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In 1993 the Metropolitan Government Pavement Engineers Council (MGPEC) was
established to represent all of the cities and counties in the DRCOG (Denver Regional Council of Governments) planning area. Our
goal is to improve the quality of pavements throughout the Denver-Metropolitan region, and lower the life-cycle cost of pavement
maintenance at the local level through the use of standardized paving materials and uniform design, construction and maintenance
practices.
MGPEC is an example of partnerships
that are accomplishing activities that will advance improvements in how we manage our infrastructure on a day-to-day basis.
MGPEC efforts have been recognized nationally and internationally.
MGPEC actively promotes pavement management programs for all local governments in the Denver-Metro
area and works to develop positive working relationships between local government engineers who are responsible for pavements
in those areas.
In this past year MGPEC has
accomplished a large number of goals that will benefit all of us as either taxpayers or the traveling public. · Several public/private industry task forces were formed to evaluate
the uniform specifications as we continue to strive for the best possible projects. · Our membership continues to grow each year as our standards are utilized
by more and more entities. · Provided various training opportunities
for our membership and the pavement community.
Upcoming Events: - Regular MGPEC Meeting - The next meeting will be held Thursday, February 16, 2012,
1:30 p.m. 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 under the "News" section.
- 2012 Annual Meeting - The meeting will be held Monday, March 19, 2012 at Centerpoint in Aurora.
Flyers and registration information will be sent by email the first of February.
2012 Task Forces MGPEC is in the process of forming task forces for the following issues.
If you would be interested in participating, please send an e-mail with your area of interest to pamela@mgpec.org and someone from the MGPEC Steering Committee will be in touch with you to provide
more details. Roadway rehabilitation techniques and treatments: Investigating methods for minor repair techniques to both asphalt and concrete pavements,
recommend modifications to MGPEC specifications if warranted and produce a White Paper of the task force findings. Please
see the link below for the questionnaire. Click on "News" for more information.
Subgrade preparation to include a wider range of products: Review and if warranted recommend to the Steering Committee modifications to MGPEC specifications
as they apply to subgrade rehabilitation and/or the use of a wide range geotextiles and geogrids. Click on "News"
for more information.
FHWA Policy Memo - Use of Recycled Materials The use of recycled materials can help agencies by reducing materials costs and demonstrating their
commitment to environmental stewardship - and should be considered. Proper engineering should be performed on the materials
to assure equal or better performance than 100% virgin materials. The link below is to FHWA's Office of Pavement Technologies
webpage on Recycling, and it includes a link to the FHWA Policy Memo on the use of recycled materials. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/recycling/.index.cfm
"Solving the Frost Heave Problem with Foamed Flashfill"
Presented by Stan Peters, Castle Rock Consulting at October
28, 2010 MGPEC Meeting
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