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| Vol. 1, No. 2 |
Dedicated to encouraging
greater usage of high quality, cost effective asphalt pavements
containing recycled tire rubber. |
March, 1997 |
Asphalt-rubber briefing- Pete
Rahn, New Mexico Secretary of Highways &Transportation, in
sweatshirt, gets a briefing on crumb rubber production at the
Baker Southwest plant in Mesa from Rex Massey, director of plant
operations. The group, from left, includes Darwin Pattengale,
environmental specialist with the New Mexico Environment Department;
Fred Cooney, materials engineer with the Highways & Transportation
Department; Mark Belshe, asphalt-rubber manager with FNF Construction;
and Benny Roybal, Rahn's deputy secretary, to his right. Looking
on are Russ Doss, city engineer of Hobbs, NM and state APWA secretary;
and Don Nielsen, Cox Paving. They were part of a special RPA/ADOT
tour of Arizona asphalt-rubber sites in preparation for the implementation
of New Mexico's new asphalt-rubber paving program.
New Mexico launches
asphalt-rubber program
New Mexico's new asphalt-rubber
program was created by 1994 legislative passage of a bill sponsored
by Rep. Gary King, who introduced similar legislation prior to
the federal ISTEA act of 1991.
The state law places a tire disposal fee
on annual vehicle registration, rather than on tire sales. The
funds collected from the fee are split between the Department
of Environment and the Highways & Transportation Department.
The H&T Department was required to establish a grant program
for cities and counties for use in "rubberized asphalt-paving
mixtures and develop paving specifications for "rubberized
asphalt."
'We are currently looking at projects where
the added benefits of asphaltrubber will produce returns for
the New Mexico taxpayer and the road fund," said Pete Rahn,
H&T secretary.
"An aggressive rubberized asphalt
program would certainly be welcomed as we turn our attention
to finding uses for the tires," said Darwin Pattengale,
Environment Department.
RPA to host A-R seminar for New Mexico APWA
The Rubber Pavements Association
will present an asphalt-rubber seminar for New Mexico public
works officials on April 16.
The session will be held during the
spring conference of state APWA members in Albuquerque. Participants
will be brought to the CEI Equipment plant for the afternoon
session, hosted by RPA member Brent England.
Sidney Cox, chairman of the RPA's
New Mexico committee, said the session, which follows the tour
of Arizona sites by key New Mexico officials, is designed to
help the state and local government implement a new asphaltrubber
program. Those who are interested in attending the program should
contact the RPA office at 602- 755-1269.
Seminar speakers include:
Joe Cano, former engineering supervisor for Phoenix, where asphalt-rubber
pavements have been in use for 30 years. He is a national recognized
authority on the process and coauthor of the 2O-year study of
asphalt-rubber pavements in Phoenix.
Don Nielsen, an international consultant,
who has been working in the asphalt- rubber industry since its
inception.
George Way, pavement section engineer
with the Arizona Department of Transportation, author of numerous
papers on asphalt-rubber.
Mark Belshe, asphalt-rubber manager
of FNF Construction, one of the largest contractors in the southwest.
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