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Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa
116 Clark Avenue, Suite C
Ames, Iowa 50010

Phone (515) 233-0015
Fax (515) 233-0017

Mike Kvach

(APAI Web Site, August 2005)

FROM THE DESK OF THE EVP

There is no contest when comparing the advantages of a full-depth, Hot Mix Asphalt pavement, designed using Perpetual Pavement Technology, to Portland Cement Concrete pavements.Only Hot Mix Asphalt offers the engineer the ability to custom tailor each layer within the pavement structure to resist specific stresses. Limiting the pavement distresses to the top layer allows for the main structure to remain intact permanently, while only periodic surface rehabilitation is required. The public tax dollars saved can be staggering. This edition of HMA Notes takes a closer look at just how a Perpetual Pavement achieves these advantages.

Over 94% of our nation’s roadways and byways can’t be wrong. Hot Mix Asphalt: smooth, quiet, durable and economical. For more information on the Asphalt Advantage, please visit our web site at www.apai.net.