Presentation by Sri Balasubramanian of Caltrans on an "Office of Asphalt Pavement Update" for the CalAPA Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo, April 20-21, 2016, in Ontario, CA.

1. 2016 Spring Conference
Office of Asphalt Pavement Update
Sri Balasubramanian
Caltrans
April 20, 2016
Ontario, CA

2. Hot Topics
 2015 Specifications – updates and training
 New product approval process
 Rock Products Committee Process
 Section 39 Sub Task Groups
 Section 37 Sub Task Groups
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3. 2015 Specifications
 The 2015 Standard Specifications and Plans were electronically
posted in October 2015
 The April revision to the 2015 Standard Specifications and Plans
were posted on April 15, 2015
 There will be quarterly revisions to the specifications and plans
 Training on 2015 specifications by Construction is planned for
May 18th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon – will be a webcast
 You might start seeing projects with the 2015 standard
specifications this summer 3

4. New Products Approval Process
 New Product submittal package must be submitted electronically
to new.products@dot.ca.gov
 New products must meet the following criteria. The product
should be:
 Fully developed, marketable and commercially available – Products cannot be
in research and development stage
 Directly related to highway system
 Identified by vendor
 Accompanied with safety data sheet
 New Product submittal process is currently under review (Lean
Six Sigma process) – results are expected in July 2016
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5. Rock Product Committee Process
 Partnering effort between Caltrans, industry associations and the
Federal Highway Administration
 Involves production and use of aggregate, asphalt and concrete
in transportation projects
 Deals with the development and implementation of specifications
and test methods
 Consists of task groups, sub task groups and work groups
 Asphalt Task Group and Pavement Preservation Task Group deal
with asphalt
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6. ATG and PPTG
 A team of Caltrans and industry members that primarily look into
all things related to asphalt pavement
 The task groups consists of industry co-chairs and Caltrans co-
chairs
 The task groups oversee several sub-task groups dealing with
HMA related items
 Currently there are 13 active AGG sub-task groups and 7 PPTG
sub-task groups
 They work on the development and implementation of
specifications and test methods 6

7. What is the process?
 Want to propose a change, improvement to the specifications or
propose new specification
 Contact one of the industry ATG or PPTG co-chairs
 If it falls under an existing sub-task group - contact the industry
sub-task group co-chair
 If it does not, contact the ATG or PPTG co-chair and if it is
decided to move forward – the co-chairs prepare a scoping
document – submit to RPC for approval – create a sub-task
group
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8. How to participate?
 Sub-task group meetings are open to anyone who is interested in
participating
 You can participate in one or all sub-task groups based on your
available time
 It is a commitment and you should plan on participating in all
meetings of a sub-task group
 Attend in-person meetings (Sacramento or Southern California)
 For additional information contact one of the industry co-chairs
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9. ATG Co-Chairs
INDUSTRY CO-CHAIRS
 Jack Van Kirk
 Pat Imhoff
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CALTRANS CO-CHAIRS
 Chuck Suszko
 Tim Greutert
 Sri Balasubramanian

10. PPTG Co-Chairs
INDUSTRY CO-CHAIRS
 Jim Ryan
 Bruce Carter
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CALTRANS CO-CHAIRS
 Chuck Suszko
 Susan Massey
 Sri Balasubramanian

11. RPC Co-Chairs
INDUSTRY CO-CHAIRS
 Mike Cook
 Toni Carroll
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CALTRANS CO-CHAIRS
 Jesse Bhullar
 John Stayton
 Robert Lecalle
 Tom Ostrom

12. Rock Product Committee
 Meets on a quarterly basis – Next on May 18, 2016 (Sacramento)
 Co-chairs are currently working on improving the process
 Focusing on three major tasks:
 Ensure Standard Specifications are street ready
 Ensure specifications are performing in the way they were
designed
 Ensure consistency in Standard Specification implementation
across the districts
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13. Section 37 (Seal Coats) – Areas of Interest
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Fog Seal
Rubberized Slurry Seal
Modified Binder Chip Seal
Cold In-Place Recycling
Training

14. Section 39 (HMA) – Areas of Interest
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Section 39 QC/QA
Intelligent Compaction
PGAR
Crumb Rubber Verification
Pavement Smoothness
ARQC
Increased Crumb Rubber Use
RAP/RAS Use

15. Office of Asphalt Pavement Update
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