicles, reduce traffic-related congestion and delays for the traveling public, and reduce the 7% of green- house gas emissions from long haul trucking vehicles. * People who contributed to this concept include: Paul Tikalsky, Kelvin Wang, Joshua Li, Dan Cook, Norb Delatte, and Tyler Ley of Oklahoma State University; Aleksandra Radlinska of Penn State; and Tara Cavaline, Don Chen, Matthew Whelan of UNC-Charlotte. View the video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ev6hIQYKYY&t=527s