Metropolitan Government Pavement Engineers Council - MGPEC

News

Next MGPEC Meeting 
The next meeting will be held Thursday,February 16, 2012 at the City & County of Denver office located at 1271 W. Bayaud Avenue, Building 2, Denver, Colorado. The agenda for the February meeting is posted below. 

February 2012 Agenda

2012 Annual Meeting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         The 2012 Annual Meeting will be held Monday, March 19, 2012 at Centerpoint in Aurora.  Meeting flyers and registration forms will be sent out by email the first of February.

MIT Announces Groundbreaking Research to Set a New Standard for Lif-Cycle Assessment (LCA)

MIT recently released preliminary research findings that will help set a new standard in life-cycle assessment (LCA) modeling.  The studies, which are part of an ongoing research initiative at the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, will quantify the cradle-to-grave environmental costs of paving and building materials, and will ultimately result in the most comprehensive LCA model produced to-date.

For more information on MIT's work please visit http://web.mit.edu/schub

2011 Survey Results

The 2011 MGPEC Survey was sent out to members and distributed at our Annual Meeting in March. The results are available through the link below.

2011 Survey Results

2012 Roadway Rehabilitation Treatments & Techniques Task Force Meeting

Next Meeting: TBA

Chairmen:  Jamie Johnson  jjohnson@cement.org

                 Joe LaHeist  jlaheist@co.arapahoe.co.us  

9-13-2011 Meeting Minutes

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8-16-2011 Meeting Minutes

7-12-11 Meeting Minutes

6-14-11 Meeting Minutes

4-5-11 Meeting Minutes

3-8-11 Meeting Minutes

2-15-11 Meeting Minutes

9-22-09 Meeting Minutes

10-6-09 Meeting Minutes

2012 Subgrade Preparation

Next Meeting:  TBA

Chairman:  Scott Dunn  S.Dunn@tencate.com

10-25-11 Meeting Minutes

Subgrade Preparation Task Force Information

Cool Pavements Resources

Cool pavements include a range of established and emerging technologies that communities are exploring as part of their heat island reduction efforts. The term currently refers to paving materials that reflect more solar energy, enhance water evaporation, or have been otherwise modified to remain cooler than conventional pavements.

For more information:  http://www.epa.gov/heatisland/mitigation/pavements.htm

Useful Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Engineering Websites

Colorado Department of Transporation Home Page     http://www.dot.state.co.us/

CDOT Design Support Index Page for Engineering and Construction     http://www.dot.state.co.us/DesignSupport/      

      • Construction Specifications - Includes Construction Specification of 2005 Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (Blue Book) with related Standard and Special Provision

      • Paving Materials Specifications Checklist

      • Standard Plans

      • Manuals - Includes CDOT Field Materials Manual, CDOT Pavement Design Manual, CDOT Construction Manual

      • Miscellaneous Documents

      •Software Support

CDOT Statistics and Data     http://www.dot.state.co.us/App_DTD_DataAccess/index.cfm

      • GIS Data

      • Highway Data

      • Maps

      • Traffic Data

CDOT Research Branch     http://www.dot.state.co.us/Research/

Please check back soon for the most current MGPEC news.

MGPEC* 6540 S. Tabor Street* Littleton, Colorado * USA * 80127* Phone: (303) 979-2190 * Fax: (303) 979-2190