Pavements

Project Objectives

• Develop a detailed document listing Quality Assurance processes, including Agency Acceptance and Contractor Quality Control, of member states through interviews of Agency and Contractor staffs and literature review.
• Develop a regional white paper describing Quality Assurance practices for NETC constituents regarding HMA Acceptance and Quality Control testing.

Technical Committee Members

• John Grieco (Chairperson), Massachusetts Department of Transportation
• Vice-Chairperson Mark Brum, Massachusetts Department of Transportation
• Aaron Schwartz, Vermont Agency of Transportation
• Kevin Cummings, Maine Department of Transportation
• Bob Lauzon: Connecticut Department of Transportation
• Michael Byrne, Rhode Island Department of Transportation
• Denis Boisvert, New Hampshire Department of Transportation

Project Objectives

This project will investigate the extent of HMA pavement damage due to moisture in New England and develop recommendations for test procedures that correlate well with actual field performance.

Tasks could include:

• Identify several pavements or mixes from each state that appear to be prone to moisture damage as well as mixes that perform well.
• Document the moisture testing already being conducted by New England state DOT’s and relevant studies that support this testing.
• Obtain samples and compare the effectiveness of T 283 (the most widely used test) with T 324 (Hamburg) and the method developed using MIST-conditioned specimens in the AMPT. See which method correlates best with observed field performance.
• Recommend best practices for moisture testing of HMA pavements for New England mixes.
• Conduct testing on mixes with lime additive and liquid anti-strip to compare performance.

Technical Committee Members

• Derek Nener-Plante (Chairperson), Maine Department of Transportation
• Andy Willette, Vermont Agency of Transportation
• Beran Black, New Hampshire Department of Transportation
• Eliana Carlson, Connecticut Department of Transportation
• Mark Brum, Massachusetts Department of Transportation
• Michael Byrne, Rhode Island Department of Transportation